Business Owner Burnout: Signs to Look For

According to a study by Harvard Business Review, nearly 30% of entrepreneurs (whether business owners or founders) feel burned out. Most of us are familiar with the risks of burnout by now: job dissatisfaction, poor performance, and even more health-related issues like heart disease and depression. Can burnout as a business owner be avoided? Can it be overcome? Here are …

4 Tips for Getting the Most for Your IT Business

Getting the most for your IT business begins with maximizing your IT business valuation. Here, we have narrowed down 3 things that business owners can prioritize to help increase the value of their IT business, even if selling is not on the immediate horizon. #1. Organize Your Financials Regardless of your exit timeline, now is the time to organize your …

How to Sell an IT Business

How do you sell an IT business? Here, we will address not only how to sell an IT business, but how to sell an your business for top dollar. First, we will look at preparations recommended to get your IT business ready to sell. These preparations can be addressed even when the prospect of selling is still down the road, …

How Do I Apply for a COVID-19 Relief Loan?

How Do I Apply for a COVID-19 Relief Loan? Resources & Requirements Good news:  The Small Business Administration has opened up a way to apply online for a Disaster Relief Loans (“EIDL”) directly from the SBA.   Please note, these loans are not processed through a bank, but directly administered by the SBA and can be used to cover operating expenses …

5 Traits of a Successful Business Broker

5 Traits of a Successful Business Broker Choosing a business intermediary is extremely important when taking the steps and moving forward in planning your exit strategy. If you’re a business owner and you think that it is time to sell, you want to work with a business broker that is experienced and that can help you secure the highest price …

5 Ways Working with a Non-Profit Can Benefit Your Business

5 Ways Working with a Non-Profit Can Benefit Your Business Philanthropic involvement can positively influence your business in a variety of ways. Many small and large businesses have learned that donating to and working with a non-profit organization or charity is beneficial to their growth and success. Philanthropic involvement can be extremely rewarding for your business as well as individual …

Small Business Civic Engagement: Why it Matters & How to Get Involved

Small Business Civic Engagement: Why it Matters & How to Get Involved Is corporate volunteering one of your small business initiatives? It should be. Community involvement is not only about giving back; it’s about building character within your business. It’s showing current and future clients that you care about others, it’s developing ethics and empathy within your employees, and it is …

Join us for our Open House!

Join us for our Open House! Viking Mergers & Acquisitions invites you to join us for our Open House! To celebrate our expansion into North Charlotte and the official grand opening of our Cornelius office, we welcome you to join us for our Open House. We will be celebrating on Wednesday, January 27th, from 11:00 AM to 7:00PM at 18809 …