Business growth is the goal of every business owner. Whether you’re a small business looking to grow into a big one or a major company seeking to dominate the market, the way you grow is critical to your future success. Your growth strategy may be through internal organic growth or by acquisition; both have rewards, and both have perils.
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Organic Growth vs Acquisitions: Which Way to Grow?
Strategic vs. Financial Partners
There are many valid reasons why it makes sense for business owners to take on partners. Sometimes you need an inflow of cash; sometimes you want to expand your product line or extend your market reach. Potential partners fall into two primary categories: strategic and financial. Knowing the difference between the two is critical to clarifying your business strategy and helping you understand the decision-making process and goals of potential partners.
When Should You Buy a Business (or Not)?
Buying a business is ordinarily less risky than starting a new business — if you make the correct choice. Finding the right company, securing the funding to buy a business and timing your purchase all play a role in turning the idea of buying a business into a reality. Continue Reading…
What is Leveraged Financing?
Business owners often find themselves facing special situations, such as an acquisition opportunity, where they need more capital. For temporary, short-term funding needs, leveraged financing can be an investment strategy that supports business growth and increases returns. Continue Reading…
What Is Seller Financing?
Whether you’re a business owner looking to sell your firm or a budding entrepreneur looking to acquire a business, the common denominator to a successful transaction is having the financial capital necessary to accomplish the deal. Seller financing plays a role in more than 50 percent of mid-size business sales and nearly 90 percent of small-business transactions. Seller financing, often called owner financing, is an attractive option for buyers and sellers. Continue Reading…
Links Financial Helps a Tampa Business Owner Achieve the American Dream
The American Dream is finding an opportunity and maximizing it. We see this happening every day across the United States, and it is an idea that defines our great country. At Links Financial, we have the amazing opportunity to help people achieve and own their American Dream – whether it’s building a great company, acquiring one or taking advantage of opportunity when it presents itself. Needless to say, we love what we do!
One of our recently completed transactions especially embodies the American Dream. Like most of us, our client had been a wage earner his entire working career. He had successfully worked for numerous firms in which he had excelled at growing businesses, meeting his numbers and helping his managers and owners make a lot of money. After working up the ranks and eventually running the division for a Tampa Bay based manufacturer, our client wanted to capitalize on the opportunity he saw in front of him by acquiring the business.
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