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Buyer and Seller Relations
Selling and Buying businesses is different than completing real estate transactions. With a real estate transaction a price is agreed to, probably an appraisal is ordered, and maybe an inspection, but there is very little due diligence required. When selling a business there is quite a bit more involved in the due diligence process, financing […]
Cash Is King
Businesses large and small depend on cash. Cash is the main measuring tool of financial stability and health. Cash production is also the main element in most business valuations. Wealth Advisors will analyze cash on the balance sheets of publicly traded companies to help make investment decisions. Cash is King! Small companies also have advisors […]
Sellers are in the Drivers Seat
We at Apex are very familiar with the tension between securing the highest price for a business, and not getting it sold. 2013 Survey results* indicate that one in three businesses will not sell within a year of listing. Further, business brokers indicate that 40% of the time these businesses do not sell because sellers: […]
Wished-For-Pricing
When selling your house, would you research the market, check neighborhood listings on the MLS, verify that your Realtor is educated on the marketplace, then analyze all of this information to determine an asking price? Or would you just list your home at the Wished-for-Price? When selling a car, would you check want ads and […]
Sell a Business to Cover Retirement?
“Don’t count on it” according to a recent article in the NYTimes. Not unless you have done some essential planning in advance. Here is what you need to do: Consistently set aside retirement savings. Choose the proper type of instruments for your investable assets. Know when to preserve your personal funds even if it might […]
Pricing a Business
What do sellers want when they sell their business? The best possible price of course (in cash)! The seller wants to be compensated for all their years of hard work developing a strong business. But what is the true value of the business? The company may have trademarks, patents, and other unique aspects to their […]
Selling Your Business to an Employee
There are a few options for a business owner who wants to retire. Selling the business to an employee or group of employees is one of those options. This may seem like the easiest way to transition, but the seller should still have professional assistance to make sure the sale is successful and the future […]
Watch Your “Trusted” Bookkeeper – Embezzlement Happens
In the last 12 months, we have seen five deals fail to close because the bookkeeper was embezzling funds from the company being sold. Through the process of preparing the business to be ready to sell, we discovered inconsistencies in the financials that led us to the problems. In one of the larger deals, the […]