GlobalBX Entrepreneur Business Articles - November 2008Preparing Your Company for SaleWhether you are considering selling your business now or sometime in the future, the most important thing you can do to ensure a successful and profitable sale is to take steps to properly prepare your business for the sale. There are hundreds of reasons why a company is difficult to sell or offers are not […] How To Buy A Medical ClinicFinding a medical clinic for sale and buying one can be a complicated process. There are many steps involved in changing over ownership of medical clinics, urgent care clinics and health care clinics. These types of clinics for sale are good investments but require careful planning and being resourceful. Client Base When you find medical […] Moving Forward…It’s Time for Content, Communication Course CorrectionThe financial industry got caught with its pants down. The automotive industry got caught with its arrogance up. 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The answer is quite simple, the business of selling a company is involved and time consuming which could easily lead you to neglect your business while trying to sell it. Such neglect could create problems, reducing […] Don’t Lose Your Life Savings When Buying A Business!Many of the things that need to be considered when deciding to buy a business apply to any purchasing decision. It is all about striking a sensible balance between risk and reward. Consider a situation where you go into a store and buy something for $5, you get it home and find that it does […] How to Sell a Business for Maximum ProfitWhen selling anything, it is important to focus more on the motivations of the buyer than those of you the seller. When selling your business you need to imagine what potential buyers might want to gain from an acquisition and make sure you give them what they want. We investigate this further in another article […] |
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