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Small Business Exit Strategy Planning

Small Business Exit Strategy Planning

When you are ready to retire and run off into the sunset, your business will have three possible outcomes: Going out of business, transferring to heirs/employees, or being merged/sold to a buyer. Going out of business at best yields liquidation value for the business, which is usually pennies on the dollar.  The upside to going out of business, is that you won’t incur any future liabilities in warranties, employer obligations etc.  Though it isn’t much of … Read entire article »

Filed under: Selling A Business

Business Valuations, Where is the Value?

Business Valuations, Where is the Value?

If you poll business owners about how much their business is worth, you will get a broad range of answers.  Ascertaining the actual value of a business is not a simple matter.  The first step is to determine the type of value being analyzed. Are we talking about Resale Value, Liquidation Value, Merger/Acquisition Value, Book Value, Divorce Sale Value, etc.  All of these situations present different circumstances, which lead to different valuations. Merger/Acquisition Value The Merger/Acquisition (M&A) value … Read entire article »

Filed under: Business Valuation