Month: March 2017

When it comes to economic influence, today’s middle market is far from middling. According to a recent report from American Express and Dun & Bradstreet, middle market companies (defined as between $10 million and $1 billion in revenues) have proven themselves powerhouses of the American econo...

For many business owners, engaging an investment banker or M&A advisor when selling their business is a no-brainer. But when raising capital, many CEOs decide to tackle the process alone. We talked to Brooks Crankshaw, founder and CEO of Highland Ridge Capital, about why CEOs should be wary of a...

When selling a business, knowing its value is top of mind for both seller and buyer. But differences in perspective can lead to significant gaps in value. Value for a privately owned company is influenced not just by the condition of the business and the availability and cost of capital to fund the ...

Entrepreneur Chad Elms spent most of his childhood in Stephenville, Texas, the self-proclaimed Cowboy Capital of the World, “making things and trying to sell them for money.” He came from a family of cowboys and business owners — his grandparents started a western wear store in the 1950s that ...