Business Brokerages Articles For Entrepreneurs & Small Business OwnersBusiness Valuation From An Investor Or Business Buyer’s PerspectiveNo one can tell you exactly what your business is worth except for someone ready, willing and able to buy or invest in it. But, with that said, by looking at your business from the perspective of a business buyer or investor, and their alternative investments, you will be able to see how much your […] Is Selling My Business The End Game?The End Game In the business world, your professional career, your job, what is your end game? Do you have a goal to “be done working by the time I turn___ years old”? What is your goal? Starting a business and selling it for a very comfortable profit- is that your goal? Climbing the corporate […] Business Brokers: Their Importance To Business Buyers & SellersAs many businesses change their owners at some point, the services of business brokers can be necessary and highly valuable both from the business buyer’s and seller’s perspective. A person who is aiming to buy a business will need to evaluate the particular establishment and an experienced business broker can offer priceless assistance in this […] What Separates the Good Business Broker From the Bad?Over the years, I’ve heard a million horror stories from business owners about their experiences with some of the “fly by night” business brokers out there. It’s always the same names and it always makes me wonder, “How did you get hooked up with these people? Why did you hire them?” I mean, I’ve seen […] How Much Do I Pay a Business Broker to Sell My Business?Be a Smart Business Seller Congratulations! 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Even a seemingly […] Business Brokers & M & A Intermediaries & the Art of Letting Go: Value for Your Company, Confidence in the AcquisitionIf a business broker or M & A Intermediary is doing his or her job correctly, both sides win. The seller is comfortable with the business opportunity or acquisition presented and the value placed on his company meets or exceeds expectations. The buyer is confident that his best interest is at heart and the business […] Which is More Valuable, Large Profit Margins or Large Revenue?It is not a mistake to always be thinking of the day you implement your exit strategy and sell your business as you are in the process of growing it. Many years before you go to sell your business, you are making decisions on new product lines, strategies, or new customers. There are many factors […] 10 Tips On Selling Your Business With a Business BrokerSome readers will be asking; why use a broker, why pay these fees when I could do it myself? 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 […] Selling Your Business – Business Broker or Merger and Acquisition AdvisorNumber of Clients Represented – Business Brokers want to represent as many business for sale as they can. When contacting their vast network of individual buyers it is a real benefit to have a vast inventory of companies. Because on this, their approach is more of a mass mailing, mass email, post the business on […] Persistent? … or Wasting Time?What would you do? I had been working with the Seller for two years, one buyer had gotten almost to the finish line and dropped out; others looked and said, “Not enough information,” or words to that effect, and dropped out. But I believed in this company, believed in the profit potential, and believed that […] Business Broker…a WHAT?Everyone has heard of Brokers – Stock Brokers, Mortgage Brokers, even Marriage Brokers. But what is a Business Broker? It is a little known and less understood segment of the Real Estate industry. Simply put, a Business Broker is one who assists an individual (or company) in buying a business or helping a company sell […] Putting Together A Winning Team To Sell Your BusinessWho are the primary players you need when selling your business. Just like in sports, the players on your team will make a big difference on whether you win or lose. If you were putting together a baseball team, you would not draft Wayne Gretzky to be your pitcher just because he has a well […] Confidentiality Agreements: Their Importance To Business Buyers And SellersIf you are planning to buy a business in the near future, or sell one for that matter, then you are probably thinking about the price you may have to pay, scheduling business appraisers, collating legal documents, putting in an offer and so on. The list of things to do is indeed long. However, one […] |
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