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  • For Sellers
Is 2026 the Year You Start Planning Your Exit?

As the year comes to a close, many business owners find themselves reflecting on the future: setting goals, evaluating priorities, and thinking about what comes next. For some, that means wondering what life might look like after the business. Whether you’re planning to sell in the next year or

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  • For Sellers
  • General Business
Thriving Without AI: Why People-Centered Businesses Still Win

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days. Literally every week there is another new tool or headline about automation and how it’s changing the way everyone does business. It is easy to wonder if you might be falling behind if you aren’t adopting all these new AI tools.

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  • Sell a Business
Should Your Family Take Over the Business? What Owners and Their Children Need to Know.

In towns all across the country, family businesses are part of the community’s backbone. From small manufacturers to service companies to local shops, they all were built by hardworking owners who poured decades of sweat equity into creating something lasting. Many owners hope that they can pas

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  • Business For Sale
  • Business Information
  • For Buyers
Avoiding False Expectations for Buyers and Sellers

At Murphy Business of Cape Girardeau, we have deep respect for CPAs, attorneys, financial planners, coaches, consultants, and other professional advisors. Many of them refer clients to us and we do the same because they play unique roles in the lives of our clients. They’re smart, capable professi

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St. Louis-area asphalt paving company acquired

The following was originally published by St. Louis Business Journal here.  An asphalt paving company in unincorporated West County has been sold to local entrepreneurs. Leritz Busy Bee Paving, a commercial paving business in operation for more than 40 years, has been acquired by Sean and Joanna

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  • Business
  • For Buyers
8 Questions to Ask Your SBA Lender

As business brokers, rarely do we come across an all-cash buyer. Many buyers rely on some type of financing to purchase a business. The most common financing we see in business buying is SBA (Small Business Administration) loans. Compared to conventional loans*, SBA loans offer lower down payments,

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