What we tell clients behind closed doors

Why Revenue Multiples Can Mislead Small Business Sellers

Why small business sellers should treat revenue multiples as context, not a price.

Cash Flow vs Assets: What Drives Value in Different Businesses

How buyers weigh transferable earnings, asset quality, working capital and risk.

Financing a Small Business Acquisition Before You Sign an LOI

Test purchase price, working capital, buyer equity, lender fit and seller financing before exclusivity.

Business Valuation Methods Owners Should Understand

How income, market and asset methods shape a credible sale-price conversation.

When to Tell Employees a Business Is for Sale

How owners can balance confidentiality, key-person planning and trust when a sale process is underway.

Cleaning Up Add-Backs Before a Business Valuation

How to prepare discretionary, non-recurring and owner-related expenses before buyers test the earnings story.

Owner Dependence: The Value Risk Hiding in Daily Operations

How buyer confidence changes when customer relationships, pricing, decisions and operating knowledge still depend on the seller.

Financial Records Buyers Expect Before Serious Conversations

The record package buyers expect before they trust the numbers, from P&Ls and tax returns to add-backs and leases.

How Far Ahead Should a New York Owner Prepare to Sell?

A practical runway for cleanup, valuation, lease review, diligence and confidentiality before a New York business sale.

How to Value a Business: The Method Buyers Actually Use

Forget online calculators. Here is the SDE-and-multiples framework that determines what your New York business will really sell for — with the add-backs, comps and pitfalls explained.

How to Sell Your Business Confidentially (Without Losing Staff or Customers)

One leak can cost you employees, customers and negotiating leverage. The blind-profile playbook New York brokers use to keep a sale quiet until closing day.

Buying Your First Business in New York: A Step-by-Step Field Guide

From defining your search and reading a P&L to SBA loans, lease assignments and closing day — everything a first-time buyer needs to acquire well in the five boroughs.