As this was recorded there was a "battle" between Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

This M&A deal has a lot of lessons for small-business buyers including:

1. You must guarantee your loans
2. Proof of funds is a requirement
3. Honesty and transparency rule

Listen to this short episode to learn some valuable lessons on business buying.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Kelly Finnell is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) advisor with 40 years of experience. He shares:

• The benefits of an ESOP
• Why it's not for everyone
• Tax strategies and benefits
• Why an ESOP can be better than a 401k plan for owners

If you or anybody you know would like to sell to employees this is a must listen.

You can reach Kelly at www.execfin.com or kfin@execfin.com.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Spoiler alert - these tips are the same ones as for 2025 and will (probably) be the same for 2027.

Get your affairs in order, grow, and Exit With Style, Grace, and More Money®, which is also the title of our latest book.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Ashley Tison founder of OZPros discusses tax strategies with an emphasis on Opportunity Zones, and he does a great job of explaining what they are.

1. "THOSE OPPORTUNITY ZONE THINGS, THAT SOUNDED LIKE 1031 AND PRIVATE EQUITY GOT MARRIED. AND HE'S LIKE, OH, THEY HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY NAMED OPPORTUNITY ZONES."
2. "WE'VE SEEN A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRIVATE CAPITAL GO INTO THIS-ABOUT $150 BILLION AT LAST COUNT-AND WE'RE SEEING MASSIVE POSITIVE EFFECTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES."
3. "THE 30-YEAR TAX HACK: USING OPPORTUNITY ZONES FOR GENERATIONAL WEALTH."

Our time together flew by because it was a fascinating conversation.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Caleb Christopher is a serial entrepreneur with a plan to think of this exit when he starts a company.

Here are a couple insights from our discussion:

• “The investor's edge: creative tc, risk management & scaling without owner dependency.”
• "Every company is a risk decision. my job is to make each one safe, legal, and ethical."

Listen for tips on planning your exit, no matter where you are in your business' life cycle.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Eli Igra Serfaty's agency, MAIA (www.team-maia.com) specializes in helping people get more from LinkedIn. Their talents assist:

• Business owners
• Professionals
• Employees

As Eli says:

"OPPORTUNITY DOESN'T SHOW UP UNINVITED. ON LINKEDIN, YOU EARN IT BY BEING PRESENT, CONSISTENT, AND INTENTIONAL."

Listen for many more tips and, hear Eli review Jessica's LinkedIn page and offer comments that can help all of us.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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In Chapter Three we delve into:

• Management reports
• Don't forget the balance sheet
• Clean books rule
• Multiples of earnings
• Why AAA (add-backs, adjustments, assumptions) not to the rescue
• And more

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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Will there be a recession (or are we in one now, at least in some areas and market segments)?

Nick and I talk about "Future Proofing" your business, as much as possible.

Remember, there are companies doing very well in down times and some struggle in boom times.

Doing well in all economies is the goal.

John Martinka
Jessica Martinka

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