by Erin Abel | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog
I recently closed the sale of a business after working with the owner for about three years. Looking back, the experience reminded me of something that is easy to overlook when planning an exit: sometimes waiting for a better price can come with a much bigger risk....
by Erin Abel | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog
Is your business still “small”? That answer may be about to change on paper, even if your revenue and headcount haven’t. The SBA’s proposed size standards overhaul would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry standards into 338 and bring about...
by Erin Abel | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog
Big changes are coming to SBA-financed business acquisitions — and buyers in Seattle, Bellevue, and across Washington State should be paying close attention. The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued SOP 50 10 8.1, effective October 1, 2026. The new SOP...
by Erin Abel | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
When business owners in Seattle and Bellevue start planning their exit, they think about valuation, buyers, and taxes first. What they don’t think about until it becomes a due diligence problem is who owns the website. I get some version of this question on...
by Erin Abel | Aug 5, 2026 | Blog
It seems like every day there’s another headline predicting an economic slowdown. Higher interest rates, inflation, and trade uncertainty have dominated the news cycle. Yet when I talk with business owners across the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle importers to...
by Erin Abel | Aug 5, 2026 | Blog
If you own a business in the Greater Seattle area, you’ve probably noticed the conversation has shifted. Rising costs, new tax surcharges, and a cooling optimism index have made headlines across Western Washington this year. As a business broker working with...
