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When you have been running your own business for years, one of the things that you probably always keep in the back of your mind is who is going to become the successor after you retire. If no one in your family is interested in taking over your company, and your kids do not want to be part of it either, then you have to find yourself a suitable buyer. Regardless of whether you built the business ...

In dealing with the current and unfamiliar global crisis, smart stress management for both managers and their employees is becoming increasingly important.

Stress often arises in the work context when a person cannot cope with a task or challenge because important resources, such as time, money, work equipment or knowledge, are missing. In addition, problems such as uncertainty, unsafety, lack of...

Finding a the right business partner for your company or startup is a difficult and time-consuming task. Unlike your colleagues or employees, who follow the directions and rules that you have set, your business partner is involved in all important decisions – based on which the future of the company depends – manages company resources, and has an equal say on business activities.

Additionally, fi...

In our previous Blog Post on Growth To Exit we discussed the importance of having a corporate succession plan in place, as well as the different selling options that you have as a business owner, if your kids do not want to buy your company. This time we will discuss an alternative strategy that you might wish to consider if you are planning to sell your business: the Employee Buyout.

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Corporate succession is one of the most defining moments in the history of a family business. Many parents and grand-parents that have built family businesses from scratch, hope that one day, their lives’ work will pass down to their children and their children’s children, and their legacy will stay alive even after they retire.

This is, however, not always the reality, as surveys show that most ...

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Last time on the Growth To Exit® Blog, we talked about the 3rd Key Area in your business, the Financials and how you can best prepare your own financial forecast and due diligence before a sale.

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Last time on the Growth To Exit® Blog, we talked about the 2nd Key Area in your business, Human Capital and the importance of Human Resource Management in small businesses.

Buyers who...

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There are Five Key Areas in every company that impact the value of your business at the negotiation table. In our last article on the Growth To Exit® Blog, we discussed the Legal Area and ide...

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Last time on the Growth to Exit® Blog, we talked a...

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One of the main concerns that buyers have when they are thinking about buying your company is its consistency and predictability after the transaction.

What does that really mean?

Buyers are usually worried that when there's a change of ownership, th...