Federal advisors just voted to strip recognition from NACCAS, the accreditor overseeing more than 1,000 cosmetology and beauty schools nationwide — and if the Department of Education agrees, hundreds of school owners could be scrambling within months. On July …
New money is entering the industrial scale market, the platforms already in it are buying everything they can reach, and even seasoned private equity buyers can’t agree on what these companies are worth. For owners of scale service and distribution businesses, …
By Rich Jackim, Managing Director, Jackim Woods & Co. Rich Jackim is a former M&A attorney at White & Case and the founder of Jackim Woods & Co., a lower middle-market investment banking firm specializing in sell-side M&A advisory. When you …
Strong EBITDA is necessary but not sufficient to sell a business — buyers scrutinize the quality and durability of earnings, not just the headline number. A company with $13M in revenue and $5M in EBITDA failed to sell after a year on the market because two st …
America is facing a business ownership crisis: 6 million small businesses will need new owners by 2035, and according to a McKinsey study titled The Great Ownership Transfer, 92% will simply close rather than sell. The businesses most at risk have revenues bet …
The CDL Mill Crackdown: What It Means for Trucking, Safety, and the Industry’s Future In February 2026, federal investigators fanned out across all 50 states in one of the most aggressive enforcement actions the trucking industry has ever seen. Over the course …
