How to sell your business for the price you want . . .: 2nd edition

by Mark Blayney

Some people only ever sell their business once, usually when they are looking to retire. Others will find themselves selling their businesses a number of times during their careers as they move from one project to the next. But both types of people have one thing in common: they need to get the best deal possible out of the sale. This practical, commonsense book will help to secure the best result from selling your business. You will find first-hand advice on: - DECIDING WHAT YOU WANT TO SELL - PICKING THE BEST TIME TO SELL - DOING SOME MARKET RESEARCH - GETTING THE SUPPORTING PAPERWORK PREPARED - MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS - DEALING WITH ENQUIRIES - COMPLETING THE SALE Charts and examples offer advice on legal, financial and strategic issues for all types of enterprises, however big or small your business is. If you're thinking of selling your business - don't do it without reading this book first.

Genres: Business

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

I'm one of the founding Partners of Galen Partners and have over 20 years experience in both managing SME businesses and advising fellow SME owners.

I trained with PwC where I worked in SME business restructuring in the UK, overseas and on secondment into one of the clearing bank’s business support teams.

I left PwC to go out into industry where I became involved in a business turnaround, before setting up my own consultancy and finance brokerage about 10 years ago, as well as more recently becoming involved in buying manufacturing businesses to turn around.

I'm the author of a number of books for owner managers on a range of business and finance issues and is an accredited turnaround professional as a practising certificate holding member of the Institute for Turnaround.