Business valuations
Thinking About Selling Your Business?
Picture the Finish Line At a Glance 73 million Baby Boomers will retire in the next several years.1 Baby Boomers own more than 4 million privately-held businesses. They employ between 60–70% of all U.S. employees. 49% of surveyed business owners lack knowledge of the market value of their business.2 Selling a business for top dollar…
Read More7 Myths That Keep Business Owners From a Successful Exit
Earlier this year, I spoke with a business owner who had built a profitable and strong company over three decades. He told me he planned to start thinking about his exit once he was “a year or two away from retirement.” When we reviewed his financials and operations, he realized that waiting to make a…
Read MoreThe Prerequisites and Attributes to Earning High Valuations
Every CEO eventually reaches a point where the future of the company stops feeling like a line item on a strategic plan and starts feeling like a deeply personal crossroads. Years of discipline, hard work, sleepless nights, and tough decisions have shaped the business you run today. When the time comes to explore valuation, transition,…
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