Questions to Ask Before Moving to Sell
The first step towards successfully selling a business is finding a qualified merger and acquisitions advisor to work with. Then, sellers should also ask themselves several important questions.
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Is the Market for Businesses Cooling Down?
The market for businesses is red hot, and that fact is translating over to lots of activity in businesses being sold. However, it is possible that this record-breaking number of sales could cool down in the near future.
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What Are Your Business Real Estate Options?
In a December 2018 article in Divestopedia entitled, “Options for Business Real Estate When Selling a Company,” the topic of business real estate was explored at length. One of the article’s key points was that understanding one’s business real estate options...
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Prepare Your Exit on Day One
Pepperjam CTO Greg Shepard recently published “Planning Your Exit Should Begin When You Launch,” in Entrepreneur magazine. In this article, Shepard puts forward a variety of thought-provoking ideas including that entrepreneurs should be thinking about partnering early on with...
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Why Do Business Sales Fall Through?
There are myriad reasons why the sale of a business doesn’t close successfully. These multiple causes can be broken down into four categories: those caused by the seller, those caused by the buyer, those that just happen (“acts of...
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Selling Your Company: Is it Time?
Like many things in life, timing can be everything when it comes to selling your company. Every day more and more baby-boomers are now reaching retirement age. Soon, the market will likely be flooded with companies seeking to sell.
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If You’re Selling, Prepare for the Unexpected!
Many experts agree that the best time to prepare to sell your business is when you start your business. However, few business owners reach that level of preparedness. Usually, the preparation that goes into selling a business is event-driven. Factors such as...
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Red Flag Warnings
When selling a business, several things can go wrong. A number of these issues come with advance warnings: “red flags.” If sellers keep their eyes open for these warnings, it is possible to avoid bigger problems further along in...
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