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

Keep Your Family Business Drama-Free

Imagine a world where TV channels, multiplex cinemas, and performing arts centers are drama-free. While that world would be boring, one place that should be drama-free is your family business!

family businessTrip HolmesFebruary 21, 2020family business, family drama, succession planning, business planning, exit strategy, transition planning, running a business, middle market family business, leadership structure

Four Challenges for Family Businesses and Tips for Solving Them

From overall stability to a strong sense of shared commitment, running or working in a family business has a number of advantages. But anyone who’s been involved with one knows that it’s no cake walk, either. It’s just a fact of life: family-run companies come with a unique set of benefits and challenges.

selling your business, succession planning, family businessTrip HolmesAugust 7, 2019family business, working relationships, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, Sabre Capital