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What You Need to Know About Partnership Agreements
There have been countless instances when someone has gone into business with a relative or close friend and made...
Preparing for Your Eventual Retirement
Many business owners are truly committed to their businesses. As a result, it is very difficult for them to...
A Seller’s Dilemma
When one sells their house, the best deal is usually the highest price. When one decides to sell their...
A Look at the Market Pulse Report
The Market Pulse Report Survey is a resource that has a variety of information that business brokers and M&A...
3 Ways to Make Your Business Appealing to Buyers
If you are like most business owners, you have never sold a business before and might not have a...
Three Reasons Why You Might Want to Own a Business
Have you been thinking that business ownership is for you? Many people are committed to the idea of owning...
4 Takeaways from the Latest BizBuySell Quarterly Report
BizBuySell is an online resource that focuses on offering unique content that specifically addresses the needs of buyers and...
The True Meaning of a Fairness Opinion
Many people assume they know what “fairness opinion” means because they are familiar with the term “fair market value.”...
Telling the Story of Your Business
Often selling a business comes down to storytelling. The buyer and seller are the main characters of the story...
Is it Possible to Buy a Business Without Collateral?
When it comes to getting a loan, you can be certain that a bank will want collateral. This is...
How Sellers Can Boost Their Levels of Success
Many buyers view a publicly-held company as virtually being an open book with at least a modest level of...
Not All Buyers Are Created Equal: The Mindset of the Serious Buyer
Just as every person is different, the same invariably holds true for buyers. No two buyers are the same....
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Business
When in the process of buying a business, some buyers have accidentally overlooked important questions that need to be...
When It Comes to Selling Your Business, Let Others Do the Heavy Lifting
While brokerage professionals are working to sell your business, it’s important for you to keep running things in a...
Takeaways from the Latest BizBuySell Insight Report
Whether you are thinking of buying or selling a business, it’s worth taking a look at the quarterly BizBuySell...
What You Need to Know About Family Businesses
Family businesses are critical to both the US and World economies. In fact, in the US alone, there are...
Justifying Your EBITDA
All too often a business owner decides to sell, only to learn a number of harsh realities. For example,...
The Complexities of Valuations
A lot of training and experience goes into good valuations. A variety of complex factors are involved. Plus, there...
What Do Buyers Really Want?
When sellers get ready to put their businesses on the market, they often wonder what buyers are really looking...
No Replacement for Experience
When it comes time to sell your business and sign on the dotted line, you only have one opportunity...
An Overview of Goodwill in Business Deals
Many business owners don’t understand the concept of goodwill or how to calculate it. When a buyer is willing...
How to Get Ready to Sell Your Business
You may have heard the advice, “the best time to prepare to sell is when you start your business.”...
The Importance of Employee Happiness
Everyone knows that good employees are important for a thriving business. That’s why there has been so much emphasis...
Leases: Key Considerations That Can Make or Break a Business
Are you selling a business that involves a lease? If so, this will be a factor that has significance...
What Should You Expect from Term Sheets?
If you’re selling your business, at some point you’ll likely be presented with a term sheet. As the name...
Is Your Deal Really Done?
Once you get to the stage of your deal where you have a signed letter of intent, you may...
Questions to Ask When Negotiating a Deal
Almost every sale of a business involves a high degree of negotiation between buyers and sellers. In this article,...
How Can You Tell If a Potential Buyer is Really Serious?
When you’re trying to sell your business, the last thing you want is to waste time dealing with buyers...
How to Sell and Successfully Launch Your Retirement
Many business owners are emotionally attached to their businesses, and it is easy to understand why. Typically, business owners...
A Guide for Determining a Reasonable Price for Your Small Business
There is a considerable difference between determining the value of a privately-held company and a publicly-held company. Topping the...
Current Insights Regarding the Labor Shortage
BizBuySell’s Insight Report is filled with key statistics and information on a range of topics, including the labor shortage...
3 Overlooked Areas to Consider When Buying a Business
Without a doubt, there are a multitude of factors that go into buying a business. Since there are so...
The Importance of Quality Negotiations
When it comes to finalizing deals, successful negotiations are at the heart of the matter. It only makes sense...
What You Should Know About Selling Your Business
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Do You Have What It Takes to Find Success in the 21st Century?
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How to Circumvent Three Legal Mistakes Sellers Make
After decades of hard work, selling your business can be an exciting and rewarding time. Yet, many business owners...
The Often-Overlooked Importance of Leases
When buying or selling a business, it is critically important that you evaluate the lease. It is a strange...
The Advantage of Buying an Existing Business
Most people think of starting a business from scratch, developing an idea, building a company from the ground up....
12 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Company
1. Build a solid management team. A business with sales of $5 million and up needs a full complement of...
Selling Your Business? Do-It-Yourself is Risky Business!
When the owner of a business makes the decision to sell, he or she is taking a giant step...
“Hello” is a Key Part of Making the Right First Impression
Just as people will form judgments and ideas about you as a person based on first impressions, the same...
The Transformative Benefits of the Entrepreneurial Operating System®
Damon Neth is a Professional EOS Implementer of the Entrepreneurial Operating System®. He co-authored a best-selling book entitled X-Formation: Transforming Business...
Confidential Business Reviews Should Establish Trust
When you are selling a business, your business broker or M&A Advisor will likely create a Comprehensive Business Review,...
Determining the Right Time to Sell
Determining when it’s finally the right time to sell can be a tricky proposition. If you are thinking about...
Confidentiality Agreements: What are the Most Important Elements?
Every business has to be concerned about maintaining confidentiality. In fact, it is common for business owners to become...