Sabre Capital Announces Strategic Partnership for Expanded M&A Outreach

Sabre Capital is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with longtime marketing partner Parklife, a boutique creative services firm with offices in Charlotte and Raleigh.

strategic partnershipsTrip HolmesFebruary 22, 2023business growth, business valuation, enhancing business value, business owners, family businesses, family business, selling a business, strategic partner, marketing, innovation

Succession Is Not a Plan, It’s an Outcome

Some business owners have a plan, some have none at all, and some are handed ownership of the business from the passing of a loved one. No matter the situation, it’s important to remember that succession is an outcome rather than a plan.

selling your businessTrip HolmesFebruary 7, 2023business growth, business valuation, enhancing business value, business owners, family businesses, family business, selling a business

Seven Steps to Building Company Value

After more than 35 years of advising middle-market family business owners, I always come back to the question I’m most often asked: “How can I maximize the value of my company?” Here’s my advice.

selling your businessTrip HolmesNovember 24, 2021business growth, business valuation, enhancing business value, business owners, family businesses, family business, selling a business

Five Characteristics That May Be Reducing the Value of Your Business

Recently, I found myself thinking of some of the mistakes, often unwitting, that owners make to undermine their goals and reduce the value of their business. Here are my top five for your consideration.

business triageTrip HolmesNovember 18, 2021business growth, business valuation, enhancing business value, business owners, family businesses, family business, valuation specialists

Succession Planning versus Exit Planning

A couple of the services we offer on a routine basis are succession planning and exit planning. Among the general public, these services are sometimes unclear. Let’s take a look at both succession planning and exit planning to promote a greater understanding.

exit strategy, succession planningTrip HolmesJuly 23, 2019Sabre Capital, middle-market family-owned businesses, business valuation, succession planning, exit planning, estate planning, financial planning, leadership and management replacement, identify the right buyer, professional goals, personal goals, retirement income, finances, human resources, capital investments, target valuation

Having the Right Partners Is Everything: Business Valuations

There are many reasons to cultivate a partnership ethos in your business, especially when you map those reasons back to meeting the needs of your clients.

strategic partnershipsTrip HolmesNovember 20, 2018business valuation, middle market businesses, business broker, M&A firms, CPA firms, David Amis, Carr Riggs & Ingram, Brumbaugh Appraisers, evaluating machinery and equpment, Sabre Capital, valuation specialists