Tanner Montague came to town from Seattle having never owned his own music venue before. He’s a musician himself, so he has a pretty good sense of good music, but he also wandered into a crowded music scene filled with concert venues large and small.But the owner of Green Room thinks he found a void in the market. It’s lacking, he says, in places serving between 200 and 500 people, a sweet spot he thinks could be a draw for both some national acts not quite big enough yet for arena gigs and local acts looking for a launching pad.“I felt that size would do well in the city to offer more options,” he says. “My goal was to A, bring another option for national acts but then, B, have a great spot for local bands to start.”Right or wrong, something seems to be working, he says. He’s got a full calendar of concerts booked out several months. How did he, as a newcomer to the market in an industry filled with competition, get the attention of the local concertgoer?
Upsize Stages: About Upsize St
UPSIZE STAGES :: EXIT STRATEGIES
About Upsize Stages
UPSIZE STAGES is a series of guides detailing how to operate businesses at distinct stages in their life cycle. This is the third guide to be published, Upsize Stages: Exits.
After years of hard work, business owners deserve to create a successful exit strategy that will maximize their and their financial backers? return on investment. This guide is intended to succinctly help companies with all facets of the challenge, and to introduce them to local experts who can act as trusted resources.
Upsize reporter Andrew Tellijohn interviewed many sources to prepare the articles, including business owners who have successfully sold or passed down their businesses; accountants, attorneys, investment bankers and other financiers who help firms with everything from estate planning to valuation to tax planning; and brokers and other advisers who have managed multiple such deals in their careers. Contact information for major sources is at the end of the guide.
The guide includes excerpts from Q&A interviews with experts who work with exiting business owners. Hear the full podcasts by clicking here and then the expert?s name. The first two guides in the series are available at dev.divistack.com; May 2007 for Upsize Stages: Turnaround, and November 2007 for Upsize Stages: The Early Years.
Cover Story Articles
Conquering Cannabis
Pandemic pivots
Demanding diversity
Beehive Strategic Communication helps business owners solve complex challenges thus helping them grow. But the communications firm has been working for more than a decade to do a better job on its own of being conscious of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as part of its business practices.