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A Little Extra Time On Your Hands?

A Little Extra Time On Your Hands?

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...
The State of the M&A Markets: What will 2020 bring?

The State of the M&A Markets: What will 2020 bring?

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...
How to Successfully Move Production back to the U.S from China

How to Successfully Move Production back to the U.S from China

by Carol Frank | Oct 17, 2019 | Business Advice, The Pet Industry

An interview with Starmark Pet Product’s Keith Benson In my daily interactions with pet company CEO’s and owners, I often hear them remark about their desire to make more of their products in the U.S., but then follow that on with the difficulties and challenges of...
Access to Capital:  How does a small but growing pet company find capital?

Access to Capital: How does a small but growing pet company find capital?

by Carol Frank | Jun 24, 2019 | 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...
How the Four D’s (Death, Disability, Divorce, and Disagreement) Can Affect a Business

How the Four D’s (Death, Disability, Divorce, and Disagreement) Can Affect a Business

by Erin Fenstermaker | Apr 24, 2019 | Business Advice

Did you know that there is a 50% probability that a pet business owner will be impacted by one of the dreaded “D’s” sometime during the time they own their business: Death, Disability, Divorce, Disagreement or Distress? As you can see from this list of “D’s”, these...
Why Some Businesses Don’t Sell and How to Keep Yours From Being One of Them

Why Some Businesses Don’t Sell and How to Keep Yours From Being One of Them

by Erin Fenstermaker | Mar 24, 2019 | Business Advice, Exit Planning

Do you plan on selling your pet company someday?  If so, what kind of planning are you doing NOW to ensure the best outcome when it is time to sell or find a majority investor? If you are like most business owners, the answer is unfortunately, “none.” The lack of...
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