Baby Boomers own a majority of the estimated 15 million privately owned businesses in the U.S. Approximately 60 percent of these businesses are owned by people born before 1964. The oldest Boomers are already beyond retirement age, and more Boomers every year will transition from the workplace to retirement. Many business brokers are concerned that, […]
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Calder Capital is pleased to announce the successful sale of Grand Rapids-based Squeegee Squad to an Individual Investor, Troy Butler, of West Michigan. Squeegee Squad is a profitable and growing window cleaning franchise operating in Grand Rapids, MI and the surrounding areas. The Company serves both the residential and commercial markets, including buildings ranging from
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Owning a business is part of the American dream. It’s very, very common for people with entrepreneurial energy to want to own their own business. Half of Americans will list this as a personal goal. Many of them are focused on starting their own businesses, however, and get bogged down in all of the steps
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful sale of Indianapolis-based STAFFWORKS Employment Solutions to ULG Companies. STAFFWORKS provides strategic employment solutions that enable employers to cost-effectively meet their staffing needs. The Company’s three staffing groups – Office Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Technical Solutions – provide innovative human resource and employment solutions that allow clients
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful sale of Indianapolis-based STAFFWORKS Employment Solutions to ULG Companies. STAFFWORKS provides strategic employment solutions that enable employers to cost-effectively meet their staffing needs. The Company’s three staffing groups – Office Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Technical Solutions – provide innovative human resource and employment solutions that allow clients
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful sale of Dowagiac, MI-based Securit Metal Products Company to an individual investor! Founded in 1952, Securit Metal Products is a leading manufacturer of solid rivets. The Company provides aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, and bronze solid rivets to the truck and trailer, aerospace, and agriculture industries.
Last November we discussed the changes coming to SBA 7(a) Financing for 2018. Small Business Association loans, partially guaranteed by the SBA, have long been a great way to finance a business purchase. For many buyers their availability is a deal breaker. How simple is it to get an SBA loan now, and how does
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Drop the Owner Mentality Here’s a piece of advice business brokers give to sellers: If selling your business for the best price possible is your goal, you will need to cultivate emotional distance. This is hard for many business owners because they’ve spent years making their business a priority and sacrificing to make and keep
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of West Michigan CNC machining company Aquest Machining of Greenville MI to FabX Industries, Inc. FabX Industries was formed to acquire Aquest by Gopi Ganta, an individual owner-operator. Aquest is a provider of tight tolerance cutting and machining of aluminum extrusions. Since Bob Playford’s acquisition of
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Recently the International Business Brokers Association released its Market Pulse for 2017 third quarter. Here we’ll summarize the most interesting takeaways of this report which was based on a survey of 334 business brokers and M&A advisors. Retirement Remains the #1 Reason for Sale Retirement continues to be the most recently given reason among sellers
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