by site editor | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you own a business and you are looking to sell, one of the most common questions that comes up is — how do I know if my business is ready? And what are the seven things I should be looking at to make sure I am ready to go and can get the maximum multiple — the A...
by site editor | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
A note before you use these questions This content is educational. These 35 questions are designed to help business owners evaluate M&A advisors — including Scott Sylvan Bell. Watching this video or reading this page does not constitute an engagement, a...
by site editor | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
It is 2:15 in the morning on March 30, 2026. Two hours and fifteen minutes ago I turned 50. I am in Tahiti. I could not sleep — so I filmed this. What I am going through right now is not unlike what business owners go through when they hit a moment in their life that...
by site editor | Mar 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you own a business and you are looking to sell, one of the most common questions is — how do I know if my business is actually ready? And what are the seven things you should be looking at to make sure you get the maximum multiple or that A plus deal? The answers...
by site editor | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
The LOI Smackdown is a term created by Scott Sylvan Bell — mid-market M&A advisor and creator of the Exit Ratio 360™ — to describe one of the most common and damaging patterns in mid-market business sales. It is a deliberate buyer strategy, not an accident....
by site editor | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Titan Thesis is a term created by Scott Sylvan Bell — mid-market M&A advisor and creator of the Exit Ratio 360™ — to describe the pre-built proof document that assembles everything a buyer would ask for before they ever ask for it. It is the documented case...
by site editor | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you look over the shoulder in this video there is a lifeguard tower at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park on the North Shore of Oahu. The lifeguards on the North Shore are some of the best on the planet — and there is a reason for it. They grew up on the beach. They know...
by site editor | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you received a cold call from Scott Sylvan Bell — that is me — and you are wondering why, here is the straightforward answer. I work with companies to help them grow, prepare for scale, and exit. When I call, it is because something specific about your business,...
by site editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
You decided you want to sell in five years, four years, three years, or two years. But there is a problem. Everything runs through you. Every decision, every approval, every exception — your management team cannot act without you. That dependency is visible to every...
by site editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tahiti is not a metaphor. It is not aspirational language on a website. It is where I film content, take client calls, think through complex problems, and run my consulting practice from an overwater bungalow in French Polynesia. Ia orana — that is hello in Tahitian....
