Sabre Capital Announces Business Triage Services for Middle-Market Family Business Owners

In light of the economic shakeup happening with the outbreak of COVID-19, Sabre Capital is rising to the occasion to assist middle-market family business owners with a new set of services.

Sabre CapitalTrip HolmesMay 26, 2020Business Triage Services, Loan Workouts, Loan modifications, COVID-19 pandemic, middle market family business owner, business model evaluation, accounts receivable, debt collection strategy, employee overhead adjustments, loan restructuring, spin-off non-essential assets, business planning, exit strategies, succession planning, preparing business for sale

Keep Your Family Business Drama-Free

Imagine a world where TV channels, multiplex cinemas, and performing arts centers are drama-free. While that world would be boring, one place that should be drama-free is your family business!

family businessTrip HolmesFebruary 21, 2020family business, family drama, succession planning, business planning, exit strategy, transition planning, running a business, middle market family business, leadership structure

Advice for Widows: What to Do When Your Business-Owning Spouse Passes Away

As you can imagine, I’ve seen almost every situation over 35 years when it comes to people needing to sell a middle-market family business. I see new reasons all the time, which certainly keeps this business fresh for me year after year. But a situation I see all too often is that of the surviving spouse when a business owner has passed away.

Taking Control When Selling Your Business

The last thing you want is to feel this way when you’re looking to exit your business. Selling a business is stressful—it’s one of those high-priority events in our lives, , like getting married, the birth of our children or starting the business. It’s inevitable that these events in our lives all lead to stress, but that doesn’t mean you can’t control it!

family business, exit strategy, business broker, selling your businessTrip HolmesSeptember 26, 2019taking control of selling your business, middle-market family-owned businesses, business planning, exit planning \, exit strategy, succession planning, business bankers, personal bankers, wealth managers, accountant, estate planning attorney, business attorney, Sabre Capital

Four Challenges for Family Businesses and Tips for Solving Them

From overall stability to a strong sense of shared commitment, running or working in a family business has a number of advantages. But anyone who’s been involved with one knows that it’s no cake walk, either. It’s just a fact of life: family-run companies come with a unique set of benefits and challenges.

selling your business, succession planning, family businessTrip HolmesAugust 7, 2019family business, working relationships, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, Sabre Capital

Succession Planning versus Exit Planning

A couple of the services we offer on a routine basis are succession planning and exit planning. Among the general public, these services are sometimes unclear. Let’s take a look at both succession planning and exit planning to promote a greater understanding.

exit strategy, succession planningTrip HolmesJuly 23, 2019Sabre Capital, middle-market family-owned businesses, business valuation, succession planning, exit planning, estate planning, financial planning, leadership and management replacement, identify the right buyer, professional goals, personal goals, retirement income, finances, human resources, capital investments, target valuation

Making Your Business Attractive to Buyers

Let’s talk about enhancing value and maximizing the return for family business owners. To get the most money and get the most people interested in buying your business, you need to plan in advance. This is where we do our best work on the planning side of our business, setting up owners for greater success, months and years ahead of the actual exit transaction.

business broker, exit strategy, Sabre Capital, selling your businessTrip HolmesApril 24, 2019selling your business, investment banking, business consulting, enhancing business value, exit strategy, exit transaction, Trip Holmes, Sabre Capital, succession planning, marketplace differentiator, business fundamentals, recurring revenue

2019 Is Your Year! Transitioning Your Family Business to the Next Generation

This year should be unprecedented with regard to the number of Baby Boomer business owners, both in small businesses and the middle market, looking to move on to retirement. There are a variety of factors that have converged to make this seller’s market one of the better ones we’ve seen in the modern era, but it can’t last much longer.

selling your business, exit strategyTrip HolmesJanuary 16, 2019family businesses, family business owners, middle market family owned businesses, financial consulting, Baby Boomer business owners, business owner retirement, exit strategy, selling your business to your children, applicable federal rate, IRS, AFR, seller's market, non-family buyer, succession planning