by Carol Frank | Apr 10, 2021 | Business Advice, The Pet Industry
One of the most common questions that I get as an M&A specialist in the pet industry is “How can I find capital to grow my business?” Growing a pet products company takes access to cash as you build your inventory and accounts receivable. Ironically, the faster...
by Carol Frank | Oct 21, 2020 | Business Advice, Exit Planning, The Pet Industry
Why this may be the best time to sell your company! In this very strange time we are all in, I have made a point to look for silver linings from this pandemic–even when many people are without jobs, are immersed in the CARES Act details and may have more time...
by Carol Frank | May 20, 2020 | The Pet Industry
The Pet Industry is Surviving and Even Thriving Are you getting tired of looking at the news every morning and seeing nothing but doom, gloom, and political turmoil? I guess the old adage that “bad news sells” is in full swing right now. Well, that does not apply to...
by Carol Frank | Apr 3, 2020 | Business Advice, Exit Planning
The Top Five Things you can do NOW to increase the value of your business. We are fortunate to make our living in an “essential” industry and I truly believe that our businesses will not only survive this crisis, but thrive on the back end because people have...
by Carol Frank | Mar 7, 2020 | Business Advice, Exit Planning
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking about pet industry M&A in front of a 100 or so of my pet industry colleagues at the 2020 Pet Summit in San Diego. While we covered a great deal of ground during my one-hour presentation, one of the main focuses was on...