How to Determine the Value of an Ecommerce Business
Knowing how valuable your business is can inform all kinds of decisions, from business expansion to estate management. For the sake of a sale, however, here are a few useful tools to help you determine value the value an ecommerce business.
How 3 Private Equity Firms Valued the Same Company
In an interesting exercise, our friend and fellow International Business Brokers Association member Scott Bushkie asked three investment firms to generate an offer on the same manufacturing company. The results offer some good M&A lessons. Click here to read...Insights from BizBuySell’s 2020 3rd Quarter Report
Most business buyers and sellers are wondering what 2021 and beyond will bring. BizBuySell and BizQuest President Bob House provided a range of insights stemming from BizBuySell’s 3rd Quarter Insight Report and a survey of more than 2,300 business owners. Learn more here.
Points to Consider Before Selling Your Family-Owned Business
As the old saying goes, “At some point, the time comes to sell almost every business.” But when it comes to family-owned businesses, a level of emotion comes into play. Here are a few things to think about.
Essential Meeting Tips for Business Buyers and Sellers
The buyer-seller meeting is quite often a “make or break” meeting. So you’ll want to ensure that it’s as positive and productive as possible. Here’s how.
How to Optimize Your Chances of Successfully Selling Your Business
The simple fact is that selling your business is likely to be the single most important financial decision you’ll ever make. With this important fact in mind, it is essential that you prepare far in advance. Here’s how.
What’s the Difference Between SDE and EBITDA for a Business Valuation?
Here’s a great article by our good friend and colleague Will Bruce that provides insight into these two measures of business profitability: SDE and EBITDA. Depending on the size of your business, one can be more meaningful than the other in a valuation of your business.
What Do Business Brokers Do?
This is an excellent and thorough presentation of the training and credentials business brokers have and how they help business owners to fully understand the selling process and get to the closing table successfully.
Video: Why You Should Think About Selling Your Business NOW
Are you a business owner? Ever think about selling? Here’s a VERY short video you should check out.