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What’s Your Business REALLY Worth?
A recent article in INC magazine titled”Street Smarts,” by Norm Brodsky (his column is worth the price of the magazine) addressed the subject of the title above. However, in the very first…
Read MoreIs Your Company Hiding an “Orphan”?
Does your business have an orphan product or service that is doing okay, but doesn’t seem to fit into your core business? Many companies, private equity groups and even some individual buyers…
Read MoreKeys to Improving the Value of Your Company
The first key is to have your accountant take a look at your accounting procedures and make recommendations on how to improve them. He or she may also help in preparing financial…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Company’s Weaknesses?
Every company has weaknesses; the trick is to fix them. There is a saying that the test of a good company president or CEO is what happens to the company when he…
Read MoreWhen Is A Company In Trouble?
Companies can be in trouble or headed for it for many reasons. However, most of them can be linked to one or more of the following: • Lack of proper focus • Poor management…
Read MoreWhat Sellers Don’t Expect When Selling Their Companies
In the proverbial “perfect world,” business owners would plan three to five years ahead to sell their companies. But, as one industry expert has suggested, business owners very seldom plan to sell;…
Read MoreHow Does Your Company Rate?
Valuation of private companies is much more subjective than public companies because there is no free trading marketplace for the private companies’ stock. Just like a champion Olympic figure skater, the performance…
Read MorePoints to Ponder for Sellers
Who best understands my business? When interviewing intermediaries to represent the sale of your firm, it is important that you discuss your decision process for selecting one. Without this discussion, an intermediary…
Read MoreMistakes Sellers Make
• They neglect to run their business during the sales process. – The owner of a business with sales under the $20 million range can get so involved in the selling process that…
Read MoreFairness Opinions
Since one often hears the term “fair value” or “fair market value,” it would be easy to assume that “fairness opinion” means the same thing. A fairness opinion may be based to…
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