Category: Mary Josephs Forbes Blog
To Gain Top Dollar for Your Private Business, Focus on Maximizing Its EBITDA, Not Its Multiple
All too often, owners of small businesses obsess about the multiple their company will fetch when sold. While the multiple...
Fast Facts on ESOPs
The first half of 2018 has seen an increase in middle market M&A, particularly with respect to privately held businesses. ...
DIY Way to Beat The Manufacturing Skills Gap: Schweitzer Engineering
The skills gap bedeviling U.S. manufacturers has given rise to hundreds of programs to train workers. And most of these...
U.S. Manufacturing Labor Shortage: How To Make Your Company A Happy Exception
A typical manufacturing company right now is enjoying strong orders and – foreign currency issues aside – widening margins, as...
After Katrina, Acadian Ambulance’s Everyday Heroics: Bayou Rescues, Self-Sufficient Retirees
Many of us had an uncle who fought in World War II – the most significant event of their lifetimes...