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When Is It Time to Sell Your Business? Part 2

These might be additional reasons the timing might be right to sell your business. Health A sale is sometimes necessary due to the health of the owner.  Structuring a deal for a quick sale due to the owner’s health does not have to be for a lower price. A...

When Is It Time to Sell Your Business? Part 1

Do you want to know when it’s time to sell your business? A business owner can spend his entire career developing a business. It’s his “baby.” Selling can be the most difficult decision a business owner will make. It is filled with emotions similar to sending a child off...

How To Compare Businesses You’re Interested in Buying

  You’re looking for the perfect business to buy. You find several that interest to you, so you must compare them.  How do you know which would be best?  Here are several important things to look at. Factors to Consider When Comparing a Business 1. Financials Obviously it’s important...

Caution: Your Cognitive Bias is Showing While Selling Business

When you are ready to sell your business, a common psychological disorder that will interfere with you selling the business yourself is your cognitive bias.  A cognitive bias refers to the systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment. Your cognitive bias is totally understandable. You desire to maximize...

The Process: Selling a Business

  By the time Peterson Acquisitions has found a buyer for your business, you’ve already prepared much of the paperwork a financial institution will need from you to loan money to someone interested in buying your business.  You’ve already supplied at least three years’ worth of the business’s tax...

How Do You Know the Sale Price of a Business Fair?

The sale price for a business is the amount the seller is willing to take and the buyer is willing to pay. But before that point is reached in negotiations, buyers want to feel comfortable that the asking price is fair.  The best way to do that is to...

Preparation is Key When You Exit Your Business

There are many things that come into play–both emotional and financial–when you decide it’s time to exit your business. While the money received from the sale of your business can be life changing, make sure you’ve planned for the next phase of your life. Owners are deeply engaged in their...

Why You Should Consider An Asset Purchase Agreement

You’re buying an existing business.  Congratulations! Before you close the deal, here are a few things to keep in mind: Buy the assets, not the business. Under no circumstances should you buy stock in a business. Instead, buy the assets of the business and form a separate company to...

Consider Your Talents and Interests When Buying a Business

Buying an existing business represents less of a risk than starting a new business from scratch, but you must consider your talents and interests. Being honest about your skills and experience can help you make the right choice. Only you can determine the right business for your needs, but...

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