Retirement

How to Value a Niche Business

How to Value a Niche Business

Valuing a publicly traded company is easy; you simply multiply the company’s stock price by the number of shares outstanding. Unfortunately, determining the value of a privately owned business isn’t always so transparent. And if you operate a niche business, the valuation process can be even more complex.

The Seven Step Exit Planning Process

Seven Step Exit Planning Process

There is a “recipe” for creating a successful intergenerational transfer. It isn’t the only recipe that works, but because it depends on six carefully chosen ingredients, its chances for successful completion are greater than others. If any of the following six ingredients is compromised, or worse still, missing, the result will change. Ingredient 1: Parents must …

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Getting the Results You Want

Business Exit Planning

As you consider your business exit, you may find that approaching it alone is prohibitively challenging. You may also find that some of the advisors with whom you’ve worked don’t have all of the skills, tools, and strategies necessary to help you exit on your terms. While planning for your future is the key, you know that results are …

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How to Be Sure You Are Leaving Your Business in Good Hands

Business Buyer

Most business owners are considering several options for the future of the ownership of their businesses. If you’re keeping your options open, that is typical. But business owners who end up selling their businesses to an outside, unrelated buyer often report that they wish they had known more about what the sale process would be …

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Selling Your Business To A Key Employee

Selling Your Business to a Key Employee

What is a Key Employee? Key employees are those who have a direct and significant impact on business value, meaningfully participate in the business’ strategic future, and whose combination of skills and experience would be exceedingly difficult to replace. Why would you sell to you key employees? One reason you may want to sell to a key …

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