Timing Your Exit: Should You Sell in 12 Months or Wait 5 Years?

When is the right time to sell your business? Learn the pros and cons of selling in 12 months versus 5 years, and how to time your exit for maximum value.

How to maximize your exit multiple: proven strategies for SMB owners

Want a higher price when selling your business? Discover proven strategies SMB owners can use to maximize their exit multiple and attract premium buyers.

Building a Buyer-Ready Business: How to Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence

Want to sell your business for maximum value? Learn how to build a buyer-ready company by reducing risk, increasing buyer confidence, and boosting your exit multiple.

How to organize your financials for a successful business sale

When it comes to selling a business, financials are the first thing buyers look at — and the first thing that can scare them away. Even a strong company with loyal customers and steady growth can lose value if the numbers don’t add up. The truth is simple: messy books kill deals. If your financials are unclear, incomplete, or unreliable, buyers assume hidden risks and either walk away or lower their offer. This article will show you exactly how to organize your financials for a successful sale, build buyer trust, and position your company for maximum valuation.

How to prepare a struggling business for sale

Stating the obvious: It is difficult to sell a struggling business at a good price. However, it does not mean that an unhealthy business is unsellable. Here are 7 actions point that you should consider doing and why.

Why you shouldn't postpone exit planning

Postponing an exit turns a simple but orderly process into something chaotic and worrisome

Planning will lead to value

Planning makes it easier for you to accomplish your goals

Buyers love to see a strategic plan

A strategic plan provides an overview of what potential buyers can expect

3 benefits of a written exit strategy

Don't just think about the exit, write about it. Here is how