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How founder-led service businesses are valued, sold and bought, written by the GrowPCG team.

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How to Sell Your Business: The Complete Exit Readiness Guide

How to prepare a founder-led business for sale, step by step: your reasons, what drives value, confidentiality, diligence, deal terms and life after the sale.

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Capital and growth

How to Raise Capital for Your Business

Most service business owners searching for capital do not need investors. A guide to bank debt, SBA loans, equipment financing, and the option most owners have never priced: selling a stake in the business.

Jenna Schwartz

August 21, 2026

5 min read

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The deal process

Business Transaction Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

The ten places business sales most often go wrong, from poor preparation to letting emotions drive the negotiation, and how to avoid each one.

Jenna Schwartz

February 12, 2026

6 min read

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Selling your business

How to Sell Your Business: The Complete Exit Readiness Guide

How to prepare a founder-led business for sale, step by step: your reasons, what drives value, confidentiality, diligence, deal terms and life after the sale.

Jenna Schwartz

January 11, 2026

6 min read

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