by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
Are your workers independent contractors or employees? This is a compelling question, especially where the Internal Revenue Service is concerned. Every worker claiming status as a non-employee means payroll taxes and social security contributions that won’t fall...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
1. Place a reasonable price on your business. Since an inflated figure either turns off or slows down potential buyers, rely on your business broker to help you arrive at the best “win-win” price. 2. Carry on “business as usual.” Don’t...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
Answering services, message machines, voice mail, “on hold” music, speaker phones . . . where would a business be without them? Perhaps–in some situations–a lot better off! In the small to midsized business, where every call should count,...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
There are myriad reasons why the sale of a business doesn’t close successfully; these multiple causes can, however, be broken down into four categories: those caused by the seller, those caused by the buyer, those that just happen (“acts of fate”),...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
Buyers are expected to perform a thorough due diligence on both the business and the seller(s). However, many sellers don’t do an extensive due diligence on the buyer(s). Deals do not always close; many are aborted in the very early stages, and others tank somewhere...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
The reasons for selling a business can be divided into two main categories. The first is a sale that is planned almost from the beginning or by an owner who knows that selling is or should be a planned event. The second is exactly the opposite – unplanned; the sale...
