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Is Now The Right Time To Sell My Business?

The most common question business owners ask is: “When is the right time to sell my business?” It depends on three factors, but that may not be the right question.

Cashing in the Chips

Issues to consider when contemplating the sale of your company

Two Bites of the Apple

A creative way to sell a company twice for business owners who want to diversify their worth but are not ready to call it quits

Cashing In Before Checking Out

Unlike in the past, a liquidity event does not mean you have to forego the upside potential of your business

Preparing Your Company for Sale

How to increase the sale price and likelihood of success

The Small Print in Selling a Company

There are certain provisions included in every deal that business owners should be aware of before negotiating to sell their business.

What is your Company Worth?

An overview of the methodologies used to value a business

What Drives Your Company's Value

Knowing what drives your company's value is crucial to improving your valuation

Financial Metrics

Measuring your company's ability to create shareholder value

Does Size Really Matter?

Why Valuation Multiples are lower for Smaller Companies

All Shares Are Not Created Equal

Why shares owned by different people in the same company can have different values

What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School

Reflections on the way things really work in the world of finance

A Passion for Profit

Companies need a larger purpose to maximize profit

What is Your Financial Model

Having a coherent and viable financial model is critical to the success of every enterprise

What is Your Financial Signature

CEOs typically have a "financial signature" that indicates their capacity to generate shareholder value

Dealing With a Venture Capital Firm

Helpful hints for raising money from professional investors

Understanding Mezzanine Financing

A layman's explanation fo a growing source of capital to fund growth and acquisitions

ESOPs - The Good, Bad and the Ugly

A practical guide to business owners considering a sale to an ESOP

Leveraged ESOPs

A Case Study of a leveraged ESOP

Private Company Governance

Effective corporate governance ideas for private companies

Using Advisors Wisely

The value of your advisors depends on how they are managed

The Art of Negotiation

Some helpful tips to consider when negotiating a transaction

How Much Should You Borrow?

What is the proper amount of debt for your company to borrow?

Getting Your Affairs in Order

Have a plan in place in the event your transition from your job is to another world.

Uncertain Death

Why you must plan for what your business would do without you

Buyer Beware

Improve your chances for a successful acquisition

Who Wants to Go Public Anymore?

Does it still make sense to go public in the post-Sarbanes Oxley world?

Planning and Executing a Successful Liquidity Event