Sooner or later most business owners come to a time when they will start to think about moving on and exiting from their business. Regardless of your reasons and the strategy you…
Why Buy Assets Instead of Corporations
When you buy a business, you have a choice, should you buy the assets of the business or buy the legal entity, typically a corporation? In most sales, it is better for…
What Assets are Included in the Sale of a Business?
This is probably the most asked question when I meet with a business owner thinking of selling their business. It’s a good question. What is being sold, or included in the sale…
Buying or Selling Business Assets: 6 Key Questions
“You wouldn’t buy a pig in a poke…”. A great saying which can be applied to business capital. Buying business assets is often synonymous with a new professional life. From the seller’s…
What an Asset Sale Involves
The Asset Sale In an asset sale, you are selling the different assets that the business owns. Assets may be: tangible, such as land, buildings, equipment, cash, investments, and inventory, intangible, such…
Selling Your Business At A Right Price
A variety of calculation methods, progressive business planning and avoiding common mistakes are key considerations when selling your business. Business sellers want to achieve a good result for themselves in terms of…
Want To Buy A Business? Consider These 3 Factors First
Owning a business has many pros and cons. On the plus side, it’s an opportunity to be your own boss, control your destiny and, potentially, increase your net worth. On the other…
Valuing Inventory in Business Transactions
How is inventory figured in the value of a business? For industries which have little or no inventory like service, professional, IT, etc., inventory is basically a non-issue in the valuation process….
7 Tips for Selling A Business for Every Industry
When contemplating a business sale, focusing on key drivers of value can produce more favorable terms and a higher price. Those include: Growth: buyers rarely want to invest in stagnant or declining…
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Become More Attractive to Buyers
Entrepreneurs who have built businesses with years of blood and toil often find that selling to a good firm doesn’t happen overnight. Indeed, it takes three to five years of careful preparation,…