Preparing for Sale



Valuable M&A Content
An enormous amount of content is published on M&A.
This column will help you keep up with the best M&A articles on the web. Enjoy!


  1. 15 Steps To Set Your Company Up For A Successful M&A Transaction
  2. By: Young Entrepreneur Council, Forbes

    For many entrepreneurs, the thought of building a successful company and eventually selling it for millions of dollars represents the entrepreneurial dream.

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  3. The Four Pillars of Selling Your Business for an Outrageous Price, Chapter 6, Sell Your Business For An Outrageous Price
  4. By: Kevin Short, Clayton Capital Partners

    Let’s turn now to the much more intriguing question and the subject of the book: Is your company one that could sell at a price more than two times what the average financial buyer would pay? Or, in other words, can your company sell for an Outrageous Price?

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  5. Preparing Your Pre-Sale To-Do List
  6. By: Mike Handelsman, Inc.

    Most companies are either founded on a competitive advantage or can apply a certain criteria toward finding their competitive advantage.

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  7. Preparing to Sell Your Business
  8. By: Entrepreneur

    Creating a to-do list before you sell can help you create a clear plan for improvements to your business before you put it on the market.

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