Great Lakes Business Alliance Inc

The best way to attract multiple offers? Remove the friction. Serious buyers want: ✔️ Clean books ✔️ Repeatable operations ✔️ A team they can trust ✔️ Revenue they can count on ✔️ Clarity on what happens post-sale If they see those things, they’ll comp

• Jun 26, 2025
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There’s a saying in our world: “Every business owner will exit—voluntarily or not.” You might not feel “ready,” but buyers, market shifts, or life events may not wait for that moment. The difference between a rushed exit and a rewarding exit? 🧭 Planning 🧮 Clean f

• Jun 23, 2025
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“I’m a rule follower. Unless the rule’s stupid.” - my dad, totally offended when I called him a rule breaker My parents owned a business for 26 years. I grew up hearing about payroll, squabbles with employees, and grand new ideas over family dinner. (Until, that

• Dec 3, 2024
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Our own Kevin Corbett recently shared his thoughts on the evolving M&A environment for financial advisory firms and Mariner's approach to acquisitions with RIA Channel. Want to learn more? Check out the full interview here.

• Nov 11, 2024
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I'm bearish on CPA firm rollups and buyouts. We have met 10+ of these companies over the last 24 months. Not an exaggeration. So these assets are going to be insanely competitive and we don’t think it’s worth doing.

• Oct 18, 2024
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We're excited to share that Marc Emmer, Vistage speaker and strategy expert, will be a guest speaker at the Vistage Business Growth CEO Conference on November 8th. Marc will update CEOs and owners of small and midsize businesses on key trends for th

• Oct 9, 2024
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