Yearly Archives: 2014

Against ALL Odds!

It's never too late...where there is revenue there is a way. Represented a major regional producer and wholesaler of seafood.  We prevented a foreclosure of the company's operating facility in the face of highly aggressive action by the company's senior lender.  Ultimately the lender took a substantial discount and we further reduced the unsecured debt…
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Professional Experience

Yes, we know, which firm doesn't possess the experience needed. The difference with Ascend is we have lived your life. All of us are either current business owners or former business owners. This difference enables us to understand your point of view and to construct solutions you which meet your objectives and not the objectives…
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Business Advisory Services

Achieving sales growth, operational efficiency, or financial freedoms comes easy with advisory services from Ascend. The nature of your objectives will dictate the nature of our services. Whether its project specific or a scope more general in nature, Ascend will provide the necessary professionals and expertise to accomplish your goals. We can also work within…
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Retail

Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity. Over the centuries, retail shops were transformed from little more than "rude booths" to the sophisticated shopping malls that we know today.

Retailing involves the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain. Some of the earliest retailers were itinerant peddlers. The term "retailer" is typically applied where a service provider fills the small orders of a large number of individuals, who are end-users, rather than large orders of a small number of wholesale, corporate or government clientele. Shopping generally refers to the act of buying products. Sometimes this is done to obtain final goods, including necessities such as food and clothing; sometimes it takes place as a recreational activity. Recreational shopping often involves window shopping (just looking, not buying) and browsing: it does not always result in a purchase.

Some top trends for 2017 are pictured in the video.

Change in retail sales by kind of business Jan-May 2016-2017

Through ownership or consulting our experts have been improving, financing, or selling retail businesses for over 30 years.