The Importance of Proprietary Service/Product

When starting a business, entrepreneurs must consider a crucial decision: should they build proprietary products or services or rely on existing solutions? While many may opt for the latter, proprietary products and services can be an essential ingredient for creating long-term business value. Here are several reasons why: Unique value proposition Proprietary products or services … Continue reading »

The Private Equity vs. Strategic Buyer

As a business owner, there comes a point where you may decide to sell your business. This could be for a variety of reasons, including retirement, wanting to move onto a new project, or needing to cash out on your investment. When it comes to selling your business, there are two main types of buyers … Continue reading »

Strategies to Get More Value From M&A

Mergers and acquisitions can be an enticing prospect. They may boost performance and fuel long-term growth. But they also depend on myriad moving parts and endless decisions. Perhaps the complexity of these undertakings is why most fail. No single list of best practices can guarantee success, but the following strategies can certainly improve your odds.  … Continue reading »

4 Strategies to Prepare Your Business for a Recession

Recessions are inevitable. Yet at moments when you’re flying high, enjoying soaring sales and massive profits, it’s easy to forget that things always contract. Warning signs are already on the horizon, despite stellar numbers for 2018. The Chinese stock market declined 30% in 2018, and the TSX fell by almost 12%. Nearly half of executives, … Continue reading »

SVG Capital advises eDynamic Learning on its successful transaction

May 17, 2017 – Gauge Capital of Dallas, Texas has partnered with the shareholders and management team of eDynamic Learning ULC (“eDynamic” or the “Company”) and made a strategic investment in the Company.  Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, eDynamic Learning is a leading provider of online career and elective courses serving … Continue reading »

Retiring as an Owner Operator

Throughout the last few years, there has been a lot of commentary in the media on the effect of the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age. Baby boomers with salaried jobs have a relatively simple transition to retirement as long as they have built up sufficient savings; what about those baby boomers who are business … Continue reading »

What are your potential sources of capital?

The sources of capital that are available to you as a business owner and entrepreneur are dependent on the stage of your business and can be affected by everything from your industry to the age of the company. Set out below are a few of the major categories of capital sources that you may have … Continue reading »

Potential Synergies in the Purchase of a Business

A key consideration for a strategic purchaser evaluating an acquisition opportunity is the benefits that can be realized by the purchaser. The first benefits that come to mind are through the acquisition of the profits and cash flows of the business, but other benefits known as synergies have the potential to be realized as well. … Continue reading »

Is it a Good Time to Sell Your Business?

There are many factors that determine the right time to sell a business. Certainly external economic factors come into play – the stage of the economic cycle, interest rates, alternative investment options, industry trends, etc. can impact the timing of a successful business sale. Unfortunately, these external factors are beyond your control. What you can … Continue reading »

Welcome to the SVG Capital Blog!

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG Welcome to the SVG Capital Group blog. As we venture into the world of blogging, we want to encourage you to read our blog and provide us with any comments and/or issues you would like us to address.  Please reach us at info@svgcapital.ca  – we would be happy to hear from you. … Continue reading »