Old Growth: The Owner’s Journalhttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/Practical sale preparation for Southeast distribution owners.en-usThe product knowledge behind a repeat orderhttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/product-knowledge-behind-repeat-order/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/product-knowledge-behind-repeat-order/A distribution perspective informed by spill kits and pipe plugs: make product knowledge, order changes, and approval responsibilities easier to carry forward.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThinking about selling your distributor? Start with 90 days.https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/selling-distribution-business-first-90-days/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/selling-distribution-business-first-90-days/A practical 90-day preparation plan for Southeast distribution owners considering a sale, with a private planning worksheet.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWill customer relationships carry through an owner handover?https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/customer-relationships-owner-handover/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/customer-relationships-owner-handover/Map how customer relationships work beyond the owner, with a handover worksheet for specialty distributors preparing for a sale.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSupplier records to organize before selling a distributorhttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/supplier-records-before-selling-distributor/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/supplier-records-before-selling-distributor/Build a practical index of product lines, supplier agreements, rebates, and open questions before discussing the sale of a distributor.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSelling your business: put your team questions into wordshttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/team-questions-before-selling-business/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/team-questions-before-selling-business/Turn concerns about your team, company name, location, and future role into specific questions for a potential buyer.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSelling a hose distributor: explain the product and service mixhttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/hose-distributor-product-and-service-mix/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/hose-distributor-product-and-service-mix/Organize product sales, assembly, and service work before a buyer conversation, with a blank work-mix worksheet for hose distributors.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSelling a business in the Southeast: where to start with advicehttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/southeast-business-sale-planning-resources/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/southeast-business-sale-planning-resources/Find public business resources in six Southeast states and prepare useful questions for your accountant, attorney, and prospective buyer.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTCould your distribution business run without you for two weeks?https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/can-your-distribution-business-run-without-you/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/can-your-distribution-business-run-without-you/Use five everyday decisions to find where your distribution business still depends on you, then choose one responsibility to hand over.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSlow-moving inventory: explain the shelf before discussing a salehttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/slow-moving-inventory-before-selling-a-distributor/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/slow-moving-inventory-before-selling-a-distributor/Organize aging, customer-specific and discontinued stock before a buyer conversation, with a downloadable inventory discussion template.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSeven questions to ask a buyer before sharing detailed business recordshttps://oldgrowth.ai/blog/questions-to-ask-a-business-buyer/https://oldgrowth.ai/blog/questions-to-ask-a-business-buyer/Prepare questions about a buyer’s role, funding, information handling, proposed operator and next steps before a detailed sale discussion.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT