Is the public’s revulsion over Wall Street investment bankers adversely affecting business brokers/intermediaries and other service providers on Main Street?
In light of the distrust of some financial service firms, what can dealmakers who serve small and midsize businesses do to show the value we bring to the table? And retain the trust from sellers, buyers [...]

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What could you accomplish if you had sufficient capital?
In business, you either use your money or other people’s money. This creative financing book explains 500 proven ways to get cash for a business you own or want to buy. Business brokers, buyers and sellers say the ideas in the book enabled them to close the [...]

Here are representative comments posted on LinkedIn:
“If the broker is working solely for the buyer and is not getting paid by the seller, then the answer is yes.”
“If the seller has hired the broker to sell his business, then the broker’s fiduciary responsibility is to the seller. To get paid from both parties would put [...]