It is common for executives at companies to undergo an annual physical.  Likewise, these same executives will likely examine their own investments at least once a year, if not more often.  However, rather perplexingly, these same capable and responsible executives never consider giving their company an annual physical unless required to do so by rule […]

Not every prospective buyer actually buys a business.  In fact, out of 15 prospective buyers, only 1 actually makes a purchase.  Sellers should remember that being a buyer can be stressful.  The bottom line is that buying a business is usually one of the single largest financial decisions that a person can make.  In this […]

Business owners considering selling should realize that they have many different types of prospective buyers.  Today’s prospective business buyers are more sophisticated and diverse than ever before.  Let’s take a closer look at the different types of prospective buyers and what you should know about each of them. 1.  Family Members Family members often buy […]

Confidentiality is a major concern in virtually every business.  Quite often business owners become a little nervous when it comes time to sell their business; after all, business owners usually want to keep the fact that they are selling confidential.  Yet, at the same time, business owners want to receive top-dollar for their businesses and […]

How the purchase of a business will be structured is something that must be dealt with early on in the selling process.  The simple fact is that the financing of the sale of a business is too important to treat as an afterthought.  The final structure of any sale will be the result of the […]