Upsize Minnesota and Club Entrepreneur, along with Sunbelt Business Brokers, DS&B, Tech Guru, and Highland Bank will present a seminar for business sellers and buyers on due diligence and valuations. The event will be held at The Minneapolis Club at 11 a.m. on August 31, 2016. Attendance at this workshop will improve your chances for...
Selling a business is an obstacle course of preparing your business for sale, finding a buyer, negotiating and making it through the closing without a hitch. But you can make selling your business easier if you avoid more deal killer mistakes. 1. Not being up front about problems with the business Most buyers will do their...
Selling a business is an obstacle course of preparing your business for sale, finding a buyer, negotiating and making it through the closing without a hitch. But you can make selling your business easier if you avoid these deal killers. Setting your asking price to high. Buyers will put your asking price through the grinder to...
Even the savviest business person may not be experienced or comfortable with buying a business on their own. That’s why it is important to make use of Sunbelt Business Brokers to help facilitate the process.Sunbelt Business Services will coach you through the process of buying. Sunbelt will help prepare you and your finances to purchase...
Business brokers have access to a database of potential buyers and/or investors. Business brokers know how to sell a business, unfortunately, most sellers do not. Business brokers run and pay for the business sale advertising. Business brokers provide assistance through the escrow closing. Business brokers can help determine the best selling price. Business brokers explain...
When developing an exit plan, explore the “What Ifs” Since we can’t predict the future, it is important for the business owner to adopt a “what if” mentality when thinking of exit plans. It is very simple logic. To follow it ask “What if” or “What should I do if ” and then name or...
Take an honest look at how your company functions internally. Even if you bring home millions, it may be time for a change. A startup mentality focuses the mind, challenges the body, and can be good for the soul. I love the scrappy, can-do attitude of early-stage companies—simply walk through the doors and the energy...
Starting and running a business can be challenging. But most start-up business owners don’t even consider an exit plan. Most business owners are intent on getting the day-to-day and year-to-year tasks done. For them making money in business means ultimately showing positive cash flow and a bottom line profit. With this mindset, entrepreneurs often figure...
The Best Companies Know These Answers Are you the owner of a lower middle market business (revenues of $5 Million to $50 Million)? If so, do you know the answers to the following questions? Why should you care about the impact that baby boomer demographics will have on your exit planning? Why should you care...
