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When Your Biggest Customer Becomes Your Biggest Risk
September 14th, 2026
A customer responsible for a significant share of your company’s revenue can be one of your greatest assets. That same relationship can also become one of the biggest concerns during a sale. Does customer concentration automatically kill a deal? No…
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The Founder Trap: How Being Indispensable Can Reduce the Value of Your Business
September 7th, 2026
The person who built the business may also be the reason a buyer hesitates to buy it. For many founders, that idea feels completely backward. They have spent years becoming the person everyone relies on. They hold the most important customer relation…
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Buyers Don’t Buy Great Companies. They Buy Confidence.
August 31st, 2026
Why Buyers Don’t Buy Great Companies. They Buy Confidence. A business can be growing, profitable, and attractive on paper, yet still lose a buyer during due diligence. Why? Because buyers are not simply buying a company. They are buying confidence…
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What Every Family Business Founder Should Do Before Retiring
August 17th, 2026
What Every Family Business Founder Should Do Before Retiring Before the final transition happens, most founders spend years thinking about how to grow the business. Far fewer spend time thinking about how to leave it well. Yet the way a founder prepa…
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When Family Conflict Becomes a Business Nightmare
August 10th, 2026
When Family Conflict Becomes a Business Nightmare Some of the greatest risks to a family business will never appear on a balance sheet. They begin quietly. A decision keeps getting postponed. One family member carries more responsibility than the oth…
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Should You Divide a Family Business Equally Among Your Children?
August 3rd, 2026
Should You Divide a Family Business Equally Among Your Children? The decision that feels fairest to a parent can sometimes create the deepest conflict in a family business. Many founders approach succession planning with one heartfelt goal: “I want…
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The Most Expensive Phrase in Your Deal
June 29th, 2026
There’s one phrase that shows up again and again right before deals start to get complicated: “We’ll fix it later.” In the moment, it sounds reasonable. Momentum matters. The business is growing. Capital is moving. Opportunities are coming fa…
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Why Capital Structure Issues Can Derail a Deal Before Price Is Discussed
June 6th, 2026
Is your capital structure working against you? Before you pursue investors, financing, or an exit, check out these tips from Nancy Stabell.
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Why Founders Get Legally Stuck: 4 Hidden Structural Issues That Can Derail a Deal
June 6th, 2026
Build a stronger company today by identifying the issues that can derail future deals.
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Is Your AI Use Putting Your Business at Risk?
April 18th, 2026
Is Your AI Use Putting Your Business at Risk? If you’ve ever used AI to think through a business decision or draft something sensitive, there’s a new legal development you need to be aware of. In United States v. Heppner (February 2026), a federa…
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Meet Nancy Wood Stabell
Nancy Wood Stabell is an attorney and business owner with a law degree, an MBA, and two decades of experience delivering results for sophisticated small and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs and investors. Her deep background in entrepreneurship and law allows her to take an innovative, business-oriented approach to the legal issues her clients face.
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