Selling, buying & valuing a business.
Practical, no-jargon guidance from Dallas–Fort Worth's sell-side specialists — on getting your business sold, knowing what it's worth, and buying your next one.
How to Sell a Business in Texas: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
The complete guide to selling a business in Texas: valuation, confidential marketing, qualifying buyers, due diligence, closing, taxes, and costly mistakes to avoid.
When Is the Right Time to Sell Your Business?
How to know when to sell your business — the personal, financial, and market signals that point to the right window, why selling from strength wins, and the cost of waiting too long.
How to Prepare Your Business for Sale and Increase Its Value
A practical playbook to prepare your business for sale and increase its value — clean financials, reduced owner dependence, diversified revenue, and removing deal-killers before you exit.
Confidentiality and NDAs When Selling a Business: A Complete Guide
Why a confidential, blind-marketed sale protects your business, what a buyer NDA actually covers, and how the confidential process works from blind profile to signed agreement.
What Is My Business Worth? How Business Valuation Really Works
How small and lower-middle-market businesses are valued — SDE and EBITDA, multiples, add-backs, the three valuation approaches, and what raises or lowers your number.
SDE vs EBITDA: Which Earnings Metric Decides Your Sale Price
SDE vs EBITDA explained with a worked example — what each measures, how add-backs work, which metric buyers use at different sizes, and the add-back mistakes to avoid.
Business Valuation Multiples: How Industry Shapes Your Price
How valuation multiples work and why they vary by industry, with an illustrative ranges table, what drives a higher multiple, and how to read multiples for services, restaurants, manufacturing and more.
How to Buy a Business: A First-Time Buyer's Complete Roadmap
A complete roadmap for first-time business buyers — defining criteria, finding on- and off-market deals, due diligence, SBA financing, closing, and the first 90 days of ownership.
SBA 7(a) Loans: How to Finance a Business Acquisition
How SBA 7(a) loans help you buy a business — what they cover, typical down payments and terms, who qualifies, the process and timeline, and how to prepare as a buyer.
Due Diligence Checklist for Buying a Business
A complete due diligence checklist for buying a business — financial, legal, operational, and commercial items to verify, the biggest red flags, and how to build your diligence team.
The Letter of Intent (LOI) and How Business Deals Are Structured
What a Letter of Intent covers, what's binding, asset vs stock sales, why structure matters as much as price, and how seller financing, earnouts, and working capital shape a deal.
Selling a Business in Dallas–Fort Worth: What Local Owners Should Know
What Dallas–Fort Worth business owners should know about selling locally — the DFW buyer market, confidentiality, local valuation, the Texas tax advantage, and choosing a local broker.