In 2016, my company, BEI, asked hundreds of owners, "If a buyer offers you enough cash for your business to provide you with complete financial security, would you sell?" Seventy-five percent of the ...

Incentives and rewards can motivate your employees to go above and beyond the call of duty at work. If your small business is focused on sales, create incentives for salespeople to increase their ...

A school superintendent allowing his staff to doctor students' answers on a set of high-stakes standardized exams has something in common with a corporate CEO holding a bundle of stock options who ...

If you own or manage a company that a private equity firm is looking to acquire, and you plan to stay on after the closing, you’ll likely need to negotiate two key points: rolling over some or all of ...

If a private equity buyer is exploring an acquisition of the company you manage, and you anticipate remaining involved in the business after the sale, there are a number of options that may be ...