News on Business Sale, Exit Strategies and Valuation

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Figure | 5 Things To Consider When Selling Your Business For Retirement

by forbes.com

  • Business Owner
  • Accountant
  • George S. Patton

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” - George S. Patton Most every successful entrepreneur understands and implements General Patton's wisdom by planning and acting early rather than waiting to plan, but they do so with one unfortunate exception. In my experience with lower middle [...]..

  • Sales
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management
Figure | Your Finances: It's important to plan business exit strategy

by recordonline.com

  • Business Owner
  • Partner
  • Life Insurance

Exit planning is one of the most critical components of owning a business, especially for small-business owners. Small-business owners often have the majority of their wealth tied up in the business, and if their retirem..

  • Insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Real estate
Figure | Have An Exit Strategy Before Committing To A Business Partnership

by lifehacker.com.au

  • Partner
  • Department of Foreign Affairs

Focusing on how to make a partnership work is clearly good for business, but having an exit strategy is good for you. It’s easy to get caught up.....

  • Corporation
  • Partnership
  • Management
Figure | Why You Need a Small Business Exit Plan

by smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com

  • Brad Bernstein
  • Business Owner
  • Audra Lalley

Whether you are looking to sell your business to fund your retirement or you are ready to enjoy your golden years not working, experts say there are a few steps to take pre-sale to make sure your finances are protected...

  • Management
  • Business
  • Small business
Figure | Four Misconceptions About Succession Planning

by wealthmanagement.com

  • Advisor
  • FP Transitions
  • Founder

There are obstacles to hurdle along the way to instituting the ideal succession plan...

  • Management
  • Planning
  • Future
Figure | Small business strategy: What happens to my people after I sell?

by denverpost.com

  • Fred
  • CEO
  • Prospective Buyer

Mergers are about more than money and failing to ask key questions about a deal's long-term impact on employees can doom the transaction...

  • Management
  • Sales
  • Negotiation
Figure | Negotiate Like a Pro -- 7 Techniques When Selling Your Company

by entrepreneur.com

  • Business Owner
  • The Deal
  • Tax Credits

The high stakes make this type of transaction entirely unique. Know how to proceed wisely...

  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Negotiation
Figure | ‘Trust your instincts’: 4Cabling founder Nicole Kersh on how to sell your business

by brw.com.au

  • Nicole Kersh
  • Gernis Holdings
  • BRW

Entrepreneur Nicole Kersh has sold 4Cabling, the business she founded at age 21, in what she describes as a “heart-wrenching experience”...

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Web content
  • Buyer
Figure | What are the biggest obstacles to selling a recruitment business?

by recruiter.co.uk

  • Business Owner
  • The Deal
  • Philip Ellis

Although the market is not yet seeing a flood of merger & acquisition (M&A) activity, there is undeniably increasing interest in deals from both acquirers and owners seeking an exit, whether now or in the coming ..

  • Business
  • Small business
  • Real estate
Figure | U.S. Business Ownership Drops

by smallbiztrends.com

  • Federal Reserve
  • U.S.
  • SCF

The share of American family business ownership drops significantly between 2010 and 2013, falling to its lowest level since 1989...

  • Federal Reserve System
  • Finance
  • Central bank
Figure | Planning your exit strategy

by yorktonnews.com

  • Firefox 3

While your business may be running along smoothly today, an important, but often overlooked facet of any successful business, is putting funds away for life after business. Can you count on the proceeds from the sale of ..

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Gecko
Figure | 10 Reasons You Should Get a Business Appraisal

by smallbiztrends.com

  • ESOP
  • Estate Tax
  • National Center for Employee Ownership

Valuing a business can cost thousands of dollars. But it may be necessary in some situations. Here are reasons to get a business appraisal...

  • Taxation in the United States
  • Tax
  • Corporation
Figure | Selling a Business Series: Letters of Intent and Term Sheets (Part Two), by Clark L. LeBlanc

by rountreelosee.com

  • Clark L. LeBlanc
  • Rountree Losee LLP

If the due diligence process has gone well and has affirmed the interest of the buyer in the seller’s business, the parties may begin (or continue) to n..

Figure | Personal liability in business ownership/operation

by lexology.com

  • Business Owner
  • North Carolina
  • Fraud

Common practice for well advised business owners is to operate the enterprise through a chartered corporation or other limited liability entity recognized in the state(s) in which the business will be operated.  The..

  • Corporation
  • Business
  • Types of business entity
Figure | Marketing your company for sale

by southcoasttoday.com

  • Tax Returns
  • Real estate agents
  • Web Sites

After deciding to sell your business or company, your must establish an asking price of value. Once a proper value has been established, the next important step will be the marketing process...

  • Broker
  • Marketing
  • Buyer
Figure | Duty of Care When Selling a Business in the United States

by business2community.com

  • United States
  • United States Small Business Administration
  • Revised Model Business Corporation

Enterprise owners usually sell their businesses for one of three reasons. First, it has been their goal from the beginning to set up a business and sell it eventually, and the opportune time has come to sell and benefit ..

  • Law
  • Corporation
  • Tort
Figure | Selling a Business Series – Due Diligence and Non-Disclosure Agreements (Part One), by Clark L. LeBlanc

by rountreelosee.com

  • Clark L. LeBlanc
  • Rountree Losee LLP

The sale of a business may seem at first glance like a fairly straightforward, uncomplicated process: the potential seller has built a solid business and/or..

  • Non-disclosure agreement
  • Due diligence
Figure | Choice of new owner impacts exit plan

by tennessean.com

  • Partner
  • Ed Rappuhn
  • Other Services

You may run your business differently based on what would be important to the buyer(s)...

  • Broker
  • Sales
  • Marketing
Figure | Planning for a Cash Windfall

by financial-planning.com

  • Cicily Maton
  • Maton
  • Aequus Wealth Management Resources

A majority of Cicily Maton s clients come to her when a pile of money falls into their laps. But unusual circumstances create special issues...

  • Real estate
  • Money
  • Deposit
Figure | Successful Exit Strategy Secrets: Know How To Get Out Before You Get In

by forbes.com

  • Angel Capital Association
  • Angel Resource Institute
  • Founding Member

Is it rude to think about how to leave someone the first time you meet him? Perhaps. But in the risky world of angel investing, top angels think about the exit the first time they meet the entrepreneur...

  • Venture capital
  • Angel investor
  • Private equity