Category Archives: Analysis
Disney Value Chain Analysis: The Missing Price at the Center of the Chain
What is a value chain analysis? A method from Michael Porter’s 1985 book Competitive Advantage [...]
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Trader Joe’s PESTLE Analysis: When There Is No One Else to Bill
Most macro analysis of a supermarket is really analysis of its suppliers. Trader Joe’s fired [...]
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SBA 7(a) Loan for Business Acquisition: How the Money Actually Gets Structured
Most explainers about the SBA 7(a) loan read like a brochure a bank left on [...]
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Seller Financing in a Business Acquisition: How the Seller Note Actually Works
Nine out of ten buyers in the US small business market expect the seller to [...]
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How Search Funds Work
A search fund is a two-stage vehicle. In stage one, a small group of investors [...]
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The Rise of the One-Person Company
In April 2026, The New York Times profiled a telehealth business called Medvi. Two employees. [...]
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