Many, if not most business owners, at some time or other have thought that their business is going to be their pension. The business owner’s intention is to sell the business at some point in the future and live off the proceeds.
There are 2 big questions that a business owner needs to find the answers to.
- But, how easy is that is that going to be to pull off?
- And what needs to happen so that you can get the money out?
The key to succeeding is getting you business ready for sale. So, what needs to happen to not only sell the business but also get the best price.
How are you going to SELL your business?
Be ready like you are selling your house
Like selling your house, you need to present your business at its very best generic clomid online pharmacy to potential buyers. It is important that all your financials and record keeping are right up to date and all the important business processes within your business are fully documented.
Get tidy
Anything within your business that you have neglected over the years should now be given a good tidy up. If it’s no longer relevant to business get rid of it, as it is just extra baggage that may put a buyer off. This will make selling the business more attractive to a buyer and will ultimately increase the value of your business. You need to be running a tidy efficient ship.
Once you have highlighted any areas that need to be worked on, you need to create a pre-sale improvement plan to deal with these issues. This doesn’t have to be costly or a long-term project. Try and look at your business as if you were going to buy it. How critical could you be?
Get your paperwork in order
Make sure that have all the official business paperwork together in a professionally presentable form. A business with tidy paperwork goes a long way to impress buyers. You need to have all the documentation such as licenses, Certificates of Incorporation, Memorandums of Association and property leases, that you will add to your valuation report. And of course, it all needs to be up to date.
Get your team ready
It is most likely that you will need the services of a professional business seller to help you with your sale. First, you will need to find the right professional to provide you with a valuation, promote your business for sale and deal with any communications between you and the buyer.
You will also need your accountant and a solicitor to help you with the legal and financial aspects of the sale.
Keep the sale quiet
Strange as it may sound, telling as few people as possible in important. Only share your proposed plans with key people involved in your business and only when necessary. You could consider sharing your sale plans with your key members of your team, but only if they agree to sign a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement.
If word gets out then you could jeopardise the sale value of your business or worse still, you start to lose valuable staff that an important part of your business.
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