by Carol Frank | Jan 29, 2015 | Exit Planning
The adoring eyes. The unshakeable trust. The opinion that you are indeed, the most important person in the world. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if potential buyers saw your business the same way your pet sees you? You’d definitely get a better price for company. Just as...
by Carol Frank | Nov 25, 2014 | Business Advice
Face-to-face meetings are becoming the exception instead of the rule as sales teams and clients are spread throughout the US and modern day tools make it simple to communicate virtually. While I believe that in person meetings are ideal, increasingly we are...
by Carol Frank | Nov 20, 2014 | Business Advice
The North American Energy Revolution has resulted in the abundance of low-cost shale gas, which is helping the U.S. return to a prominent position among the world’s manufacturing leaders, which is great news to pet product manufacturers who would like their label to...
by Carol Frank | Oct 9, 2014 | The Pet Industry
There’s hardly a day goes by we don’t hear about a pet company being bought, sold, or capitalized. We are so fortunate to work in a growing, vibrant, and desirable industry, and as such there is a great deal of interest from buyers for pet companies with a good story...
by Carol Frank | Aug 11, 2014 | Business Advice
There seems to be some confusion among pet industry entrepreneurs between the terms “Venture Capital” and “Private Equity”. They are often used interchangeably, when in fact these two methods of gaining access to capital are quite different. Given the number of times...
