Editors Blog

Two-Minute Drill: Deal with FTG Enables Jeff Elkin to Solidify Advance Business Systems’ Future

In the end, it wasn’t about the money or fast-tracking a path to retirement. In fact, Jeff Elkin—the president of Baltimore-based Advance Business Systems—has no immediate plans to go south to a
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M&A Heavyweights Offer Advice for Sellers to Maximize their ROI

We have all taken stock of our professional mortality at one point or another. We’re not going to be in this business forever, and while we don’t have expiration dates stamped on our hind
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Two-Minute Drill: Continued M&A Push Part of Three-Year Plan to Catapult GoodSuite

Dan Strull didn’t mind sharing the transaction spotlight a couple of weeks ago when an unprecedented seven office dealer acquisitions were reported to the trade press. The deals represented some
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The M&A Process: Due Diligence the Best Way to Ferret Out Red Flags

It’s amazing to see the high degree of clickbait articles that are still floating around the internet. I’m sure most of us have succumbed to them, at one point or another, out of boredom or
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InkBoldly: Attendees Provide Views, Takeaways of Epson Dealer Conference

Epson America’s InkBoldly dealer conference came full circle during the Feb. 6-7 dealer conference in Huntington Beach, California. While it wasn’t the first major manufacturer conference to be
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Fixer-Upper: Is there Merit in Pursuing Distressed Dealers in Need of TLC?

Among the many things we learned throughout the pandemic was the resiliency of many dealers in adapting to the business conditions, pivoting to ensure both employees and clients were adequately
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Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced an Increase in Email-Based Threats

New data on the state of email security shows that nearly every organization has been the target of a phishing attack as attacks increase in sophistication. While organizations are attempting to
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Fitting the Profile: Top M&A Players Share the Traits of an Ideal Acquisition

In the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the traits that make up an ideal acquisition can vary greatly from one perspective to the next. The variables are plentiful: sales volume,
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Deserving of Praise: Final Call for 2023 Difference Maker Nominations

Today is the day for you to make someone else’s day tomorrow. That “tomorrow” falls in May when ENX Magazine announces its 2023 Difference Maker honorees. Actually, honorees will be notified
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Final Thoughts: Dealers Outline Marketing Approach to 2023

February has long been the publishing sector’s greatest foe, stealing two to three days from a typical work cycle. The calendar may read March, but we have some unfinished business from February
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Stories Behind the People: The Inspiring Journeys that Help Shape Difference Makers

It’s that time of year again when we put out an all-points bulletin to solicit nominations for ENX Magazine’s annual Difference Maker issue. The roster of 50-plus industry professionals, selected
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ENX MarketPlace: Multichannel Platform Enabling Dealers to Engage ‘n Exchange

Next month, ENX Magazine will debut ENX MarketPlace, a multichannel office technology business hub that connects fellow dealers and providers to the industry throughout the country, creating a
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