Top Business Growth Strategies by Dr. Allen Nazeri M&AMI For most business owners, growth begins with effort. Work harder. Add locations. Hire more people. Spend more on marketing.For a while, that approach works. But eventually, growth becomes heavier. The business gets larger, yet the founder’s risk increases faster than enterprise value. Cash is tied up. Decision-making slows. Expansion feels expensive instead of exciting. That is usually the moment when sophisticated foun

Double Dipping Your Way to Generational Wealth by Dr. Allen Nazeri M&AMI Why Smart Business Owners Are Choosing a Second Bite of the Apple Instead of a One-Time Exit For most business owners, their company is not just a source of income—it is their single largest financial asset , the product of decades of work, sacrifice, and reinvestment. Yet despite this reality, many founders still approach an exit as a binary decision: either sell everything or do nothing at all. That a

Why Manufacturing Owners Should Consider Selling in 2026: The MARC SBA Window of Opportunity by Dr. Allen Nazeri M&AMI For U.S. manufacturing business owners, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most favorable exit environments in recent history. A rare alignment of capital markets, buyer demand, and federal lending policy, driven in large part by the SBA’s Manufacturing and Access to Revolving Capital (MARC SBA) initiative, is materially improving how manufacturing acquisiti

If you're a business owner evaluating your exit strategy, 2026 may be your moment . After several years of macro volatility, we're entering a period of rare alignment between economic tailwinds, tax clarity, and capital abundance. While valuation multiples get the most attention, those in the M&A world know this truth well: the timing of your sale  often has a greater impact on your final outcome than EBITDA or top-line revenue ever will. In this article, we explore how 2026