<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Blackhall &amp; Co Insights</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights</link><description>Insights for business buyers and owners.</description><language>en-au</language><item><title>Before the Search: How to Define Your Business Acquisition Criteria</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/define-acquisition-criteria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/define-acquisition-criteria</guid><description>A useful buyer profile goes beyond industry and price. It defines the ownership role, economics and risks that a business must fit.</description><category>Buyers</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do Not Start With AI. Start With Friction.</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/ai-start-with-friction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/ai-start-with-friction</guid><description>A practical way for established businesses to find useful AI opportunities without beginning with a tool in search of a problem.</description><category>Blackhall Labs</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Buyers Value Beyond Profit</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/what-buyers-value</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/what-buyers-value</guid><description>Profit attracts attention. Confidence in the durability and transferability of that profit shapes what serious buyers are willing to do next.</description><category>Business Owners</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Owner Dependence: When You Are Buying a Job, Not a Business</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/owner-dependence-red-flags</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/owner-dependence-red-flags</guid><description>Owner dependence can sit inside relationships, judgement and workflow—not only hours worked. Here is what buyers should examine.</description><category>Buyers</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reframing Payment Gateways as an Enabler of Growth</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/payment-gateways-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/payment-gateways-growth</guid><description>Payment infrastructure is often treated as a cost line. The better commercial question is how it affects conversion, cash flow and operating insight.</description><category>Blackhall Labs</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reducing Owner Dependence Without Stepping Away Too Soon</title><link>https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/reduce-owner-dependence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blackhallco.com.au/insights/reduce-owner-dependence</guid><description>Exit readiness is not about making the founder irrelevant. It is about building capability so the business is not constrained by one person.</description><category>Business Owners</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>