Selling My Business. What Should I Expect?
You need to step back, think, and plan. You need to understand the process and what lies ahead – before you act. You need an exit strategy!
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1. Selling My Business
Selling my business – it is complicated! Learn how the business sale process works, understand business value and how to maximize your sale price. How to prepare in advance to avoid costly mistakes when selling a business.
It can be brutal!
The toughest, most important sale you’ll ever make in your business – is selling your business. To sell your company, to make it both sellable and valuable, you need to take the time to design an exit strategy, work on succession planning, and get focused on value creation – long before putting it on the market for sale.
If you think that your timing is two to three years out and that you can therefore keep putting this off, you need to understand that “two to three years” is NOW, especially if you are in your 50s, 60s, 70s or older. The sale process itself can take 9 – 12 months, or more, from start to finish. And you can’t “time the market” for selling your company, just like you can’t time the market with your investing in the stock market.
And with all of what’s going on out there in the world, an exit strategy is critical to monetizing your life’s work! A sudden downturn could keep you captive in your business for another few years as you try to rebuild.
By the Way, It’s NOT all about YOU!
Without an exit strategy, you are not just risking your own retirement, or the next phase of life. You are putting in jeopardy your spouse, children, their families, your employees, their families and more.
Not sure where to start? Consider these questions and let’s find time to discuss:
Do you know the value of your business?
When do you want to be completely or mostly out of the business?
Can you make it through the next downturn?
Do you have a solid plan for what you will do after your exit?
Let’s discuss the sellability and value of your company!
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When You Hear: “Hey, I Want to Buy Your Business” But You Have No Exit Strategy
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Should I Sell My Business Without an Advisor?
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Family Business Transfer Conversations – Talking with Your Adult Children About Succession Planning
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Sell My Business Now? Wait for the Economy?
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Exit / Succession Planning – Many Options for Business Exit Structure
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Exit Planning – Succession Planning: Nine Options for Exit
Exit Planning – Succession Planning – Nine Options for Exit So many variations to an exit plan! Here are just nine themes…a brief summary to get you thinking! Within each, there are many potential paths and tools to get there. There are also serious considerations to take into account. 1. Sell to 3rd party: An
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