About Writer Dave Kauppi is president of Mid Market Capital, Inc., a business broker firm focused on healthcare information technology companies. We provide complete M&A services. Dave a licensed business broker, member of IBBA and MBBI. Contact 630 325-0123 davekauppi@midmarkcap.com http://www.midmarkcap.com/
Before You Sell Your Heavy Equipment Business The biggest mistake business owners make is waiting too long to sell. Have you ever heard, "I sold my business to early?" Compare that with the number of times you've heard somebody say, "I should have sold my business two years ago." Unfortunately, waiting too long is probably the single bi... Similar Editorial : Heavy Equipment Operator by crackmarketing. | Source : Car Parts
Selling Your Equipment Dealership When you are wearing all the hats already, trying to sell your company yourself can hurt your business. A major mistake business owners make in exiting their business is to focus their time and attention on selling the business as opposed to running the business. This occurs in large publicly trad... Similar Editorial : Jeep Dealership Houston Texas by Norman. | Source : Corporate Finance
Selecting A Merger And Acquisition Advisor In my prior business experience in the information technology industry, it was a very common practice for potential buyers to submit a Request for Proposal in order to make a purchase decision. After several years as a Merger and Acquisition advisor, I finally got an RFP. A light bulb went off. ... Similar Editorial : Merger and Acquisition by . | Source : Business Partnership
Selling Your Business - Beware Of The Tire Kicker We are often contacted by a business owner after he has been approached by a buyer. He wants information form us on the merger and acquisition process, which we are happy to provide. He wants to wait, however, to engage our firm to sell his company "until this situation with the buyer plays itself... Similar Editorial : Selling Your Business by . | Source : Entrepreneurship Resources
How To Sell Your Own Business Not Recommended for Companies with Sales Greater than $1 Million PURPOSE: To provide a quick guide to business owners that desire to sell their business but do not want a significant portion of the transaction value to go to a business broker or M&A intermediary. 1. Have an i... Similar Editorial : Sell 100 by Hugh McFarland. | Source : Business Mergers
Company Website Valuation Business owners often contact us requesting an introductory meeting. They are contemplating the near to intermediate term exit from their business. The meetings generally have two major themes: 1. The beauty contest - they want to interview merger and acquisition firms or business brokers to evalua... Similar Editorial : Stock Valuation by Joe268. | Source : Creative Web Design
Depreciation Recapture In A Business Sale As Merger and Acquisition advisors, our goal is to maximize our seller clients' after tax proceeds. The first step is to get the best price from the marketplace by presenting the acquisition opportunity in a competitive bid situation. Having several interested buyers is the most important factor in... Similar Editorial : Understanding Depreciation by sunil sharma. | Source : Sales Strategies
Selling Your Business - Ten Steps To Increase Selling Price If you are considering selling your business this article will help you evaluate your company as a strategic acquirer might. From that perspective it pays to focus on ten critical areas of value creation. The better your performance in these areas, the greater the selling price of your business. ... Similar Editorial : Selling the Dr by Kelley Robertson. | Source : Business Contacts
The Ten Commandments Of Selling My Business 1. Thou shall not wait too long. Have you ever heard, "I sold my business to early?" Compare that with the number of times you've heard somebody say, "I should have sold my business two years ago." Unfortunately, waiting too long is probably the single biggest factor in reducing the proceeds... Similar Editorial : Selling Your Business by davekauppi. | Source : Business Contacts
Succession Planning As Penn State professor William Rothwell ominously points out in the forward to Exit Right: A Guided Tour of Succession Planning for Families in Business Together, more than 40% of the people who run the closely held operations that comprise 80% of the North American economy will retire by 2007. It... Similar Editorial : Three Planning Myths by Denise O'Berry. | Source : Business Tax
Selling Your Business - What Would Sam Zell Do? If you were thinking of making an investment it might be a good idea to watch how Warren Buffet does it. If you are going to sell your business, maybe you should emulate Sam Zell, multibillionaire founder of Equity Residential (EQR). He is selling his company in one of the largest private equity dea... Similar Editorial : Selling the Dr by Kelley Robertson. | Source : Business Financing
