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Selling a Business: Recasting to EBITDA

Posted by Chad Byers on Mon, Nov 30, 2015 @10:00 AM

If you're considering selling a business, it is important for you to start by understanding the true range of value, and what impacts your every day business practices can have on that range.

The market value of a small business can vary greatly from the book or tax mitigated value because most small businesses are managed to minimize taxable income. While this benefits the current owner, it's impact on how cash flow is reported will look less appealing to a potential buyer. Below, we'll show you how to mitigate that by performing a financial recast to calculate the true earnings of the business.

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Topics: selling

Exit Planning

Posted by Kevin Freeman on Tue, Aug 25, 2015 @12:33 PM

“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.

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Topics: sell your business, Selling your business, exit, sell, selling, exit planning

Pre-­Sale Strategy – Positioning Your Company For Maximum Value

Posted by Paul Visokey on Mon, May 18, 2015 @01:30 PM

Companies owned by professional investors usually put in place a strategic plan to build their organization and its public profile. Their intent is to maximize returns upon the eventual exit of its investors. All major business decisions to pursue acquisitions or investment in facilities, geographic or product expansion, technology, systems, personnel, etc. are influenced by the short and long term goals of ownership and the strategic plan. The management team and their advisors are familiar with the preparatory steps necessary to position the company for an eventual transaction. They each play a part in building the company’s profile so that it is appropriately positioned when it is time for an investor exit.

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Topics: Selling your business, pre-sale strategies, selling

Exit – Should you sell your business? How? And then what?

Posted by Kevin Freeman on Mon, May 04, 2015 @03:04 PM

Should 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.

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Topics: sell your business, Selling your business, sell, selling, exit planning