Sitemap - 2025 - Kumo

Take Five #163: New U.S. Bank Small Business survey shows 37% of owners are eyeing an exit, but most lack a formal plan, and more

Take Five #162: How SBIC funds work, why they could fuel your next SMB deal, and more

Take Five #161: How to use the 13 Week Cash Flow Model to survive a cash crunch, and more

Take Five #160: New SBA update targets equity injections and control terms in search fund deals, and more

Take Five #159: 10 ways to translate a CIM, and more

Take Five #158: 5 ways SMB deals go sideways, and more

Take Five #157: “8 Common Deal Sourcing Challenges and Solutions,” and more

Take Five #156: SBA loan cushion rescues buyer after seller’s deal fatigue costs business its top customers, and more

Take Five #155: Introducing Kumo News + tell us how to improve your deal sourcing, and more

Take Five #154: When to build vs. buy vs. partner during growth planning, and more

Take Five #153: From $5M to $10M: SBA max loan amount increase on the horizon (maybe), and more

Take Five #152: “What Exactly Search Fund Investors Do - And Don’t Do - For Entrepreneurs” from Yale SOM, and more

Take Five #151: Top errors to watch for on a seller’s corporate tax return, and more

Take Five #150: “The Next Billion-Dollar SMB Rollup: AI's Role in Industry Consolidation,” and more

Take Five #149: ETA expert explores risky deal examples, creative ways to make them work, and more

Take Five #148: Kumo has been Acquired! Meet our new CEO Jason Pratts who was featured in Acquisition Aficionado’s Feb M&A Spotlight, and more

Take Five #147: Seller equity rollovers in asset purchase with an SBA loan, including how it works, who benefits, and more

Take Five #146: Investor explains why funding an SMB acquisition makes so much sense (and money), and more

Take Five #145: 9+ aspects of ETA that you’ve (maybe) never considered, and more

Take Five #144: How to compare self-funded vs. PE deals using the Step-Up concept, and more

Take Five #143: “How to Survive Buying into a Terrible Industry,” and more

Take Five #142: Top business attributes that influence a company’s valuation, and more

Take Five #141: How the “Proof of Cash” process can expose untruths in business financial reports, and more

Take Five #140: How to stand out as a business buyer, and more

Take Five #139: Is it better to sell a business or keep it and hire a CEO to run it, and more