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https://ibainc.com/blog/david-barnett/the-day-2-problem-what-is-a-small-business-really-worth-to-a-buyer/

The Day 2 Problem: What Is a Small Business Really Worth to a Buyer? - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

https://ibainc.com/blog/justin-young/selling-your-business-4-reasons-to-meet-with-a-financial-advisor-before-the-sale/

Selling Your Business? 4 Reasons to Meet With a Financial Advisor Before the Sale - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

I am honored and delighted to be returning as a speaker for the CCIM Washington State Chapter on October 14 at the Bellevue Club (https://ccimwashington.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=34&ts=1790292206). IBA is a strong supporter of real estate professionals in Washington & Oregon. Personally, I also serve on the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) Board of Directors. We believe best practice is to only use a licensed real estate broker to professionally represent an entrepreneur in the sale of their privately held company or family business. Most businesses being sold either own the property they occupy or hold a leasehold interest to occupy a space that needs to be professionally transitioned at time of sale. The most significant wealth transfer in American history is currently taking place. Many Baby Boomers own businesses and real estate. My presentation will address the process of selling a business from valuation to marketing to negotiations to facilitating financing to closing in a manner to mitigate taxes and trailing liability. My 2025 presentation for CCIM Oregon/SW Washington Chapter sold out. Please consider joining the session, if the subject matter is of interest.

https://ibainc.com/blog/harry-roma/buying-or-turning-around-a-private-school-where-the-real-value-sits/

Buying or Turning Around a Private School: Where the Real Value Sits - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

https://ibainc.com/blog/steve-ramona/asla-principle-ask-shut-up-listen-ask/

ASLA Principle (Ask, Shut Up, Listen, Ask) - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

https://ibainc.com/blog/gregory-kovsky/is-an-exit-strategy-involving-the-sale-to-a-private-equity-firm-the-best-option-for-a-business-owner/

Is an Exit Strategy Involving the Sale to a Private Equity Firm the Best Option for a Business Owner? - IBA Business Brokers IBA is a 51-year-old Mergers & Acquisitions firm. We have successfully sold privately held companies and family businesses to strategic acquirers to facilitate growth into new geographic markets, product lines, and to eliminate competition. IBA has sold companies to financial buyers seeking better r...

In selecting who to do business with, a person should seek to understand what motivates the other party. Is their primary objective to make money? If they seek to monetize the relationship to the maximum level, it is likely not a “win-win” relationship, but a predatory one. IBA has the objectives when selling a business of providing the highest quality product possible, achievement of our client’s goals, and employing best practices from every perspective in all situations for our client and the buyer. If our clients do not achieve their business sale objectives, we do not wish to be paid. The core motivations for leadership of businesses, companies, and in society was a theme in the discussion Steve Ramona & I recently had on his Servant’s Heart podcast (https://youtu.be/tw_TZtsfcuc?si=UMBLvTv1aeEl_KbH). People have a choice on who they work with, there are many quality options for professional advisors in the marketplace. Steve & I both encourage vetting of professional advisors and business relationships. People you can trust and depend on exist, however it sometimes takes effort to identify them.

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https://ibainc.com/blog/billy-huntley/sba-7a-and-504-loan-limits-have-increased-what-business-buyers-and-sellers-should-know/

SBA 7(a) and 504 Loan Limits Have Increased: What Business Buyers and Sellers Should Know - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

https://ibainc.com/blog/pete-miller/sba-introduces-quality-of-earnings-requirement-for-larger-acquisition-loans/

SBA Introduces Quality of Earnings Requirement for Larger Acquisition Loans - IBA Business Brokers IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

I applaud former Governor Christine Gregoire for publicly coming out and talking openly about how our state is failing its job creating businesses and as a result its citizens in general. The following are two quotes from the attached KOMO News article:

Gregoire says local elected leaders need to come together to advance a strategy to keep existing employers in the four-county region of King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

“A decade ago, we were number one,” she said. “But the warning signs cannot be denied when the business climate is ranked as it is, when the corporate taxes are what they are, when the regulation stacking is what it is.”

I have lived in the Pacific Northwest almost all of my life. I elected to raise my family here and be an entrepreneur in Washington & Oregon. It is time for us to come together as a citizenry and roll back the regulations and taxes that are destroying the robust garden that gave birth to Microsoft, Amazon, Costco, Starbucks, and many other companies in Washington. The no state income and capital gains tax environment in Washington raised all boats and created a region of prosperity. It was truly special in the United States. People wanted to move and invest in the Evergreen State. New communities formed and schools built that often won national awards. Time to start listening to the job creators and not the politicians. Job creators generate taxes to fund our social safety net. Politicians have no idea what is necessary in terms of risk and sacrifice to create a dollar of tax revenue.

Report: Puget Sound lost nearly 7,000 jobs, losing competitive edge Gregoire says the Puget Sound can no longer assume major employers will automatically choose the region when they decide where to add jobs, invest or expand.