Mike Steward

I enjoy helping others seek their dreams while making mine come true. Business Broker, Business Coach, Business Valuation Expert.

[Mike Steward @StewardToday]

The Power of Private Partnership: A Bridge to Your Ultimate Exit

Are you feeling stuck in your own success? It’s a common spot for owners doing $1M to $5M in revenue. You’ve built something 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! @visionfox https://t.co/OxPExKOQH3

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Selling in Silence: The Strategy Behind the Stealth Sale

You’ve spent decades building your business. You’ve survived recessions, outmaneuvered competitors, and maybe mi 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/Y4R8WFs2gv

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The Power of Branding in Home Service Exits

You’ve spent years getting your trucks on the road and your name into every neighborhood in the county. But when it’s finally time to hang up the 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! @visionfox https://t.co/hndis4XBVt

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Preparing Your Preschool for a Premium Sale

Is your preschool a valuable asset or just a high-stress job you can’t walk away from? If you’re doing between $1M and $5M in revenue, yo 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/Qpz6pC189S

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Recurrent Revenue: The Multiplier for Property Management Firms

Are you selling a business, or are you just selling a job? If you own a property management firm with $1M to $5M in revenue, you’v 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱! @visionfox https://t.co/0b1hL3h163

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HVAC Business Value: It’s More Than Just the Trucks

What’s your HVAC business worth? If you’re like most owners doing $1M to $5M in revenue, you probably look at your fleet first. You count the 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱! @visionfox https://t.co/JwXf5rWwba

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The Exit Ladder: Why Your Best Sale Happens Three Years Before the Closing

When do you think your business sale actually happens? Most owners think it happens the day they sign the closi 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁! @visionfox https://t.co/IMdqHrPhjn

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The Quiet Exit: How a Stealth Sale Protects Your Team and Your Value

What happens if your top manager finds out you’re selling the business before the ink is dry on the contract? In most cas 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! @visionfox https://t.co/gR8oCfNUdu

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Valuation Truth: Why Your Tax Returns Don’t Show What Your Business is Worth

Do you know what your business is worth? Most owners think they do. They look at the bottom line of their tax 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁! @visionfox https://t.co/mLebS2ugyc

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The CEO Shift: Moving from Lead Tech to Owner Before You Sell

You are the best technician in your company. Everyone knows it. Your customers ask for you by name. Your team calls you the second 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! @visionfox https://t.co/mhNehb37ss

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The Preschool Exit: Why Your Staff Retention is a Secret Valuation Multiplier

What if I told you your lead teacher is worth $100,000? Most preschool owners don't think that way. T 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆! @visionfox https://t.co/Vd11LzZboe

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Subtraction for Addition: Why Cutting ‘Bad’ Doors Increases Your PM Business Value

More doors. More revenue. More value. That is the mantra most property management owne 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/l6KexuPNro

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The Heavier Weight: How a Private Partnership Prepares You for a $5M+ Exit

Is your business starting to feel heavy? When you first hit $1M in revenue, it felt like a victory. You ha 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/PWnfsi6kgp

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The HVAC ‘Gold Mine’: Why Maintenance Contracts Drive Your Valuation High

You spent years building your HVAC business. You crawled through attics in July. You managed cr 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/MtVZStMwsJ

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The Stealth Sale: Why a National Reach Beats a Local Broker Every Time

Think you need a local broker to sell your business? You’re wrong. Most business owners believe that "Joe down the stre 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! @visionfox https://t.co/jyM5WiVN4z

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The Truth About Your Numbers: Why an Owner Clarity Engagement is Step One

You think your business is worth $4 million. Your CPA says the books look "fine." Your golf buddy tells you serv 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁! @visionfox https://t.co/0GPqI98hxA

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Preparing Your Preschool for Sale: The Numbers Buyers Care About Most

You’ve spent years building a sanctuary for https://t.co/xUgz4rzVCF’ve managed chaotic mornings, picky eaters 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆! @visionfox https://t.co/62yjBfW2N4

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The Preschool Payroll Problem: Preparing for a Sale

You’ve spent years building your preschool. You know the names of every child, the quirks of every teacher, and the specific smel 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/ECZgBiAykA

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The HVAC Exit: Why Your Profit Margin Isn’t Your Sale Price

You’ve spent years building your HVAC company. You’ve survived the midnight emergency calls, the brutal summer rushes, an 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/VKNikFNFvs

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The Truth About Your Numbers: Why Most Valuations are Just Guesses

What is your business worth? If you just answered with a round number or a "3x multiple," you’re guess 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! @visionfox https://t.co/YDz0Le9Yj2