The Emperor Isn’t Wearing Clothes WeWork is Silicon Valley’s latest fallen angel. The co-working start-up raised an enormous amount of cash from venture capital firms, with a final private valuation of $47 billion (roughly ten times the valuation of its profitable peer). But, when the company took its first steps to go public in August…
You spent a lifetime building your business: don’t neglect its value. Whether you plan to sell your business in a year, five years or don’t plan to sell at all, building a sale-ready business not only improves valuation but also minimizes risk and adds real value. Even if your exit strategy involves handing your business…
Mergers and acquisitions happen quite regularly with businesses of all types. Those on the buy-side need to have an understanding that goes beyond the company’s financial reports. If they’re not asking about the organizational structure and culture, you better run. With that said, the due diligence process can be intimating if you’re unaware of what…
Whether you plan to sell your business, bring in new partners or seek growth capital, you need to know the value of your company. That means taking a realistic perspective, rather than setting your expectations too high. When preparing a formal valuation, an accountant is likely to use one or more academic methods for determining…
About 75 percent of business owners “profoundly regret” selling their business one year after finalizing the deal, according to the Exit Planning Institute Survey. One of the prime reasons for their unhappiness is closing the sale with the wrong buyer. After all, every seller and buyer has a certain set of goals, values and priorities.…
