Tag Archives: Sell a Business

Have Your CEO (and Management Team) In Place (To Sell or Not to Sell Your Business — a series)

June 28th, 2012

Selling Your Business: To sell your business, I recommend that you present the deal with a CEO and management team in place through the first few years post-transaction. Simply put, this can be done in two ways: you are the CEO and you agree to… Continue reading →

Mezzanine Financing – A Guide for Business Owners

June 22nd, 2012

Mezzanine financing is a type of debt financing that sits between bank loan financing and equity financing in a company’s capital structure.  This post is meant to be a general overview of mezzanine.   I recommend that all business owners should know about this financing option… Continue reading →

Business Growth Rate and Selling Your Business (To Sell or Not to Sell – a series)

June 12th, 2012

The business growth rate is obviously a huge factor in a decision to sell or not to sell your business.  This post is next in my series “To Sell or Not to Sell Your Business”. Obviously, the higher the sustainable growth rate that has been demonstrated… Continue reading →

Three Cheers to the Lazerows and Buddy Media

June 7th, 2012

I love my job (if you can call it that) because I get to work with excellent entrepreneurs and business owners.  They are inspiring people with the optimism to improve the world, the bravery to double down on the roller coaster of the inevitable ups… Continue reading →

Business Purchase and Sale Agreements (a series)

May 29th, 2012

This post begins a series of posts on business Purchase and Sale Agreements.  Even though I have executed a number of  Business Purchase and Sale Agreements in my investing career, this series falls in the category of “teaching what you want to learn” as I… Continue reading →

Company Founder Regrets Sale to Traditional Private Equity

April 25th, 2012

Be careful to whom you sell your company, said the founder of Jimmy Choo footwear, Tamara Mellon.  In the Financial Times, Mellon was quoted, “What happens in private equity is they come in and they say we’re going to be a great partner.  We want… Continue reading →

To Sell Your Business or Not To Sell Your Business — That is the Question (a series)

April 22nd, 2012

Should you sell your business? This is one of the most difficult questions and there is no one right answer. I have been asked this question so many times and it is the most difficult to answer. To provide some assistance on the question, however,… Continue reading →

C Corporation Business Owners are at Risk of Losing Millions

April 22nd, 2012

I lost huge money early in my career in not electing to switch my company from a Corporation to an S Corporation.  I don’t want you to make the same mistake.  Each year, the owners of C Corporations have an opportunity to switch their tax… Continue reading →