What's new at Business ValuationThe 5 Biggest Mistakes Made When Getting A Business Appraised
Most business owners will, at some point, want or need to know how much their business is worth. They will be faced with the task of finding someone to perform a business appraisal or valuation... (read more)
Business Valuation is Critical
What is Business Valuation? The term business valuation is the method by which the business worth is determined... (read more)
Key Steps to a Sound Business Purchase Structure
If you have just decided to start the process of buying your first company or if you are a seasoned mergers and acquisitions professional, you as a business buyer, need to utilize a disciplined, structured approach to purchase the best... (read more)
Why You Need a Business Planning System NOT a Business Plan
When someone mentions business planning we have been conditioned to think about writing a business plan... (read more)
Business Continuation Planning
As a business owner, much of your wealth is probably tied to your business. While that may help the business grow, it may also create severe liquidity problems for your beneficiaries when you die... (read more)
Develop a Business Purchase Plan!
Businesses are bought and sold everyday. Each transaction is unique, yet there are fundamental elements to the purchase process that are common. The purpose of this article is to highlight the sequential components of a typical business purchase plan... (read more)
Eight Steps To Buying Your Own Business
How to avoid costly mistakes - take it one step at a time (NC)-Being one's own boss is an enduring Canadian dream and buying an existing company might offer the best way to realize this dream... (read more)
How Much Risk Are You Taking in Buying a Business?
Any seasoned business buyer will tell you that buying a business can be very risky. The word,? isk?is most often quantified monetarily in business purchase terms, however, before you start your business purchase program you need to calculate ALL your... (read more)
DIS-Qualifying Companies = Better Acquisitions!
When you think about it and actually get involved in pursuing a company purchase, you quickly realize that your success rate of finding your? deal?company to purchase is a direct result of your ability to effectively locate viable potential acquisition... (read more)
Sanity Check - Buying A Business
In the business broker community there is a review process that helps a buyer determine if a business purchase makes sense or not... (read more)
The Reluctant Entrepreneur
It seems odd to think of a person opening a shop, knowing that they're not at all interested in selling or in face-to-face interaction with customers. But that's exactly what many Internet business owners have done. And they've done it well... (read more)
Buyer Beware of Business Purchase Contracts!
Paperwork, specifically legal documents, is a prerequisite to buying any business. It doesn? make any difference if you buy a business once in your life or do it all the time, every business acquisition purchase contract is different and requires... (read more)
5 Things You Must Do Well When Buying a Business to Not Get Burned
Are you not sure what Business to buy? Need to know what is a fair deal?Martin Smith thought he was buying an established business with good credit and collectable accounts receivable. The day after settlement the surprises began... (read more)
Buying a Business is a Numbers Game!
? needle in the haystack!?or? diamond in the rough? both popular saying? apply to what? involved in finding your ideal company to buy! Any seasoned business buyer will tell you that finding viable companies that can be purchased for reasonable terms is... (read more)
Non-Compete Agreement Basics
Often business buyers and sellers include a seller non-compete agreement within the business purchase terms... (read more)
Merger and Acquisition Valuation Practice Outline
Outline for a New M&A ValuationPractice Area for a Law FirmMichael A. S. Guth, Ph.D., J.D., Practice LeaderThis outline describes the M&A package that our law firm would normally prepare when retained to find targeted acquisitions for a client... (read more)
Franchise Resolution In 2005
The outlook for 2005 is out; it is going to be yet another challenging year, with the recent increase in oil prices finally settling in... (read more)
Increase Profits with No Pain, No Change Approach
Implementing changes, even when they?e good for your business, can be tough. As the old adage goes, old habits die hard and it? just as true in business as it is in our personal lives... (read more)
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