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Pre-Sale Due Diligence

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  1. 10 Due Diligence Survival Strategies for Entrepreneurs

By: Christopher Mirabile, INC. Magazine

Advanced tips for successfully navigating the investor due diligence process.

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  1. Navigator 329: Pre-Sale Due Diligence

By: Kevin Short, Clayton Capital Partners

This article is for those who have ever given thought to selling their companies to a third party. In order for you to attract a buyer to your company, you must engage in the pre-sale due diligence process well before your anticipated departure date.

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  1. Trying To Sell A Business? You Need To Look At It The Way A Buyer Would

By: Steve Parrish, Forbes

The acquisition of a business involves a number of steps but, particularly for the buyer, it’s during the due diligence phase when the transaction comes into focus.

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  1. Pre-Sale Due Diligence, Chapter 3, Sell Your Business For An Outrageous Price

By: Kevin Short, Clayton Capital Partners

Due diligence as a concept is simple: buyers despise risk and will do all they can to reduce it. So, during due diligence a buyer will ask for every document that it deems necessary to assure itself that the acquisition it is considering is worth what the seller represents it to be.

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  1. Rites of Passage: What Investors Mean by Due Diligence

By: Christopher Mirabile, INC. Magazine

Entrepreneurs fear due diligence mostly because they don't understand it. Here's an overview of what investors are trying to accomplish.

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