Market Conditions Update This month our featured article discusses the current business transfer market place. It is written by our new team member Scott Densmore and an abbreviated bio appears at the end of the article. We are pleased to welcome Scott to our team. Preparing for Success in 2018 The year-end numbers are in […]
Although there is prior evidence of similar usage, the famous quote “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” is famously attributed to Benjamin Franklin in a letter addressed to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789 commenting about the durability of the new American Constitution. As a result of recent legislation,
Although there is prior evidence of similar usage, the famous quote “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” is famously attributed to Benjamin Franklin in a letter addressed to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789 commenting about the durability of the new American Constitution. As a result of recent legislation,
In today’s business acquisition lending environment, the vast majority of transactions having loans of $5 million or less are funded with SBA guaranteed loans. The SBA will be implementing some new regulations that will significantly impact the structure of these loans effective January 1, 2018. In order to share these changes with you, Jim Harris,
In today’s business acquisition lending environment, the vast majority of transactions having loans of $5 million or less are funded with SBA guaranteed loans. The SBA will be implementing some new regulations that will significantly impact the structure of these loans effective January 1, 2018. In order to share these changes with you, Jim Harris,
For the last 35+ years, I have been meeting with entrepreneurs to discuss exit planning, positioning their business for sale, and taking the business to market. After discussing goals and objectives, we discuss the process of going to market, timing, and collecting appropriate information relating to the value of the business. The first question I
What is “The Number”? – Calculating Market Value of Businesses Read More »
For the last 35+ years, I have been meeting with entrepreneurs to discuss exit planning, positioning their business for sale, and taking the business to market. After discussing goals and objectives, we discuss the process of going to market, timing, and collecting appropriate information relating to the value of the business. The first question I
The Aspens are changing colors, which means that fall is upon us. It also means that as business owners, we should start planning for year-end tax strategies, assuming that your tax year ends on December 31st. (For those of you that have fiscal years ending on dates other than December 31st, read this article and
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The Aspens are changing colors, which means that fall is upon us. It also means that as business owners, we should start planning for year-end tax strategies, assuming that your tax year ends on December 31st. (For those of you that have fiscal years ending on dates other than December 31st, read this article and
Year End Tax Planning and Positioning Your Business for Sale Read More »
When it is time to exit, is it better to liquidate the business or sell it as an ongoing business enterprise? In our 35+ years of advising the owners of thousands of different businesses, we have encountered situations where it is better for the entrepreneur to liquidate and situations where we have advised the business
