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The Importance of Pre-Qualifying Potential Buyers for the Sale of Your Business

The Importance of Pre-Qualifying Potential Buyers for the Sale of Your Business

As a business owner, it can be very exciting when a potential buyer inquires about your business for sale. This may happen when your business isn’t even on the market. …

Why Due Diligence is Required When Selling Your Business

Why Due Diligence is Required When Selling Your Business

Congratulations! You’ve just received a Letter of Intent from a prospective buyer for your business. Try to contain your level of excitement because, when that Letter of Intent arrives, you …

Four Reasons Why Selling Your Business Should be Kept Confidential

Four Reasons Why Selling Your Business Should be Kept Confidential

Sure, you’re excited about possibly selling your business and moving on to a larger project or simply retiring. It’s easy to get excited about the large payout in the offing. …

Failure To Plan For The Sale Of Your Business

Failure To Plan For The Sale Of Your Business

Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill and many others have said it: “Failure to plan is planning to fail,” or some version thereof. This is certainly true for a business owner, who …

Four Deal Killers When Selling Your Business

Four Deal Killers When Selling Your Business

Every owner knows that the financial situation of his/her business is the heart-and-soul of the operation. Keeping sloppy books can not only foul up the operation, it can mean disaster …

The Importance of the Right Business Advisors

The Importance of the Right Business Advisors

As the traditional saying goes, “There are deal makers and deal breakers.” Having the right group of business advisors is critical to consummating a successful deal. Hire the right group …

Should I Sell My Business Myself Or Hire A Business Broker?

Should I Sell My Business Myself Or Hire A Business Broker?

This is a question most business owners ask themselves –  should they sell their business themselves, or hire a professional business broker. We were recently contacted by an owner who …

7 Reasons Not to Overprice the Value of Your Small Business

7 Reasons Not to Overprice the Value of Your Small Business

Few business owners have an accurate idea of the value of their business. More than half the time, business owners set asking prices that are unrealistically high, and  some set …

How Do I Prepare to Buy a Business?

How Do I Prepare to Buy a Business?

If you are thinking about buying a business, you must ask yourself some important questions, such as:  Why do I want to be an owner? What types of activities do …

Planning For the Sale of Your Business

Planning For the Sale of Your Business

Taking the proper steps to plan a successful exit strategy can significantly improve the likelihood of a successful sale. No matter how secure you are in your business, no matter …