How is an increase in business value best achieved? Traditional strategy looks to increase sales and boost profits. However, what business owners should be striving to affect is the way in which their business is viewed; low-risk, with high potential a …
After working incredibly hard, you have finally been making record profits, with your independent business, year after year. You have your company structured perfectly. Your management team is effective, your workers are satisfied, and your shareholde …
Valuing your business is key to a successful exit. But even owners who aren’t planning a sale can benefit from knowing the value of their business. If you’ve never had a business valuation before, the process can feel intimidating. These four considera …
Business owners often wait for a specific need to seek a company valuation. They may be ready to sell or raise capital, or a shareholder might be gifting equity to a family member or seeking to be bought out. A valuation can be valuable even if there i …
At its highest level since 2004 the National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism just received a 38-point jump. See why there is so much reason for optimism here… Small Business Optimism Skyrocketed in December
Small business owners who looking to expand operations are highly anticipating President Trump’s pick to head the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon. Known as “the real deal” and a person who knows what it means to make payroll while buildin …
There is much room for optimism in 2017 if you are a small business owner. In a survey taken after the election business owners are more optimistic about their prospects in 2017. Changes to regulations, taxation, health insurance and consumer confidenc …
By: Tim McDonald Part 1 – The Economic Landscape The Art of the Deal As Zig Ziglar famously wrote: ‘selling is not something you do TO someone, it’s something you do FOR someone’, a prescription to be borne in mind as you prepare to sell your business. …
By: Tim McDonald The View from Outside the Marketplace In the universe of public companies, monetizing the value you’ve added as a founder and nurturing CEO is no problem. It’s possible to start selling shares any time after the lockup period for the i …
By Tim McDonald Caveat Venditor For centuries, the maxim caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) has been a principle of law in commercial transactions. However, if you plan to sell your business, it’s best to be guided by a equally important dictum: cave …
