– Do You Want to Get the Best Deal or Just Save the Fee? – The ability to have multiple buyers compete for the acquisition of a business is in every business owner’s best interest. If you receive an unsolicited offer for your business, you may save a fee, but you have no idea if the offer is a good deal for you. A competitive bidding process (*) is the only way to ensure that […]
Your Business Valuation is Effected by Your Balance Sheet A balance sheet is one of the most common starting places for buyers when attempting to assess the value of your company. The following items that flow through your balance sheet may impact the value of your business more than you think. Business owners should consider the following aspects of their balance sheet when deciding to sell: Capital Expenditures Most businesses would expect to see […]
What Can Go Wrong When Selling a Business I read this great article today about the “Top 10 Ways and M&A Transaction Can Go Wrong” by Gary Miller of SDR Ventures. Here are some excerpts of this article: “Many business owners are jumping on the bandwagon to sell their companies, trying to take advantage of the current hot market and frothy multiples being paid by buyers…Some sources estimate that 80% of small and […]
