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When 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…

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What 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;…

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How 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…

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Points 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…

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Mistakes 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…

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Fairness 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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Learn the Dynamics and Save the Deal

Many business owners are unfamiliar with the dynamics of selling a company, because they have never done so. There are numerous possible “deal breakers.”  Being aware of the following pitfalls and their…

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Expediting Change Post-Closing

The deal is done and you have completed the closing.  Now what do you do?  You help the new owner because chances are that you have some vested interest in the new…

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Selling: What Does An Intermediary Expect From You

If you are seriously considering selling your company, you have no doubt considered using the services of an intermediary.  You probably have wondered what you could expect from him or her.  It…

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Surveying the Business Scene: How Many Sell?

One of the most frequently-asked questions by those looking at the independent business scene is: "How many are for sale?" Right on the heels of that question comes another: "How many actually…

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