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How Oaklyn Consulting Worked with Physicians Toward an M&A Solution – Or Not
We pride ourselves on helping clients reach a ‘no-deal’ solution when it’s right for them. That was the result of our recent work with a…
How Oaklyn Consulting Helped Acquaint Veteran Healthcare Executives With the Investment Community
One of OC’s first assignments was referred by an investment bank. A group of veteran healthcare executives wanted to build a services…
Midlands Anchor: Why You Shouldn’t Accept a Private Equity Firm’s Offer to Buy Your Business
On April 5, Midlands Anchor published Frank’s article on why you should respectfully decline an offer for your company. You went into…
Oaklyn Consulting Adds Two Seasoned Business and Finance Professionals
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 16, 2017 — Oaklyn Consulting, a business financial strategy firm, announced today that Jack Rainer and Chris…
Nelson Mullins’ Rhys Wilson – “How To Prepare Your Business for Sale”
Nelson Mullins lawyer Rhys Wilson wrote a very good article for Industry Today about how to prepare a business for sale. I liked both the…
Small Business Daily: Acquisition or Expansion As the Best Route to Growth
Companies that ask our advice are often seeking funding to grow. Sometimes by acquisition, sometimes expansion. Both options are viable and…
Midlands Anchor: What Makes an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
It’s hard to build a business in isolation. The impact of industry clusters is significant, and businesses grow when communities support…
Can Your Startup Generate Venture Scale Returns? Check the Math.
My good friend Beezer Clarkson at Sapphire Ventures spots the best articles. This one, by a partner at JME Venture Capital, shows one way…
Who We Helped in 2016
As the holiday season arrives, Oaklyn Consulting is 6 months old. The firm was founded on the idea that we could help more business owners…
Four Takeaways for Any Business Owner
Oaklyn Consulting was honored to sponsor the VentureSouth Summit in Greenville, SC. We took away 4 lessons valuable to both angel investors…
Getting Financially Savvy with Your Finance Department
On November 14, the Nashville Business Journal ran a Career & Workplace blog post by me. The takeaway is that it’s expensive and probably…
When NOT to Accept an Offer For Your Business
On November 8, Startup Southerner published an article by me about exit strategies for entrepreneurs. Take-away: Be careful about offers to…