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4 Personal Things to Consider When Getting Ready to Sell Your Business

Founders need to consider many personal factors in deciding whether they want to sell their business and whether it’s the right time to sell.  Firstly, you need to determine what your financial objectives are for a transaction.  Do you want the highest possible...

4 Professional Advisors you should Engage to help you sell your Business

Selling a business requires a team of advisors who have the right skill set and who can strip away the emotion and individual biases from the equation. Too often entrepreneurs let things get personal or get highly emotional when someone tells them that “their kids are...

4 Tech Company Business Valuation Methods you should know about

Multiple of Earnings Most mature companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA and this is largely based on a company’s trailing 12-month financial performance.  Valuations can range anywhere from 3X to 8X of EBITDA with a median for most companies of about 5X.  The...

7 Valuation Drivers you can’t ignore when valuating your Tech-Enabled Company

The #1 metric in determining the valuation of a company is of course market comparables.  This is the price that comparable companies in the same industry have been sold for with the most recent transactions carrying the most weight.  Valuations are generally a...

Getting Your Financial and Legal House In Order Before Selling Your Business

The time to start getting your financial and legal house in order in anticipation of a transaction isn’t once someone has approached you or you have an offer on the table.  Ideally, you want to have all of your ducks in a row well before embarking on a sales process,...
4 Tech Company Business Valuation Methods you should know about

4 Tech Company Business Valuation Methods you should know about

Multiple of Earnings Most mature companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA and this is largely based on a company’s trailing 12-month financial performance.  Valuations can range anywhere from 3X to 8X of EBITDA with a median for most companies of about 5X.  The...

Top 10 Things Not To Do When Selling Your Business

Top 10 Things Not To Do When Selling Your Business

Don’t try and go it alone without a good team around you Selling a business is a huge undertaking and requires an experienced team of advisors who can help you to manage the process.  You need an experienced team of professionals including an M & A advisor, tax...

Top 10 Things Not To Do When Selling Your Business

Don’t try and go it alone without a good team around you Selling a business is a huge undertaking and requires an experienced team of advisors who can help you to manage the process.  You need an experienced team of professionals including an M & A advisor, tax...

4 Professional Advisors you should Engage to help you sell your Business

Selling a business requires a team of advisors who have the right skill set and who can strip away the emotion and individual biases from the equation. Too often entrepreneurs let things get personal or get highly emotional when someone tells them that “their kids are...

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Top 10 Things Not To Do When Selling Your Business

Top 10 Things Not To Do When Selling Your Business

Don’t try and go it alone without a good team around you Selling a business is a huge undertaking and requires an experienced team of advisors who can help you to manage the process.  You need an experienced team of professionals including an M & A advisor, tax...

4 Professional Advisors you should Engage to help you sell your Business

4 Professional Advisors you should Engage to help you sell your Business

Selling a business requires a team of advisors who have the right skill set and who can strip away the emotion and individual biases from the equation. Too often entrepreneurs let things get personal or get highly emotional when someone tells them that “their kids are...

Strategic vs. Financial Buyers – What’s The Best Option?

Strategic vs. Financial Buyers – What’s The Best Option?

There is no black or white answer to this as the “best buyer” for a business depends on a number of factors and it's not always just the one that will pay the highest price.  There are pros and cons to both strategic buyers and financial buyers and this can be a...