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The new year is in full swing. Your resolutions might already have taken a hit, but there’s still a chance to set some goals and sell your business. Sale prices for healthy businesses continue to [...]

When you’re selling your business, it’s easy to become obsessively focused on the final price. Hiring a competent advisor may lower that price by taking a percentage of the sale, but a [...]

Business valuation of a privately held company can be calculated in so many different ways that the answer to the question “What is my company worth?” depends a great deal on whom, and why, you [...]

When the time comes to sell your business, recognize that all buyers are different, and finding the right one is the key to maximizing the value of your estate and ensuring the future success of [...]

Worries about credit conditions and the current economic climate may weigh heavily on the minds of business owners contemplating selling a company in the coming years. But maximizing the business [...]

35 million baby boomers are expected to retire between 2000 and 2020. If you are like most business owners planning on retiring in the near future, how you conduct the sale of your business may [...]

Subprime lending has tightened, but the pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remains relatively unaffected. In fact, global M&A in the first half of 2007 grew by 55 percent over 2006. [...]

As a small business owner, your company most likely represents a significant portion of your net worth. That’s why it’s crucial to minimize the risk of litigation when the time comes [...]

When an unsolicited buyer knocks on the door to ask if you’re selling your business, many owners are understandably pleased. However, the first buyer that approaches you may not be the best [...]

You started your business with dreams of making millions. When the time comes to sell, you will want to keep as many of those after-tax dollars as you possibly can in exchange for your blood, [...]