Are you at the critical juncture in your business life cycle where seeking investors is becoming more of a reality? Maybe you’ve called a friend of a friend to see if there’s interest. Perhaps you don’t know where to begin. If you are even remotely interested in seeing if there’s value in seeking external financial support to grow your business, then you need to read these four reasons to discuss what you’re trying to accomplish with the expert consultants at IA Business Advisors. Experience How often, if ever, have...

  Whether hiring your first employee or your hundredth, there are five basic things you should consider every time. It might be easier to install these into your company’s existing process. We realize that there are countless ways of hiring an employee, but wanted to share our top five things you should think about when hiring an employee.   1 – Background Check As the business owner, you are responsible for knowing who is working for you. Performing a background check may not be cost effective when hiring new employees,...

  Does your website adequately attract (and repel) the right prospects and position you as an expert in your industry? Here are 3 practical steps to give your website the refresher it so desperately needs. If you are a business owner without an internal technology department to manage your website, then these three steps will help you refresh your website, increase web traffic and ultimately improve revenue. In addition to attracting more visitors, revamping your website should eliminate broken links (links that don’t go anywhere) and outdated content (like employees...

  Whether you are considering, “What do I need to do to sell my business?” or “I’m ready to sell my business” there are three things to think through first. Value Formal, audited business evaluations can be cost-prohibitive. Before you go on to search “Business Evaluators Near Me,” consider reaching out to IA Business Advisors. Not only can we objectively evaluate your business, we can provide the strategy and tactics to improve the value and find well-qualified investors. One thought you may have had is, “How do I know how much...