Patricia "Pat" Miller·Oct 23She Had the Six-Figure Salary, the Chanel Jacket, and the Condo on Biscayne Bay — And It Wasn’t…Melissa Hidrobo spent 20 years climbing to the top of luxury retail. Then one night at 11 p.m., sinking into her couch, she heard five…
Bryan Meyers·Oct 22Selling Your Practice Doesn’t Just Trigger a Tax Bill the Year You Sign.By Bryan Meyers, Senior Wealth Advisor, ACM Wealth · October 22, 2026
Dr. Jake Latimer·Oct 19Build It to Sell, Even If You Never Do: The Entity Decision Worth MillionsWeek 1 of 6 in our series: How to Maximize Your Company for Valuation and Tax Optimization Without One Hurting the Other.A response icon1A response icon1
Dobromir Dikov, FCCA, FMVA·Oct 13Exit Planning Small Business Owners Can Use: A TimelineExit planning small business owners can act on: a three-year timeline with annual milestones, a sale-proceeds example, and checks before…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Oct 12Why the Best-Run Companies Win at the Negotiation Table Before They Sit DownScott Sylvan Bell | Business Growth & Exit Strategy Consultant
Olivia Casson·Sep 21The Hardest Part of Exit Planning Is Realising You Started Two Years Too LateIt normally starts when someone is already completely over it.
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 4The Lifestyle the Business Pays For — and What It Costs When the Company Card Stops WorkingThe Wire Hit. $15M After-Tax. Three Weeks Later the Credit Card Declines at Dinner. The Company Card. The One That Paid for Everything for…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 3Nobody Told You That Selling Your Business Is a Grief Event — Because Nobody Thinks of It That WayThe Owner Sold a $22M Business. The Wire Hit. Everyone Is Treating This as a Win. And the Owner Is Grieving — Except the Owner Doesn’t Have…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 2Keep an Exit Journal — Not Just for Sanity, but as a Trophy You’ll Want to ReliveGo Buy Yourself a Really Nice Journal. $20-$30. Leather Bound. Don’t Do This on a Yellow Notepad. Don’t Type It. This Is the Record of the…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Jun 25Why Most Business Owners Can’t Retire After Selling — and How to Run the Math Before It’s Too LateThe Owner Thought They Were Getting $22M. After Fees, Taxes, and Escrow: $10.5M. The Lifestyle Costs $400K Per Year. The Math Doesn’t Work.