Many business owners want to stop working in their business in the next several years, but most have not planned for that transition. Given recent business cycles, supply chain challenges, and talent issues, owners may be thinking about their next stage sooner than...
Business Transition Professional Attains Certified M&A Advisor Designation Pittsburgh-based SmallDotBig LLC, a business transition and strategic growth advisory, is pleased to announce that Founder and Business Transition Advisor Laurie...
What value do mergers and acquisitions intermediaries provide to family businesses or privately held companies considering a sale? We asked Alex Panosian, Managing Partner of CW Growth Partners, a family investment office. The right intermediary can add a lot of...
Summary If a high percentage of your company’s revenue is undertaken personally by you or your fellow equity holders, you’re a Rainmaker. You’ve got a strong ability to influence customers, but you may be lowering your company’s value. Did you know almost half of...
Laurie Barkman shares her “origin story” and path to the C-Suite, leadership lessons, and why she’s passionate about advising business owners on successful transitions. She joined Kevin Trout of Vistage Pittsburgh on the Three Rivers Leadership Radio...
I was recently a guest on Podcasting Stories, where I had the opportunity to share some of the history of SmallDotBig, our approach to helping small to mid-size companies maximize their value and create succession plans, and my thoughts on how our podcast,...