Category: Value a Business

Selling a Business: The Impact of the Coronavirus Anyone not living in a cave is, by now, aware that much of the world is battling a new demon known as the coronavirus. This malignant disease is having a major negative impact on everything from airlines, restaurants and local governments to

Buying a Business: Check for Liens! If you’re buying a business – or if you’re a business broker representing a client in buying a business – one of the most important aspects of a buyer’s due diligence – and one that too often slips through the cracks – is determining

Selling a Business: 5 Ways to Get the Deal Done Selling a business ain’t easy, my friends! And that’s particularly true if the seller is not prepared. It’s doubly true if the business owner tries to do it him- or herself. Trying to sell a business while, at the same

Selling a Business: The Letter of Intent Selling a business is a many step process. Geez, just getting the business ready to be sold takes plenty of work! Some brokers think that, once all the preliminary work is done – the valuation, the listing, the preparation of the Offering Memorandum,

Business Valuations: Let Me Count the Ways! Business valuations are, not surprisingly, a critical part of our business. We value businesses for all sorts of reasons, not just for sellers when it comes time to sell. We do business valuations for divorces, partnership dissolutions, financing and refinancing, insurance, buy-sell agreements

PEGs and Family Offices are BUYERS! To anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time, the terms PEGs and family offices are probably at least somewhat familiar. But the activity that we’re seeing in the market at the moment suggests that a post on these groups would

The Importance of a Business Valuation Most business owners know their pricing model and margins like the back of their hand. They have a firm grasp of the math and how important it is to be constantly aware of changing costs and the need to adjust their prices to maintain

Selling a Business: What’s the Forecast? One of the questions we receive most often is, “what’s the market like ‘right now’ for selling a business?” If you’re a business owner thinking about your exit – or if you’re an aspiring business broker seriously considering getting into our industry – the

Selling PART of a Business Selling part of a business is not something we see often but it is not uncommon – both in early stage businesses and more mature enterprises. When a business has multiple founders, it is not unusual to for one partner to come to the realization

Selling a Franchise Business: The Challenges Selling a business is challenging enough. Selling a franchise business has its own challenges – and if you want to include selling franchised businesses in your business brokers practice, you need to know what some of those distinct challenges are. Selling a franchise business