Feature articles on business owners, brokers and other industry experts.
Feature This shoe retailer has reinvented itself multiple times Summary: Story: When Mike Newton-Brown established his business, Leisures (Shoe Boutique), he knew that there would be challenges, but he did not anticipate how significant they would be. As the years passed he would have to reinvent Leisures several times as customer behaviour fluctuated dramatically in …
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Natalie Hiddlestone still cannot fathom why her former business partner stole from their business. Her father passed away 8 years ago, leaving the family business to her and Tim (whose name has been changed for his privacy). In the months that followed, Tim stole almost half a million dollars from the business, in a case …
Jonathan Barlow was on the verge of going unconditional to acquire his second business. But with one loose end to tie up, the deal was yet to complete. It wasn’t a matter of insurance, financing or his suitability for the takeover. This was something Jonathan didn’t foresee, something that should not have caused an issue. …
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Summary: Story: Steve Fergus completed the acquisition process for his first business in December 2021, a year after he came across an advertisement for BCP on Google. The deal was a drawn-out, challenging process and Steve knew there was significant risk in jumping from a stable job to business ownership, but he was convinced this …
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