Posts Categorized: Valuation

How to Break Up With Your Business Partner

How do you place a fair valuation on your company when only one partner wants out, and the other is ready to continue? The answer – for Judith Nowlin and her partner Amanda – wasn’t a matter of calculating how far they’ve come, but rather how far they would go. Nowlin, co-founder of iBirth™, a daily… Read more »

Selling a Business in 2019: Three Important Things to Keep in Mind

from Inc.com, credit: Getty Images With profitable businesses fueling the market and an election year on the horizon, 2019 could be a pivotal year. A new year presents a new opportunity to capitalize on your hard work and sell your business. Luckily, rising sale prices for healthy businesses have presented sellers with a good time to take… Read more »

A Look at Divestopedia’s Article, “The Myth of Fair Business Valuation”

In Divestopedia’s article, “The Myth of Fair Business Valuation: What Professional Valuations Don’t Tell You,” author Chak Reddy is quick to point out that the “type of buyer and method of sale are two important (yet often overlooked) value determinants when finding a starting price for your business.” Reddy brings up some excellent points. One… Read more »

7 Advantages of Buying an Existing Business

With 28 million small businesses open today, now may be the perfect time to invest in your own. As you begin taking the first steps to business ownership, it’s wise to think about the benefits of buying an existing company. Continue reading to discover the advantages of buying an existing business compared to starting your own. Benefits… Read more »

A Small Giant Makes A Great Exit

Tyler Tringas was adamant on establishing his SaaS business without the help of external capital. He founded Storemapper—a business that provides small businesses with a platform to showcase the location of their products in store for curious consumers—in 2012. By 2017, Storemapper was seeing $50,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Ready to build his next business,… Read more »

How to Get Started When Selling Your Business

So you’ve decided to sell — now what? There’s no time like the new year to list your business for sale. However, selling requires more than just posting an ad. If you are adequately prepared, the actual listing can be a quick process. But, if you have only recently decided to sell your business, it… Read more »

Obtaining a Fair Market Value for Your Business

Divestopedia published a rather insightful article, “Letting the Market Bridge the Valuation Gap.” In this October 2018 article, Dave Kauppi dives in and explores how fair market value can be used as a way for business owners to “bridge the gap between the valuation they feel they deserve and that which they’re likely to receive.”… Read more »

Four Significant Issues You Need to Consider When Selling Your Business

The process of selling a business can be very complex. Whether you’ve sold a business in the past or are selling a business for the very first time, it is imperative that you work with an expert. A seasoned business broker can help you navigate through what can be some pretty rough waters. Let’s take… Read more »

5 Big Questions to Consider when Financing a Business Sale

How should the purchase of a business be structured? This is a point that you’ll want to address early in the sale process. For most people, buying or selling a business is one of the most, if not the most, important business decision that they will ever make. For this reason, it is vital not… Read more »

Farm Succession Planning

from JDSpra.com (November 16, 2018) A huge number of baby boomers have created or continued successful family-owned farms. As they approach retirement the future of those farms hinges on their ability to successfully transition to a next generation. Less than 30 percent of family farms successfully transfer to a subsequent generation. A clear succession plan… Read more »