The gig economy has taken off in the past couple of years, below is a breakdown of the gig workers as surveyed in Aug 2021 in Axios: Axios’ Courtenay Brown writes: One in six Americans have earned cash through gig apps — DoorDash or TaskRabbit, for example — per new… Read More »Gig Economy
Car prices are going through the roof. Inflation just keep coming. As outlined by Axios: At the risk of sounding like a broken record: Used car prices are still going up. Wholesale vehicle prices, or what dealers pay, rose 3.9% in November, putting the year-over-year increase at 43.5%. The big… Read More »Used Car Prices Sets Records
Congratulations! You’ve received an offer to purchase your business … and you weren’t even really thinking of selling right now! Before getting overly excited, it’s best to ensure that you and your company are ready to move on. Private equity firms may be genuine buyers, but please know that these… Read More »Wow! An Unsolicited Offer from a Private Equity Firm!
In this segment Labor is the predominant driver for sellers as well, with the top 3 reasons center around labor and then Tax implications
Definition of a SPAC according to investopedia: A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a company that has no commercial operations and is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company. Also known as “blank check companies,” SPACs… Read More »IPOs vs. SPACs
As reported by brokers as they talked with business buyers: “reflects issues driving buyers to market to acquire businesses with enterprise value of less than $2 million.” Customer base and Labor are the top two reasons.
Despite the disappointing jobs report it did show improvement, even if below expectations. As outlined by Axios: The big shocker of today’s jobs report: More than half a million people entered the labor force, the biggest influx in over a year. Why it matters: A giant cloud over the recovery… Read More »Flux In The Workforce
Manufacturing activity continued to tick up last month as pockets of the supply chain showed signs of relief, according to a new survey from the Institute for Supply Management, Axios’ Hope King writes. Why it matters: Despite facing nearly two years of supply chain and consumer demand anomalies, manufacturers continued… Read More »November 2021 Manufacturing PMI
Figure shows the top issues driving sellers to market, for businesses closed or under contract with enterprise value of less than $2 million in Q3. After labor issues, some sellers are entering the market because cash flow has not returned to pre-COVID levels. Meanwhile, other sellers are entering the market… Read More »2021 Seller Drivers (enterprise value < $2m)
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