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July 11, 2025
Beyond the Gloss: What It Really Takes to Close Your First Independent Sponsor Deal
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July 8, 2025
The 1% Deal
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July 3, 2025
Grounded and Under Pressure: Aerospace & Defense Faces Distress Turbulence
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June 26, 2025
Frozen Market? Not for Everyone: The Resurgence of Strategic M&A
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June 25, 2025
AI-Driven M&A in 2025: Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets in the TMT Sector
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June 24, 2025
Closing M&A Deals in 2025: Insurance, Bonding, and Hidden Costs
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June 18, 2025
How Independent Sponsors Seize the Moment in a Quiet M&A Landscape
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June 9, 2025
What Top Capital Providers Look for in Sponsor Deals Today
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June 5, 2025
More Than Numbers: The Human Element in Independent Sponsorship
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July 11, 2025
Beyond the Gloss: What It Really Takes to Close Your First Independent Sponsor Deal
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July 8, 2025
The 1% Deal
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July 3, 2025
Grounded and Under Pressure: Aerospace & Defense Faces Distress Turbulence
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June 26, 2025
Frozen Market? Not for Everyone: The Resurgence of Strategic M&A
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June 25, 2025
AI-Driven M&A in 2025: Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets in the TMT Sector
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June 24, 2025
Closing M&A Deals in 2025: Insurance, Bonding, and Hidden Costs
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June 18, 2025
How Independent Sponsors Seize the Moment in a Quiet M&A Landscape
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June 9, 2025
What Top Capital Providers Look for in Sponsor Deals Today
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June 5, 2025
More Than Numbers: The Human Element in Independent Sponsorship
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February 28, 2019
Accountability
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February 21, 2019
Tracking the Success of Your Business Development Plan
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February 12, 2019
Lights, Camera, Action!
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January 29, 2019
Building Your Personal Brand Strategy – Part Two
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January 17, 2019
Building Your Personal Brand Strategy – Part One
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January 10, 2019
How To Perform A Personal SWOT Analysis
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December 14, 2018
Developing A Mission Statement
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December 6, 2018
Become A Business of One
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November 29, 2018
How To Build Your Own Business Development Real Estate
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March 12, 2025
Business Development Adaptation: Why It Trumps Time in 2025
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February 12, 2025
Virtual or In-Person? It Doesn’t Matter If Your Business Development Strategy Is Strong
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May 15, 2024
Resilience in Restructuring: Innovative Business Development in Distressed M&A
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March 22, 2024
Mastering the Craft of Business Development in M&A: A Dialogue with Industry Veterans
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February 24, 2024
Harvest Success: Embrace Continuous Growth with Business Development Strategies from Balinese Rice Farmers
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June 20, 2023
Think Like an Immigrant to Excel at Business Development
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October 28, 2022
4 Ways Business Development Can Help M&A Professionals and Service Providers Survive a Recession
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February 15, 2021
How To Be the Exception – Four Key Steps to Take in Growing Your Business Development Network
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October 26, 2020
Business Development Strategies In Flux: How Deal Professionals Are Approaching A Post-Covid Landscape
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June 21, 2023
Empowering Entrepreneurship in the Lower Middle Market: Insights from Teresa Wyman
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June 2, 2023
How Jonathan Wilson Overcame Adversity to Achieve Entrepreneurial Success in M&A
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March 31, 2023
Marc Olsen’s Extraordinary Journey from Healthcare Operator to Healthcare Investment Firm CEO: An Inspiring Success Story
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January 26, 2023
Insider Insights: Harris Hafeez’s Journey from Entrepreneur to Private Equity Pro
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November 10, 2022
Intellectual Property as Collateral: How to Do Business Development in This Booming Industry
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October 27, 2022
Three Tips for Being a Successful M&A Advisor from Sharon Heaton, CEO of sbLiftOff
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October 27, 2022
How T.J. Johnson’s Business Development Strategy Helped His Insurance Company Post-COVID
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October 13, 2022
What We Can Learn from the Struggles of Digitally Native Brands
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October 7, 2022
Edge Capital Lending: Consider ABL Disrupted
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May 26, 2021
Consumer M&A Outlook for 2021 and Beyond
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January 19, 2021
Midwest Deal Market Report 2020
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January 11, 2021
Manufacturing/Industrial Sector Report 2020: How the Manufacturing/Industrial Deal Pipeline Is Faring After COVID-19
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October 19, 2020
Independent Sponsor Report 2020: A Window Into Middle Market M&A After Covid-19
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May 26, 2021
Consumer M&A Outlook for 2021 and Beyond
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January 19, 2021
Midwest Deal Market Report 2020
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January 11, 2021
Manufacturing/Industrial Sector Report 2020: How the Manufacturing/Industrial Deal Pipeline Is Faring After COVID-19
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October 19, 2020
Independent Sponsor Report 2020: A Window Into Middle Market M&A After Covid-19
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June 15, 2024
Opus Connect Partners with BestFit PEO Solutions to Offer Comprehensive Human Capital Solutions
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