You are looking to buy a small business. You see something you are interested in: right industry, right location but is it the right price? In today’s market everyone is looking for a bargain. The difficulty in assessing the price of a small business is that there may not be a lot of ready comparisons available in the ... |
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If you thought reaching an agreement on price was difficult, wait until you get to the fine details of buying or selling a business.
So you’ve reached an agreement on price. But, there are differences between the parties on how the sale price should be apportioned across different assets.
A solution that’s sometimes ... |
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The Christmas decorations started going up in shops just after Father’s Day in September. If it gets any earlier we’ll be experiencing Christmas in July.
As many client focussed businesses know, Christmas has a psychology of its own. Christmas, and the embedded message of gift giving (code for ‘spending’)... |
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As we all know, word of mouth is the best form of advertising and of course, the most cost effective. The following are 5 factors to considers to get more word of mouth referrals for your business:
Communication - contact with your customers must be courteous and knowledgeable which goes without saying but it is impo... |
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We’re often asked the best way to sell a business.
There are two key components at play in the sale of a business: structuring the transaction; and, positioning the business to the market. Both elements are important and can significantly impact your result.
Structuring the transaction covers things such as pricing the business,... |
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