Happy Employees Can Increase Profits…and Value
Happy employees mean happy customers and clients. An unhappy employee can mean loss of business or worse. How does a business...
27 June, 2012
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Take a Look at Your Lease
If your business is not location-sensitive, that is, if your business location is immaterial to its success, then the following may not be...
26 June, 2012
What Do Buyers Want to Know?
What is the required capital investment? What is the annual net increase in sales? What is in inventory? What is the debt? What is the prospect of...
26 June, 2012
Rating Today’s Business Buyers
Once the decision to sell has been made, the business owner should be aware of the variety of possible business buyers. Just as...
26 June, 2012
Why Do People Go Into Business?
41% joined the family business 36% wanted more control over their future 27% tired of working for someone else 5% were downsized or laid off *Source: Dun...
26 June, 2012
Protected: A Buyer’s Quandary
Statistics reveal that out of about 15 would-be business buyers, only one will actually buy a business. It is important that potential sellers...
21 June, 2012
Why is seller financing so important to the sale of my business?
Surveys have shown that a seller who asks for all cash, receives on average only 70 percent of his or her asking price, while sellers...
10 January, 2012
What happens when there is a buyer for my business?
When a buyer is sufficiently interested in your business, he or she will, or should, submit an offer in writing. This offer or...
10 January, 2012
What can I do to help sell my business?
A buyer will want up-to-date financial information. If you use accountants, you can work with them on making current information available. If you...
10 January, 2012
What can business brokers do – and, what can’t they do?
Business brokers are the professionals who will facilitate the successful sale of your business. It is important that you understand just what a...
10 January, 2012