Viking Mergers

JANUARY 7, 2022

Overall, working with a business broker is the best way to sell your business fast. Business brokers specialize in the buying and selling of businesses, and they can save you a great deal of trouble compared to selling on your own. Determine how much your business is worth.

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Viking Mergers

MARCH 17, 2023

Deciding to move forward with selling your business can be tough – but also incredibly exciting! After years of building and growing your company, the time has come to begin working on an exit strategy that will benefit you, your business, and your future lifestyle.

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Viking Mergers

AUGUST 27, 2022

If you are a business owner, I am willing to bet that you have asked yourself this question: “When should I sell my business?” No matter the size, industry, or location of a business, owners worry themselves sick about finding the best time to sell a business. Keep your focus on what really matters. Sound familiar?

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Viking Mergers

APRIL 16, 2022

As business brokers, one of the most common questions we receive is, “What does your selling process look like?” Our 7-Step Process for Selling a Business. This is an opportunity for our business brokers to learn more about you, your business, and what makes your business unique.

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Vested

JANUARY 24, 2023

You have your own startup or small business and everything seems to be going well. You’re busy, for sure, but you can see growth coming your way. The one question that will no doubt start playing on your mind at this point is when should you start paying yourself a salary?

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Following high school and an internship at a small business where her role included accounting work, Brittany Lanphier determined that she would definitely not study accounting in college. After a few years, she and her husband Dennis left to start their own business.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 30, 2023

This is the third time we’ve conducted a trust survey and one thing continues to hold true: Consumers, employees and business executives overwhelmingly agree that trust in business is imperative. Among respondents, 84% of business executives think that customers highly trust the company, yet only 27% of customers say the same.

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Well, when you hold peoples entire financial futures in your hands, it’s important to be prepared with the right skill set. Read the entire FNMA selling guide, Dodd Frank Reg Z, FIRREA, HUD handbook, your own states total real estate manual (read for all three, mortgage, realty, and appraisal). In reply to james peters.

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Viking Mergers

MARCH 1, 2023

While selling a business probably isn’t the first scenario that comes to mind when you hear the phrase, it is definitely an appropriate mindset to have. You’ve spent years, maybe decades, building and growing your business; it only makes sense to recoup your investment of hard work by obtaining a fair sales price and seamless sale.

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Selling a business can be a daunting task, filled with its own set of unique challenges. One of the critical hurdles lies in effectively marketing your business for sale. The success of this endeavor relies heavily on your ability to navigate various obstacles and attract potential buyers.

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

You need to find a mentor or try another place like the Appraisal Institute for the PAREA program to skip the mentorship route and get licensed and certified on the fast track so you can go out on your own. I can tell you my mentorship was invaluable for me to really learn the business. BUT GOOD LUCK with that.

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Selling a business can be a daunting task, filled with its own set of unique challenges. One of the critical hurdles lies in effectively marketing your business for sale. The success of this endeavor relies heavily on your ability to navigate various obstacles and attract potential buyers.

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Peak Business Valuation

APRIL 8, 2024

So, you are running a business and wondering about the value of your office equipment. Understanding its value can make all the difference in your business decisions. Understanding its value can make all the difference in your business decisions. You could, but then it would only be your opinion.

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Peak Business Valuation

MARCH 12, 2024

You may own, repair, buy, sell, or work with HVAC machinery and equipment. Peak Business Valuation appraises HVAC machinery and equipment across the country. We answer questions and discuss your reasons for reaching out about HVAC equipment appraisals. This free meeting is about your specific equipment appraisal needs.

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Peak Business Valuation

MARCH 30, 2024

The journey through divorce is a daunting one especially when a business is involved. It is often filled with emotional and legal turbulence that can leave both parties feeling overwhelmed. This begins with your legal counsel and a valuation expert. Yet sometimes, individuals forget about their business.

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M&A Leadership Council

MARCH 6, 2024

or allowing each team to do their own thing. Certain functional teams, special project teams or business units will always have a disproportionate amount of pre-work than others. Do your integration team charters adequately provide direction, focus and immediate traction? or allowing each team to do their own thing.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The name of the game is striking a balance between funding growth and preserving your ownership stake as a founder. Use the following 10 tactics to avoid excessive share dilution while growing your startup. How to Prevent Excessive Equity Dilution in Your Startup 1. Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 26, 2021

Now that tax season is in full swing for many practitioners, you may find yourself questioning if this is the right time to break off and explore starting your own CPA firm. Starting your own CPA Firm: Don’t be afraid of a niche. From there, Linda purchased an unique book of business to launch her own firm. “I

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 17, 2023

Customer churn is a key metric investors and others use to assess the health of a SaaS business. No matter the stage your company is in, consider the following strategies for reducing and minimizing customer churn: 1. Reach out to your customers with questions of your own if you feel something isn’t working as well as it could be.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 12, 2021

Our businesses are quite different than they were before. In this episode of Pulse of Practice “Setting Course for the Next Chapter”, Paul Miller, CPA from Business by Design , and I discuss the importance of accounting firm leaders to continue to build out their succession plan. Taking a measurement of your accounting firm.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 10, 2023

Selling a business is often an emotional rollercoaster for the owner. This can range from sadness over leaving behind something that was once your own to anxiety over the potential unknowns that come with such decisions. On the one hand, you may be feeling excited to move on and pursue new opportunities.

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Audit Board

APRIL 21, 2022

Cybersecurity has been a top risk to businesses for several years, and most businesses have taken this threat very seriously. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to act now. To assist you in your preparation, this article answers key questions you likely have related to the proposal. . Annual Disclosure.

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Peak Business Valuation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Owners who understand their equipment’s value and condition can make better business decisions. To deepen your understanding, obtain a certified oil and gas equipment appraisal. Peak Business Valuation appraises oil and gas equipment across the country. This article covers the basics of oil and gas equipment appraisals.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A startup founder begins the entrepreneurial journey owning 100% of the company, or a split of that if there are co-founders in the mix. As if building and growing a new, successful business isn’t challenging enough, founders often struggle with preserving their hard-earned equity throughout the startup life cycle. Keep Your Equity.

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BV Specialists

DECEMBER 20, 2021

When your small business is targeted for acquisition, it can be both an exciting and stressful time. It is important to prepare for this scenario as you grow your company, so when the day arrives, you have the tools in place to facilitate the process. Complete Your Own Due Diligence. Find Trusted Partners.

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Peak Business Valuation

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Whether you own an optometry business or are looking to buy or sell an optometry business , it is important to understand the value drivers for an optometrist. The first step in understanding the value of your optometry business is obtaining a business valuation. Schedule a Free Consultation!

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Lighter Capital

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Here are three tips for shaping a startup culture that ensures your dream team is poised to reach its goals — and won’t fall apart during times of crisis. The reality, however, is that it’s much easier to figure out what you want — and implement a plan to get there — while your business is still small.

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IBG Business

JULY 5, 2023

Your willingness to carry back a portion of your sale price expands the pool of potential buyers and can drive up your price, level the field in due diligence, and turn your sale into a good investment. They want to invest some of their liquidity into expanding and improving the business that you are selling to them.

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IBG Business

MARCH 15, 2022

A personal exit plan can help you avoid the trap of selling your business before knowing what you will do next. By IBG Business. I’ve got a company that wants to buy your quarry,” the broker said. Norm’s sale and its aftermath illustrate what can happen when a business is ready to sell before the owner is.

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 16, 2023

Recruiting and whether you can break in without “donating” your kidney to Xi Jinping. One final difference is that the domestic and RMB-denominated funds may ask about your knowledge of China-specific rules and regulations, such as those in Chinese Company and Securities Law. But you don’t necessarily “need” to attend a top U.S.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 4, 2024

While higher interest rates and inflation contributed to a decline in deals and dollars invested in tech businesses overall, AI startups in the U.S. Simply claiming you have an AI product or platform no longer guarantees you a meeting with an investor; it’s important your AI startup has an attractive, unique value proposition.

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Peak Business Valuation

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A business’s equipment’s fair value plays a key role in making business decisions. Begin your equipment appraisal process today and meet with Peak by scheduling a consultation. A successful landscaping business relies on a variety of machinery and equipment. The results can be eye-opening.

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 21, 2023

You’ll find influencers on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other sites constantly praising Dubai and claiming it’s the best place to work or start a business. It’s almost like the city has its own PR department and never-ending marketing campaign. Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The pros and cons of the capital’s source, whether debt or equity funding, depend almost entirely on your startup’s unique business needs and goals. Here’s how to recognize and avoid bad debt funding deals that could leave you and your startup underwater. 3 Ways Debt Can Sink Your Startup 1. So can you.)

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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

To sell an IT business successfully, there are a couple of steps you can follow to streamline the process. 1. Preparation for Sale If your exit strategy is a sale, it’s important that you take sufficient time to get the business ready to be put on the market. A first step may be cleaning up your financial records.

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M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

SaaS Executives Share 5 Lessons By John Christman, Former Corporate Development Global Head of M&A Integration, Cognizant Technology Solutions Digital transformation is increasingly driving the acquisition of new, different and non-traditional businesses that require a substantially different approach to integration.

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Sun Acquisitions

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you’re planning on selling your healthcare business, you may be wondering who to sell it to and how you will accomplish this feat. This post examines five top ways to sell a healthcare business. 1. Hire a Business Broker. Selling your healthcare business to a strategic buyer can be a smart move.

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