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Is Your Business Ready for the Next Big Step?

Learn how to scale, sell, and boost your business’s value with smart strategies and expert insights. Make confident moves and build a business buyers can’t resist.

Recent Episodes

July 29, 2025

EP 10 | How Do You Know When a Deal Isn’t Right?

Would you sell your family business if the money looked right, but something felt off? Amber Finley of Bug Off Pest Control shares what happened when a surprise buyout offer landed in her inbox. What started as a dream deal q...

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July 15, 2025

EP 9 | 5 Signs Your Business Is Ready for Strategic Funding

Want investors to notice your business? Learn what it really takes to attract strategic capital. Diti Sangoi, founder of DV8 Ventures, pulls back the curtain on what venture capital and private equity firms look for and why a million-dollar business isn’t enough without the right strategy. In this …

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July 1, 2025

EP 8 | WOULD YOU BUY YOUR OWN BUSINESS AT THAT PRICE?

Want top dollar when you sell? It all starts with your numbers. In this episode, financial systems expert Louise Hipperson reveals what buyers really look for when evaluating your business and why messy books can quietly kill your deal. She joins Paloma Goggins to break down the biggest financial m…

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June 17, 2025

EP 7 | Selling Soon? This Is the First Place Buyers Will Look

Protect your sale by uncovering legal landmines and HR risks before it’s too late! Thinking about selling your business? Don’t let hidden employment issues kill your deal. Employment law pro Sarah O’Keefe joins Paloma Goggins to reveal the silent deal-breakers—like misclassifying contractors, outda…

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June 3, 2025

Are You Leaving Value on the Table?

Building a successful business worth selling requires strategy, resilience, and purpose. Tyler Copenhaver-Heath shares his extraordinary journey from a humble dirt lot with no electricity to founding a groundbreaking automoti...

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May 20, 2025

The Business Arc: From Foundation to Final Deal

Steve Adams went from bagging groceries to building—and selling—two successful businesses. In this episode, he shares how a family emergency led him to take over a struggling maintenance company, and how government contracts ...

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Recent Blog Posts

July 29, 2025

Legacy vs. Liquidity: The True Cost of Selling

When “Too Good to Be True” Actually Is: Why One Family Business Walked Away from a Buyout Navigating the world of business acquisitions is rarely straightforward, especially for family-owned businesses built on legacy and relationships.…

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July 15, 2025

Cash Flow Confessions: When Good Growth Goes Bad

Growing a million-dollar business takes more than just a great idea. It takes the right kind of funding and a smart approach. In our latest podcast episode, growth strategist and DV8 Ventures founder Diti Sangoi shared what business owners need to k…

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July 1, 2025

Know Your Numbers, Know Your Worth

When it comes time to sell your business, the numbers tell the story. And if that story isn’t clear, consistent, and trustworthy, it could seriously hurt your chances of a successful exit. On a recent episode of Mergers, She Wrote, host Palom…

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