You’re busy running your business and all of a sudden you get a phone call from a potential suitor that is interested in buying your business. You’re flattered, intrigued, you might even consider selling. But what’s the value of your business? How do you structure the sale? What’s going to be your tax liability? What’s…
Two things have become increasingly apparent to me. If you’re a big company, you have good access to capital and can find the funding needed to finance your business. Small companies don’t have that access to capital and finding funding is difficult. Here’s why:
Have you ever had the experience where sales and growth were either happening way too fast or not fast enough? The success of both requires management on the part of the owner and his or her management team. The size of the business will determine what the division of labor is for these management tasks….
Success should not come as a surprise. It’s something you’ve planned for. You have the right people in place with good processes and execution.
There seems to be a lot of business acquisition activity in the marketplace right now. I have several clients that are in various stages of this process. Depending on whether you’re on the buy side or the sell side, here are three ways the acquisition can get financed.
Some people are risk takers and don’t mind going in to debt and some are totally debt averse. They don’t borrow at all.
Securing financing for your business can be challenging. Whether you’re borrowing money for the first time to start your business or you’re looking for a loan to grow, the lending criteria banks use can be rigorous. It’s important to know what are the must haves that a bank is looking for to approve your loan….
If you’re thinking about starting a business, you know you’re going to need financing. Some banks like lending to start ups, some don’t. You’ve heard of the 5 C’s of credit:
Fundamentally, there are four ways to increase profitability (without merging with another company). There are no quick fixes. Gradual progress will get you there, but you must focus your strategy and execution on one or two to be successful.
Trying to grow your business and having a hard time? Join the club! Growing your business can be one of the most challenging things you do. If you’re having a hard time, here are 5 of the most common barriers to growing your business.
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