Case Study #39: E&J Gallo Acquire Barefoot Cellars
Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan turned $300,000 worth of unlabeled wine into an attractive acquisition for E&J Gallo through persistence and planning.
Case Study #38: Removing Yourself from the Scaffolding
Don’t wait until you’ve run out of gas to prepare for a sale. It takes time, so start early. Your buyer might take advantage of you being “done.”
Case Study #37: Built for Communities, Acquired by Cracker Barrel
Scott Moore built Maple Street Biscuit Company. His confidence and willingness to take on risk was vindicated in a $36M acquisition by Cracker Barrel.
Case Study #36: Airline Software and the Value of a Patent
Timothy O’Neil-Dunne has been an aviation and travel insider for years and his most recent business, Air Black Box, was acquired by 777 Partners in early 2019. Along with his fellow co-founders, Timothy was able to create a way for airlines to sell more seats by using...
Case Study #35: Jazz Guitar Lessons and $250k Annual Revenues
For some years, Marc-Andre Seguin was the typical struggling artist, specifically, of the musical variety. But unwilling to face the fate of so many before him, he decided to create a blog about his music, and almost a decade later, that site pulls in a cool $250,000...