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Business Planning in Uncertain Times: Managing Through the Coronavirus Crisis

Click above to hear and view a presentation that Bryan Ducharme of Venture 7 gave to a group of Vermont business owners on April 3, 2020....

Protecting your company in a crisis

Some business considerations for dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus crisis.

How much is your business worth?

A valuation technique for small businesses is the multiple of EBITDA formula. This article explains how to use it properly.

Get Tax Credits for Building Your Business

THE GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE YOU A BREAK ON YOUR BUSINESS TAXES. This article was written as a collaboration between David Fleischer of Busine...

Someone Wants To Buy Your Business - What To Do And What Not To Do.

You got “The Call”. Someone wants to buy your company! You're flattered and excited. You might even be thinking about selling, and you wa...

How to Prepare for a Successful Business Exit: Presented to the Green County NY Chamber of Commerce

Many business owners have undefined exit goals or succession plans, and often have unrealistic expectations about the value of their busi...

Venture 7 Helps Patience Brewster, Inc. In Strategic Sale To MacKenzie Childs.

MACKENZIE-CHILDS ACQUIRES PATIENCE BREWSTER, INC. The Handmade, Hand-painted Figurine Brand will be a Welcome Addition to the MacKenzie-C...

Selling Your Company - A Checklist For Business Owners

Selling your company requires the same planning and commitment that starting your company required - except that there is more at stake. ...

Venture 7 Advisors Speak to Entrepreneurs' Forum

Three partners from Venture 7 Advisors, Tony Silvanic, Larry Chernicoff and Bryan Ducharme, gave a presentation to members of Spark Sarat...

Transferring Your Company to Key Employees

Introduction Owners who want to sell their businesses to management—specifically, key employees - face two unpleasant facts: Their employ...

Strategic IT Outsourcing to Build Company Value

This article was jointly written by John Burton of NPI Technology Management and Bryan Ducharme of Venture 7 Advisors. Our companies shar...

Business Valuations Help Owners Grow and Protect Value

The wealth of 70% of small business owners is tied up in their businesses, making their companies their primary retirement savings vehicl...

Venture 7 Assists Celebrated Chef with Restaurant Acquisition

In 2010, Didier and Julianne Murat transformed a Main Street laundromat in Vergennes, Vermont into a French-inspired bakery, the popular ...

Venture 7 Advisors Finds a Strategic Buyer for ADK Packworks

ADK Packworks LLC, a Vergennes, Vermont designer and manufacturer of reusable grocery bags and market baskets was successfully sold to a ...

Top 10 Deal Pitfalls

Introduction This white paper describes 10 deal pitfalls (in no particular order) that each have the capability to derail a deal, some mo...

Finding the right advisors to sell your company.

The sale of your business represents the culmination of years of sacrifice and hard work. It’s likely to be the most important financial ...

Value Drivers

Introduction Have you ever wondered why one business has buyers lining up to pay top dollar while another sits on the market for months o...

Can your business grow too fast?

Entrepreneurs are passionate about their products and services. Their strengths are often in those business disciplines closest to the cu...

Grow your business with investments in sales or marketing?

You want to grow your business? That means it’s time to add more salespeople, right? It makes perfect sense. The more salespeople you hav...

Venture 7 Advisors Welcomes Scott Hardy

BURLINGTON, VT - Venture 7 Advisors is pleased to announce that Scott Hardy, entrepreneur, executive and angel investor has joined Ventur...

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