What you need to know about Confidentiality Agreements
Whether you’re in business and dealing with vendors and employees or you’re buying or selling companies, discretion and confidentiality can be a valuable commodity. A number of reasons exist for keeping things confidential as you work through processes or negotiate a deal, but you can’t always rely on the fact that someone else will naturally…
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Targeting a Strategic Buyer
You have worked extremely hard building your business, surviving the stock market crash of 1987, the global financial crisis, managing inventory, customers and staff! Now you have decided to sell your business, your main financial asset, your baby and reap the rewards from all your hard work. Selling your business is a big decision, so…
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Broking a Win-Win Business Sale
I was approached by the owner of a successful import and distribution company, about the possibility of selling his business. He’d started the business from scratch some 20 years prior, and in that time, had grown it to be an incredible success. An EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation & amortisation) of $1.15m was testament…
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Preparing your business for sale using a business broker
Now that you are considering selling your business, a well-planned approach to the process is required to ensure you are selling at the right time and will achieve the best price for your business.When is the best time to sell a business? You need to assess the marketability of your business. We can assist with…
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What you should look for when buying a business
WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A BUSINESS Buying a business is exciting, it can be life changing in a positive way and it can be financially very rewarding. The key is to ensure you buy a great business and not a lemon. Take your time.The business you are looking to buy must have…
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Five Key Steps for Selling Your Business
Getting your business ready for sale can be a stressful and time-consuming process. However, there are several simple steps owners can take to maximise the value of their business and its appeal to prospective buyers. There can be a range of reasons for wanting to sell your business, such as starting a new venture, passing…
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Valuing Your Business For Sale
Determining a fair market value for a business is not a precise science and can vary depending on the type of business and the reason for a request of a valuation appraisal. There are a wide range of factors to consider – from the book value of the assets, to a host of intangible elements.…
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The Exit Planning Myth
It is extraordinary how often we hear business owners telling us they have been paying consultants and accountants to help them prepare their business for sale, and how long they have been engaging these “experts”. Almost every business consultant, coach, or mentor has screeds of information, manuals and guides that they will happily take a…
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Buyers Bootcamp – Are you in good shape to buy a business?
At LINK we work with many buyers and understand that at the best of times buying a business can be a complex, time consuming and sometimes a daunting process. In the current sellers’ market there is an additional pressure to contend with – competition from other buyers. As a buyer you now more than ever…
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Vendor Finance – Answers for Buyers & Sellers?
For business owners wishing to sell, an effective way to achieve a sale at the best possible price could be is for the vendor (seller) to finance part of the sale. Vendor finance is used more often than you might think to achieve a business sale and it can present tremendous opportunities for buyers and…
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