Much is written about “value drivers”; strong financials, recurring revenue, desirable industry, scalability, impressive customer list, intellectual property, etc. However, I think of value drivers as almost prerequisites to attracting buyers for lower-mid market companies. But eliminating “value detractors” is frequently even more important to buyers because it helps minimize risk. In my opinion, the top two value detractors are: 1) owner dependence and 2) customer concentration.
Topics: sell your business, business valuations
Topics: sell your business, business valuations
“Failing to plan is planning to fail”
Every business owner, regardless of size, should have an exit strategy for his or her company. Failing to have a sound, up to date exit plan could cost an owner hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in sale price.
Topics: sell your business, Selling your business, exit, sell, selling, exit planning
Exit – Should you sell your business? How? And then what?
Posted by Kevin Freeman on Mon, May 04, 2015 @03:04 PMShould you sell your business? Patrick M. Foley is the Vice President of Robert W. Baird & Co. and has provided us with an excellent article to help you to start planning the sale of your business. Please see the article and link below to learn more.
Topics: sell your business, Selling your business, sell, selling, exit planning