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Family-Owned Businesses Do Have Choices
Family-owned businesses do have some options when it comes time to sell. Selling the entire business may not be the best choice when there are no other family members involved. Here are some choices to be considered: Internal Transactions Hire a CEO – This approach is a management exit strategy in which the owner retires, lives off the company’s dividends and possibly sells the company...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Middle-Aged-Business-Traveler-21977102.jpg)
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Who Is Today’s Buyer?
It has always been the American Dream to be independent and in control of one’s own destiny. Owning your own business is the best way to meet that goal. Many people dream about owning their own business, but when it gets right down to it, they just can’t make that leap of faith that is necessary to actually own one’s own business. Business brokers know from their experience that out of...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Meeting-Conference-Table-Board-115167008.jpg)
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Why Deals Fall Apart — Loss of Momentum
Deals fall apart for many reasons – some reasonable, others unreasonable. For example: • The seller doesn’t have all his financials up to date. • The seller doesn’t have his legal/environmental/administrative affairs up to date. • The buyer can’t come up with the necessary financing. • The well known “surprise” surfaces causing the deal to fall apart. The list could go on and on and this...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Smiling-colleagues-serving-cus-97803452.jpg)
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Personal Goodwill: Who Owns It?
Personal Goodwill has always been a fascinating subject, impacting the sale of many small to medium-sized businesses – and possibly even larger companies. How is personal goodwill developed? An individual starts a business and, during the process, builds one or more of the following: • A positive personal reputation • A personal relationship with many of the largest customers and/or suppliers...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Business-People-Meeting-Discus-123947492.jpg)
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The Three Ways to Negotiate
Basically, there are three major negotiation methods. 1. Take it or leave it. A buyer makes an offer or a seller makes a counter-offer – both sides can let the “chips fall where they may.” 2. Split the difference. The buyer and seller, one or the other, or both, decide to split the difference between what the buyer is willing to offer and what the seller is willing to accept. A real...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Due-Diligence-Concept-on-File-120034211.jpg)
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Due Diligence — Do It Now!
Due diligence is generally considered an activity that takes place as part of the selling process. It might be wise to take a look at the business from a buyer’s perspective in performing due diligence as part of an annual review of the business. Performing due diligence does two things: (1) It provides a valuable assessment of the business by company management, and (2) It offers the...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bigstock-Business-113905424.jpg)
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by BBPApril 5, 2016 Buyer Articles, Buying a Business, Seller Articles, Selling a Business0 comments
Considerations When Selling…Or Buying
Important questions to ask when looking at a business…or preparing to have your business looked at by prospective buyers. • What’s for sale? What’s not for sale? Does it include real estate? Are some of the machines leased instead of owned? • What assets are not earning money? Perhaps these assets should be sold off. • What is proprietary? Formulations, patents, software, etc.? • What...Read MoreA Buyer’s Quandary
Statistics reveal that out of about 15 would-be business buyers, only one will actually buy a business. It is important that potential sellers be knowledgeable on what buyers go through to actually become business owners. This is especially true for those who have started their own business or have forgotten what they went thorough prior to buying their business. If a prospective business...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/file000837594608.jpg)
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What Serious Buyers Look For
Obviously, serious buyers want to carefully look at the financials of a company under consideration and all of the other major aspects of the company. However, there are a few other areas that the serious buyer will investigate that sellers may overlook. The Industry – The buyer will want to take a serious look at the industry itself, the customers, the suppliers, the competition, etc. This...Read More![](https://ibba-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSCN8580-scaled.jpg)
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