The decision to thinking about selling your business is one of the most important and emotional business decision you will ever make. It’s life changing with no room for error. Thinking about your exit strategy early will give you the time to maximise the return on your investment for when you choose to sell your […]
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How can an exit strategy benefit your future?
Like many business owners, you have devoted immeasurable amount of work and resources on developing your business. When you are busy with every day operations, it’s difficult to find the time to think about your exit strategy or retirement plan. Developing an achievable exit strategy is an essential task and too few owners give it proper consideration. An […]
When Should You Think About Selling Your Business?
It’s natural to become attached to a business, especially if you have built it from the ground up and even if it is not doing well. Experts advise, however, that business owners should have an exit strategy in place as early as possible. Here are a few reasons that it might be time to start […]
Case Study – Successful Business Sale and Secure Retirement
Successful Business Sale to Provide Secure Retirement for the Directors – Graefe Ltd CMC provided expertise, experience and guidance to the capable directors in successfully selling their business for a price beyond expectations. Find out how CMC Business Advisors helped with this business sale by downloading the full story below. The Challenge: To sell the business […]
How to Make Selling Your Business Easy
When you begin to think about selling your business, it can seem like a daunting undertaking. This is not only because it means parting with something you’ve built from the ground up, but also because of the complicated process involved. However, if you follow this advice, it may take time, but it doesn’t have to […]
Don’t try to sell your business on your own! Get the right team
Time and again, business owners will say that they don’t want to spend more than they have to when selling their business. Business advisers are seen as a costly, necessary evil, and they will do anything to cut those costs with a ‘spot of DIY’. They should ask themselves: How often do you sell your […]
The 5 questions to ask if you’re selling your business
At CMC we have over 27 years of experience of helping business owners both build and then sell their businesses. So we understand what owners have to do to maximise their businesses value. I think there are some basic questions that every business owner should ask if you are selling your business. 5 key questions to ask when […]
Valuing your Business -what are the basics
Valuing your business can be done at a very simple level following the principles below. Ultimately the price will be what a buyer wants to pay, but this often follows a set formula:- Business value = profit times a multiple That’s the easy bit, the question is how these two components are calculated. Profit in […]