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Who Will Buy My Company?
One of the benefits our clients have is that Kasper & Associates provides access to all classifications of buyer prospects: individuals, financial and strategic buyers. We maintain relationships with qualified buyers and know how best to position a company for sale to them. Article from Divestopedia.com. *************************************** Who Will Buy My Company? By Scott Yoder Takeaway: Develop […]
Ready to Sell Your Business? Prepare Yourself Emotionally First
Some people try to equate selling a business to selling a house or a piece of property. While there are similarities, the biggest difference when selling a business is the emotional impact on all involved. Article from divestopedia.com: ************************************ Ready to Sell Your Business? Prepare Yourself Emotionally First By Erick Hamdan Takeaway: Selling a business is often […]
If You Own a Business, Here’s a Way to Save Taxes
Tax savings advice from K&A friend Marvin Blum, The Blum Firm PC: IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS, HERE’S A WAY TO SAVE TAXES If you own a business, here’s an idea to save taxes. To qualify, (1) you have to own a business that is taxed as an S Corp, and (2) you have […]
What to Do When Approached by a Private Equity Group
According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, there are now 2,670 private equity firms headquartered in the United States. As the number of private equity groups (PEG’s) has grown, competition for acquisition targets has also increased. This is good news for business sellers, especially in today’s marketplace where so many PEG’s have excess cash, […]
How to Succeed at Trade Shows
A little strategy session for business owners, from eventsinamerica.com: ********************************* How to Succeed at Trade Shows – Part 1 According to the Center for Exhibition and Industry Research (CEIR), 46% of executive decision makers make purchasing decisions at trade shows. Even in today’s difficult economy, buyers attend trade shows in record numbers. Decision makers are […]
2013 Small Business Predictions
From Infusionsoft’s Big Ideas blog: *********************************** INFOGRAPHIC: 2013 Small Business Predictions By Kylie Jane Wakefield In 2013, small business predictions focus on marketing, paying the bills, increasing incomes, decreasing hours, and spending time on Facebook and LinkedIn. That’s according to an infographic by MyCorporation that shares the results of the company’s survey of small businesses about the […]
Breakfast at the BAC Speaker Series
Managing Partner Layne Kasper will be a panel speaker at the Fort Worth Business Assistance Center’s Speaker Series Thursday, January 24, 2013, 7:30-8:50 a.m. The discussion, “What is Your Business Worth?”, will include CFA Robert Allen of J. Taylor & Associates and CPA Toby Cotton of Whitley Penn. Admission is free. Register for the event […]
Market Update
Kasper & Associates Market Update Best wishes from K&A for a New Year filled with peace and prosperity for you, your family, your business and our country. Although the number of companies for sale is not yet at the level many business buyers would like to see (especially those in other regions specifically seeking opportunities […]
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Thank you to J.T. Aughinbaugh with JPMorgan in Fort Worth for providing this summary of the key provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act. ********************************************* American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 On January 2, 2013, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, thus ending the nation’s brief stint over the “fiscal cliff”—a confluence of […]
Why 2013 May Be a Very Good Year
From our friend, Bob Hampton at Impart Financial: ************************************ WHY 2013 MAY BE A VERY GOOD YEAR If the fiscal cliff is averted, stocks may have all kinds of reasons to rise. Presented by Bob Hampton What if the future is more bullish than the bears assume? With 2013 approaching, stock market volatility seems to […]
