Selling a Business: 10 Common Mistakes
Those who founded their companies in the 70s and 80s are entering retirement age. In many cases, their children have chosen other paths, leaving them without a generational relay. This coincides with the current great liquidity, economic optimism and low interest rates, which is leading to many sales of companies in our country. The usual […]
Sell a Business: Is This the Best Time?
Many business owners are breathing easier because their companies are growing again in billing and profits. Until recently they thought of selling and resting or retiring, of moving to a less turbulent lifestyle. Now they are being to doubt. They no longer know whether to sell the business or launch themselves into an investment. In […]
Main Errors in the Sale of a Company
After talking about the opportunity to get the seller to finance your acquisition, today we discuss the three main mistakes in the sale of a company. 1. Manage Confidentiality The first mistake is not managing confidentiality. The sale of a company has to be a confidential process. The entrepreneur, accompanied by financial advisors, shows the company […]
Selling a business: negotiation techniques
Selling your business is no easy task. Here are 8 negotiation techniques you should know in order to maximize its sale value. First steps when selling a business 1. Prepare the company for the sale. If you were to sell your house, you would take the time to fix it and make it look as […]
Common reasons to sell a business
Internal and personal common reasons why entrepreneurs sell their business 1. Preparing for retirement: this is a very personal reason to sell a business. There are businessmen who, at 55, decide they have enough money and “have done it all”, they no longer feel the urge to continue fighting and would rather focus on other […]
Why sell a business when legislation changes
In this article, we briefly discuss why sell a business when new legislation changes negatively affect companies’ growth. We will also tell you the story about a client running a business in the chicken farming sector who finally decided to sell his company because of these changes. Let’s go! Legislation changes could affect your business […]
Before accepting an offer, study the buyer
Many business executives wait for a buyer to show up someday, never stopping to think about the flawed logic of accepting an offer and selling the company to whoever gets there first. Is this the best buyer? Is this the one who can pay the most? It will be a remarkable coincidence if it is. It […]
Everybody is selling their business!
The M&A wave is rampant. Never have prices been as high as today. Never has there been so much liquidity in the system. Moreover, interest rates have never been so low, so never has it been this easy to borrow money. Hence, we could say everybody is taking the chance of selling their business. The […]
Negotiation is power when selling a business
Power is very relative. When selling a business, during a negotiation this power will depend on your alternatives and the alternatives of the other party. Don’t forget that emotions are more than 50% of a negotiation. Verify the power of the other party, it is normally overestimated In a negotiation, perceptions are crucial. It’s fundamental […]
What skydiving and selling your company have in common
In this article, written by Jeroen Maudens (ONEtoONE Partner in Belgium), we will discover that selling your company has something in common with skydiving. As in skydiving, to sell your company you need someone to team up with, a guide, a professional, an advisor. The jump is yours. The decision is yours. The company is […]