Category: Selling

If you Really Want to Love Your Business, Make it Easy to Leave.

Is your business desirable? Yeah, I get it, everything we love is beautiful, but is your business desirable enough to be attractive to someone else? If someone looks at a day in the life of running your business, if they look at what it really means to be the owner, at the benefits, the perks and pay offs of being you, do they say, “I want that”?

How to Prepare Your Business for Sale

Why it’s good: This article encourages a broader view. What it is: A look at all areas of your business from the buyer’s perspective. The marketplace is changing and the next 5 to 10 years look poised to be a buyer’s market.

5 Ways to Improve the Odds of Selling A Business

Why it’s good: Rock solid, straightforward advice that business owners need to follow. What it is: A quick read article, but exponentially valuable. We wish every article out there was this clear and well written. If there were 5 commandments to selling your business they might be “Thou Shall . . . “

Video: 3 Minutes! How to Value a Company (WARNING – Bad info)

Why it’s Good: A reminder that you can’t believe everything you see. What it is: A 3-minute video, decent quality, that will destroy your ability to sell if you believe it. As we watch more and more online content about selling a business, it becomes easier to understand why so many business owners are so confused about the value of their business.