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How to Sell a Business in Puerto Rico (Without Losing Your Mind or Millions)

How2Exit

From running a cheese factory to building a supermarket chain, his hands-on entrepreneurial background shaped how he approaches dealmaking in Puerto Rico today. Pre-sale readiness is underrated – Many businesses, especially sub-$3M in revenue, don’t keep formal books. Sloppy books erode it instantly.

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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Pass on domain knowledge to team members or document it. Supplier Diversification If one supplier accounts for >40% of your sourcing, buyers become concerned, especially with risks like tariffs in 2025. Clean Up the Financials Five years of clear, consistent books build trustno formal audit needed, just detail.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

At the junior levels , entry-level professionals in both fields spend a lot of time in Excel working on models, valuations, and documents such as equity research reports and investment banking pitch books. consolidation accounting , lease accounting , etc.).

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How to Sell an IT Business: Everything You Need to Know in Five Minutes

Sun Acquisitions

Sellers should also streamline all operations and document standard operating procedures. Having any one client account for too much of your revenue creates risk for buyers. The right advisor knows how to position your company optimally, how to build a market of buyers and when to push during negotiations.

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Are You Running a Dealership or Just Owning a Job?

Focus Investment Banking

Last month, I discussed the importance of shifting your mindset from that of an owner to an operator to help ensure the long-term success, scalability and commercial viability of the business that you’ve worked so hard to build. They build organizations that can operate, grow and thrive without them. Create accountability.

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Managing Employee Reimbursement on Spreadsheets? Here’s a Better Way

Razorpay

Proper paperwork keeps reimbursements non-taxable under accountable plans. These costs usually happen when someone pays for something on behalf of the company, like booking a cab for a client meeting, buying office supplies, or paying for lunch during a work trip. Table of Contents Toggle What Is Employee Reimbursement?

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Driving Growth Through Financial Insights with Bill Park

Focus Investment Banking

So I continued to build my craft and then graduated, couldn’t get a job, went to apply for a, a job at a dealership Body Shop. And then he would start teaching me about financial stuff and accounting and took me under his wing and really kind of educated me. I didn’t even get an interview. And I said, certainly.

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