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Is 2026 a Good Time for Lower Middle Market Owners to Sell?
2026 may be one of the more strategic windows in…
How to Read and Understand A Business Valuation Before You Sell
The SMP Capital Partners team believes that every business owner…
Evaluating Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE) for a Small Business Acquisition
From the buyer perspective, Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE) has value…
A Business Owner’s Guide to Earnouts, Holdbacks, and Deal Structure
How earnouts, holdbacks, and deal structure affect business sale proceeds,…
Why Two Similar Businesses Can Have Very Different Valuations
To the untrained eye, two businesses in the same industry will…
The Value of Quality of Earnings Reviews for Buyers and Sellers
Whether a business owner is ready or not, an eventual…