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How Hiring the Right Manager Transformed This Business: A Real-World Example
For many small business owners, the idea of hiring a manager feels risky. You’ve built your business with your own two hands—can someone else really step in and lead the way you do? The answer is yes—if you hire the right person. At Legacy Entrepreneurs, we’ve seen...
How to Sell a Warehouse Business: What Buyers Want and How to Prepare
How to Sell a Warehouse Business: What Buyers Want and How to Prepare If you're preparing to sell your warehouse business, it's critical to understand what buyers in the logistics space are actually looking for. Whether it’s a private equity firm, a 3PL roll-up, or a...
Why Every Roofing Business Needs a General Manager — and the Right Hiring Sequence for Growth or Exit
If you’re the owner of a roofing business, chances are you’ve worn every hat — estimator, project manager, crew leader, office admin, and CEO. But that hustle comes with limits. Eventually, growth stalls. Burnout creeps in. Or you start wondering what it would take to...
Top 3 Reasons Business Owners Leave Money on the Table When Selling Their Business
If you're planning to sell your business, your goal is to maximize value—not settle for less. But after evaluating hundreds of deals as a business broker, I consistently see owners making avoidable mistakes that cost them thousands (or more) at the closing table....
5 Common Misconceptions That Could Undermine Your Business Sale
5 Common Misconceptions That Could Undermine Your Business Sale As a Tennessee business broker, I spend a lot of time helping owners prepare for one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives: selling their business. I work with a wide range of owners — from...
How to Sell a Manufacturing Business: 5 Strategic Steps to Prepare for Exit
Selling a manufacturing business isn’t like selling a service firm or tech startup. It involves capital equipment, skilled operators, complex processes — and buyers are looking for proof that the business will run smoothly without you. Whether you're planning to sell...
How to Hire a Manager: 6 Tips From Our Manager Hiring Guide
Hiring a general manager is one of the most pivotal decisions a business owner can make. The right GM can give you back your time, help you scale, or prepare your business for a successful sale. The wrong hire… can cost you months of progress and a lot of money. At...
Why You Need a Roofing Business Broker to Maximize Your Sale
Selling a roofing company is not like selling a retail shop or a restaurant. Roofing is a complex business with sales cycles, insurance claims, project management, and marketing all tied together. To get the best price for your business, you need more than just clean...
Sell a Restaurant — What Really Drives Value
If you're planning to sell a restaurant, it's important to know what really drives value in today’s market — and it's not just your kitchen equipment or flashy interiors. As a business broker, I help restaurant owners across Tennessee navigate the tricky terrain of...