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1 month meeting!

Celebrating the Successful Business Transition of Arizona Custom Cabinets We extend our warm congratulations to Derek Byler on becoming the new owner of Arizona Custom Cabinets, and Jim & Nancy for achieving the impressive milestone of a successful company sale. This marks a month-long celebration of the company’s transition and… Read More »1 month meeting!

Monica & Lisa @ Phoenix Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Celebration

I had the privilege of joining Monica May-Dunn to celebrate the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2023 26 Outstanding Women in Business!  We heard from all the amazing honorees about their biggest career success, obstacles they overcame, advice on being a good leader and what’s next on their career bucket list: Deepika Bhalla,… Read More »Monica & Lisa @ Phoenix Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Celebration

Active Buyers in 2022 – Lower Middle Market

Individual buyers made their mark in the lower middle market as well, at 35% of acquisitions (18% first time buyer, 17% serial entrepreneurs). Once again, private equity made about a quarter of the acquisitions in this market.

Active Buyers in 2022 – Main Street

Individual buyers dominated the Main Street market in 2022. Calculating survey responses for all four quarters, we see that first time buyers made 39% of Main Street acquisitions followed by serial entrepreneurs (buyers who’d owned a business before) at 36%. This is relatively on trend.

Main Street Business Sales By Industry 2022

Looking at data for the whole year, most Main Street transactions occurred in the following industries: Restaurants (18%), personal services (17%), business services (13%), and consumer goods/retail (13%). As outlined in the Q4 2022 Market Pulse report