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Home Service Business Valuation: From 3x to 8x

Home Service Business Valuation: From 3x to 8x

Brett Haynes
Published on: 13/10/2026

What is your home service business worth? How valuation multiples really work, the levers that raise your number, and the deal killers that slash it.

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How to Plan Your Business Exit: What an M&A Advisor Learned Selling His Own Company

How to Plan Your Business Exit: What an M&A Advisor Learned Selling His Own Company

How to Plan Your Business Exit: What an M&A Advisor Learned Selling His Own CompanySam Taggart
Published on: 03/10/2026

M&A advisor Carey Sobel sold 100+ businesses, then his own. The three legs of exit planning, how the market sets your price, and why to get a Q of E early.

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The Attorney Can Kill Your Deal: What an M&A Attorney Really Does When You Sell

The Attorney Can Kill Your Deal: What an M&A Attorney Really Does When You Sell

The Attorney Can Kill Your Deal: What an M&A Attorney Really Does When You SellSam Taggart
Published on: 30/09/2026

The right M&A attorney gets your deal done. The wrong one kills it. Mick McGirr on redlines, AI, partnership agreements and selling your business.

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Selling a Company: 6 Numbers Buyers Check First

Selling a Company: 6 Numbers Buyers Check First

Selling a Company: 6 Numbers Buyers Check FirstRyan Nichols
Published on: 25/09/2026

M&A veteran David Barnes on selling a company: why bad numbers kill deals, what a Quality of Earnings costs, and how net working capital drains your price.

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Business Exit Planning: Every Owner Exits, So Plan for It Now

Business Exit Planning: Every Owner Exits, So Plan for It Now

Business Exit Planning: Every Owner Exits, So Plan for It NowSam Taggart
Published on: 25/09/2026

Every owner exits, planned or not. M&A advisor Brian Franco explains how to run your business in 5-7 year chapters and build value buyers will pay for.

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