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Closing Postponed: Strategic Buyer Bitten By Snakes in Empty File Cabinet

August 2, 2017 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Klue Delivery, Inc. started in 1983 with one truck driven by the founder, Lackovah Klue. Lack is a great guy, hard worker and takes good care of his people. Great service brought great local growth. Almost every year he would add another truck and hire another driver. He was hands on and even in recent … Read More »

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Capital Gains Taxes

September 7, 2021 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Sell your business now or wait?  What do the experts suggest? If you’re like most business owners, your eyes may glaze over as the tax topic rears its ugly head but having a basic understanding upfront can save you time and money during your sale process. As the landscape changes and government reaches further into … Read More »

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Business Sale Story: Classic Nursery in Woodinville, Washington

July 6, 2021 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Transition360 has had the privilege of working with many great business owners over the last 40 years, but working with Julie and Alan Burke, owners of Classic Nursery to help develop a plan to sell their business to good buyers that would be good stewards of their clients and employees was particularly complex. In 2019, … Read More »

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How Professional Services Help Prepare Business Owners’ Transition

June 4, 2021 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

  Whether you provide legal advice, financial planning, insurance coverage, or another service entirely, your clients look to you so they can retire when the time comes. Your clients undoubtedly appreciate guidance from you on their current and future endeavors by helping them forecast business climates in order to maintain a sustainable business. As a … Read More »

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Is There A Proven Process For Successfully Transitioning Small Businesses?

May 1, 2019 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

It’s taken me ten years to realize that I’ll likely never fill the shoes of Bill Pearsall, the founder of Transition360. Bill has a bit of a godfather look to him with the silver hair slipping out the sides of his Homberg or Fedora, depending on the deal. His style and etiquette are unmistakably that … Read More »

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Upholding Business Ethics in Our Industry

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

For nearly 40 years, the team at Transition360 has built their business on a foundation of business ethics that follows three rules: Complete Transparency. No Seller Remorse. No Buyers Remorse. Whether doing gratis work or closing large transactions, we’ve made it our standard to go above and beyond the norm to ensure a reputation of … Read More »

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Has Your Spouse Mentioned Her Retirement Dreams?

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

What were your goals when you started your own business? Was it to do something you love?  To be your own boss?  Not having to rely on someone else to make money?  The ability to retire earlier?… 2.34 million privately held businesses in the United States are owned by baby boomers. Forbes quotes that the … Read More »

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Relationships that Stand the Test of Time

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

In a world of accelerating transition, many companies change associates, affiliates, personnel, and even their business principles as often as they swap out ink cartridges. This said, there are some firms, firmly grounded in their founding principles, who build relationships that stand the test of time. Transition360, a business brokerage founded nearly 40 years ago, … Read More »

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Do Your Due Diligence on Business Brokers

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Selling your business for the maximum value is often the dream of many entrepreneurs. Finding buyers for your business, however, can be difficult if you haven’t been proactively planning and aren’t prepared for a transition. One option to gain access to a larger pool of buyers and a well structured selling process is to consider … Read More »

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Expert Panelists at the Cantillon Club Event!

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Save the Date! We are excited to announce that both Dan Stone and Tod Fiscus (Principals, Transition360) have been invited as expert panelists for the upcoming Cantillon Club Business Owners event. The exclusive “Business Transition Planning” venue will be held on October 24that VMG 520 Studio. We will be accompanied by distinguished panelists: Arti O’Brien … Read More »

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Now is the Time, You Are Still in Your Prime!

October 9, 2018 By Tod Fiscus Leave a Comment

Many business owners wait until a health challenge scares them or their spouse into preparing an Exit Plan. If health is still on your side and there are things you’d like to do that requires good health, now is the time to start preparing possible scenarios to transition your business!  Most baby boomer entrepreneurs say … Read More »

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This group is truly experts in their field. Each transaction is customized and unique. –
Jason TotedoBuyerAGP Wealth Advisors
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Tod is a consummate professional that is deeply respected throughout the market. He leads with intense integrity and is someone you need to know if you want to integrate into the Northwest market.
Darin LeonardCEODream Dinners
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Dan Stone brings a lot to the table for business owners. He has a wealth of experience in understanding the true value of a business and how to build an effective strategy for buying or selling it. Working with mutual clients, I have noted his genuine interest in developing a win-win strategy for th… Read more
Grant MonsonCertified Financial Planner
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Tod brings sincerity, strong business acumen and genuine passion for helping executives to achieve and expand their potential. His firm’s peer roundtables materially improve each member’s ability to develop clear, actionable strategies and execute efficiently against them. In addition, his passi… Read more
Sean CunninghamConsultantPrivate Equity
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With my 40+ years experience doing business purchases and sales, I refer clients to no other brokers besides Transition360.
Gary E. JacobsonAttorney
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I’ve finished reviewing your document and while I’m not sure which direction I would like to go, I wanted to compliment you and your firm on one of the most legible, logical, and compelling business overview I’ve seen. Your client should be very happy they have your team representing them. Great wor… Read more
VinceProspective Business Buyer
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I felt cynical and skeptical about uh the ability of an organization to sell our company and uh we had ideas around the valuation of the company that we’d been dismayed to hear were exceedingly low and so we’d come to believe that those numbers were true. […] We reluctanly paid to have Dan do a v… Read more
Julie and Alan Burke - SellersSellers
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I have worked with Dan and Bill on several client transactions over the last few years and I have considered my work with them a true collaboration with the clients’ best interests in mind. They have not only a breadth of knowledge to handle the multiple issues presented by often complicated busine… Read more
Cynthia HallAttorney
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Dan Stone and the Transition360 team are top professional who are always looking for ways to improve and deliver the finest service to their clients.
Bert Holeton CMC, CPVA, CPBA
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Having worked with Tod as a strategic referral partner for several years, I would recommend him without hesitation as a management consultant and business development executive “par excellence” who brings a focused, professional outlook to every engagement. His networking and consultative selling sk… Read more
Matt YoungquistCareer Corporate Consultant Coach
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Welcome to Transition360 | Business Brokers – Serving the Pacific Northwest

Transition360 is the only business brokerage firm with a proven and comprehensive program that helps small business sellers and buyers through an optimal transition. Our track record of 90% successful business buy and sell transactions make us the Seattle business broker to use when you want results.

We engage with business owners that have built their businesses with sweat, risk and hundreds of hours of lost sleep, resulting in positive cash flow for a new owner to grow the company to the next level and beyond.

Business Buyers

Our Buyer Clients are proven managers with a desire to be their own boss. They have the confidence, skills and resources to take a proven business platform and build a continued legacy. They look … Read More »

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Transition360 has three primary rules: Complete Transparency No Seller Remorse No Buyers Remorse If your agenda is to defraud your partners, your … Read More »

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