Download or read book Selling Your Technology Company for Maximum Value written by Rupert Cook and published by Harriman House. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most technology entrepreneurs start companies and spend years of their lives building them with the goal of generating significant wealth through a successful sale. For many, the sale of their company is a one-off event for which they have little or no experience, but whose outcome can make the difference between true financial security and years of frustration and regret. This book gives honest, practical advice for executives and shareholders of technology businesses on how to prepare their businesses and how to manage and optimise the sale process through to a successful completion for maximum value. The author draws on his direct experience from a 20-year career in technology and corporate finance, but also on the experience of others in the industry - notably, corporate finance advisers and lawyers, corporate development professionals working at some of the most acquisitive large technology companies and entrepreneurs who have sold their businesses. After every second chapter, there is a case study of a technology company that has been successfully sold, written from interviews with the key individuals involved. These give real-life experiences from diverse businesses, ranging from a pre-revenue company sold when its product was still in beta to a $100m revenue company sold in its fourteenth year. This is a practical guide that can be followed and consulted to give insight into every part of the sale process and to learn from others who have gone through it many times.
Download or read book Selling Your Software Company written by Dave Kauppi and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selling your technology company for strategic value involves far more than creating a great technology, product, or service. Much of your success will depend on your business model and important value drivers such as contractually recurring revenue and network effects. The most important factor is the process you employ when you sell your company. The greater your company's reliance on the leverage of technology, the greater the room for the market to interpret its selling price. We explore all aspects of the M&A process, from the planning and marketing to the Letter of Intent, due diligence, and closing, and everything in between. We discuss topics like the subtle language that buyers use in LOI's that can cost sellers huge swings in value at closing; optimal transaction structures, avoiding punishing net working capital adjustments, negotiating tactics, and much more. This book is a must read for the tech entrepreneur contemplating the sale of their business.In order to maximize your company's value you must fully engage the competitive marketplace. We have see seen swings in the value of technology companies of millions of dollars between an unsolicited offer for a small software company by a Private Equity Group and the ultimate purchase transaction from a strategic industry player. That staggering result is the difference between selling at a cash flow multiple and selling for strategic value in a competitive soft auction.The greater the complexity of the process, the greater the advantage to the one with experience. Just ask a rookie quarterback in his first NFL start. Selling a business is a highly complex process and the business seller is usually in their first transaction while the typical buyer has made dozens of prior acquisitions. This book attempts to level the playing field by sharing the author's seventeen years of deal making experience representing technology focused sellers of businesses.
Download or read book Get Acquired for Millions written by Linda Rose and published by Anini Press. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've built an amazing business...now what? Do you really know how much it is worth? Selling a business for millions of dollars is a dream for many and a reality for few. With the help of Linda Rose's Get Acquired for Millions, rest assured you can be one of those few. This insider's guide to designing the most lucrative exit strategy is the "go-to" book for Technology Service Provider business owners who need answers to questions like: What's my company worth and is it the right time to sell? How can I increase my company's value now and for the long-term? What buyer type finds my company valuable and how do I locate them? Should I sell the company myself or use a broker? How long will it take to prepare my company for sale? The book contains access to two valuable assessments to help you determine your current company valuation as a Technology Service Provider and your readiness to exit your company on a personal level. In addition, this one book is packed with insights from buyers, sellers (strategic and private equity firms), over 100 seller tips and tactics, downloadable spreadsheets, plus Linda's proven "8 Value Maximizers" -- all to help you become one of the successful few who can Get Acquired for Millions.
Download or read book Sell Your Business for More Than It s Worth written by Michell Seiler-Tucker and published by Michelle Seiler-Tucker. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sell your business for more than its worth addresses the vital issues that add value to your business as well as increase the sales price potential of your business. This book will define industries that are desirable to buyers and it will open your eyes to discover if your industry is thriving or dying and what you can do about it. This must-read will provide valuable tips on creating congruent profit centers and diversifying your product/client mix. Most important this book is a blueprint for anyone that wants to increase market share, become more profitable and for those that want to, sell their business for top dollar! This extraordinary book will demonstrate how to increase profits, plan your exit strategy and sell your business for maximum value in the quickest time possible in an easy to understand step-by-step approach.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Selling Your Business written by Paul Sperry and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive guide, two specialists take the reader step-by-step through the entire process, from how to determine when the time is right to sell to negotiating the final terms.
Download or read book Business Succession Sale for Entrepreneurs written by Guy Rigby and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a guide to business succession and sale for entrepreneurs. The author of this instant guide from Harriman House, Guy Rigby, has also written from Vision to Exit, which is a complete entrepreneurs' guide to setting up, running and passing on or selling a business.
Download or read book Get Acquired for Millions written by Linda Rose and published by Anini Press. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've built an amazing business...now what? Do you really know how much it is worth? Selling a business for millions of dollars is a dream for many and a reality for few. With the help of Linda Rose's Get Acquired for Millions, rest assured you can be one of those few. This insider's guide to designing the most lucrative exit strategy is the "go-to" book for Technology Service Provider business owners who need answers to questions like: What's my company worth and is it the right time to sell? How can I increase my company's value now and for the long-term? What buyer type finds my company valuable and how do I locate them? Should I sell the company myself or use a broker? How long will it take to prepare my company for sale? The book contains access to two valuable assessments to help you determine your current company valuation as a Technology Service Provider and your readiness to exit your company on a personal level. In addition, this one book is packed with insights from buyers, sellers (strategic and private equity firms), over 100 seller tips and tactics, downloadable spreadsheets, plus Linda's proven "8 Value Maximizers" -- all to help you become one of the successful few who can Get Acquired for Millions.
Download or read book How to Sell Anything to Anybody written by Joe Girard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-02-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance and determination. Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy. He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old, then a dishwasher, a delivery boy, stove assembler, and home building contractor. He was thrown out of high school, fired from more than forty jobs, and lasted only ninety-seven days in the U.S. Army. Some said that Joe was doomed for failure. He proved them wrong. When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe, Michigan, he finally found his niche. Before leaving Chevrolet, Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years. Here, he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book, including how to: o Read a customer like a book and keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative, entertaining, and inspiring, HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic and an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market.
Download or read book How to Sell Your Business The 1 Guide to Maximising Your Company Value and Achieving a Quick Business Sale written by Joanna Miller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interested in retiring, cashing-out, or starting a new adventure? Eager to exit your business so you can to enjoy more time with loved ones, spend some of your hard-earned cash or do all the things you've always want to do but never had the time? How To Sell Your Business: The #1 Guide to maximising your company value and achieving a quick business sale will help you: - Gain techniques and tips on how to best maximise your profit personally- Ensure that the sale process goes as quickly and smoothly as possible- Increase the likelihood that you sell the first time through the sale process- Demystify the business sale process so you can be one step ahead of the buyer rather than behind- Be prepared to handle the emotional journey- Understand your current valuation and how to best increase it- Avoid being 'price chipped' (the buyer reducing the offer price) and avoid costly mistakes- Escape an earn-out (having to stay on as an employee and hit targets after the sale)About the Author - Joanna MillerWhen Joanna and her business partner sold their £4m turnover company they went around the sales cycle a total of five times, had ten potential buyers at different times, had four indicative price offers which the highest price was five times more than the lowest price. They even had a deal killed one week before completion day! On the sixth attempt the business sold for millions. Attempting to sell a UK business six times taught Joanna a variety of invaluable, but very expensive, lessons. By the final sale, Joanna learned every technique imaginable on how to maximise profits and sell quickly. Avoid frustration, save money and enjoy a smoother business sale journey by discovering the wisdom, techniques and tips offered in this book.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Valuing and Selling Your Business written by Frederick D. Lipman and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selling your business should be a profitable, crowning moment of achievement, but it can also be slow, difficult, and loaded with pitfalls. Inside, author and corporate attorney Frederick D. Lipman provides you with the comprehensive resource for selling your business--from strategically positioning your company's assets to finalizing the perfect deal. Straightforward and easy to read, this book explores the potential difficulties and demonstrates how you can enhance the value of your business and conduct its sale smoothly and profitably. You'll discover how to: - Establish the true value of your business, including intellectual property - Market your business to prospective buyers without alarming staff, suppliers, competitors, and the media - Negotiate the deal properly - Structure the transaction to avoid paying exorbitant taxes - Avoid potential "deal-killers" right from the start - And more! Also included is how to assemble a professional team of bankers and attorneys and conduct an auction, as well as appendixes providing detailed examples from actual sales and samples of key documents. For anyone selling or contemplating selling a business, this book is absolutely essential reading. "The best explanation I've ever seen on how to get the highest price for your company. Thanks for the millions."--Stan Gordon, President, Gordon Phillips Beauty Schools
Download or read book People Management for Entrepreneurs written by Guy Rigby and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is about people management for entrepreneurs. The author of this instant guide from Harriman House, Guy Rigby, has also written From Vision to Exit, which is a complete entrepreneurs' guide to setting up, running and passing on or selling a business.
Download or read book Built to Sell written by John Warrillow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-12-24 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Run your company. Don’t let it run you. Most business owners started their company because they wanted more freedom—to work on their own schedules, make the kind of money they deserve, and eventually retire on the fruits of their labor. Unfortunately, according to John Warrillow, most owners find that stepping out of the picture is extremely difficult because their business relies too heavily on their personal involvement. Without them, their company—no matter how big or profitable—is essentially worthless. But the good news is that entrepreneurs can take specific steps—no matter what stage a business is in—to create a valuable, sellable company. Warrillow shows exactly what it takes to create a solid business that can thrive long into the future.
Download or read book Harvest written by David C. Tolson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BEST TIME TO SELL YOUR COMPANY IS BEFORE YOU NEED TO In the next ten to twenty years, most business owners will either hand their companies over to their children, shut their businesses down, or sell them. Smart business owners will plan for this years before they retire. Those who do not may find themselves settling for far too little, and this lack of planning may leave them unable to survive financially after their business is gone. In HARVEST, deal experts Christopher J. Younger and David C. Tolson have created the ultimate step-by-step guide that will help you understand how to attain the maximum value for your business and create the perfect exit strategy. In this book, you will learn how to: -Evaluate your financial needs -Plan your exit objectives -Value your business -Hire the right advisory team -Understand financial statements and legal agreements -Find a pool of potential buyers -Enhance the value of your business through proper positioning, timing, and operational improvement -Negotiate the transaction -Close the deal The authors' goal with this book is to convince you that the time you spend today thinking about the ultimate sale or transition of your business will yield some of the greatest rewards you will ever experience related to your business, both financially and personally.
Download or read book Wake Up and Sell the Coffee written by Martyn Dawes and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2014-01-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-growth success story Martyn Dawes set out to build a high-growth business with a simple idea and the will to do whatever was required to make it a success. Twelve years later he sold this business - Coffee Nation - for £23m. Along the way, among many highs and lows, there was the thrill of seeing an idea come to life, costly failed trials and false starts, countless business plans, learning how and when to raise funding, the personal journey of surviving when success seemed so distant and securing contracts with some of the biggest retailers in the world. This is the story of how a great British business was built - from a blank sheet of paper - and how it came to be one of the nation's favourite consumer brands. It's also a guide to help any aspiring entrepreneur put their business on the path to high growth. Through the course of an exciting narrative, Martyn shares his experiences of growing a business and his knowledge of what you should and shouldn't do. Mistakes to avoid are revealed just as honestly as the good decisions, making this is an unusually frank and valuable account for anyone looking to build their own business. All areas from start-up to exit are covered, including: - How to come up with an idea and know if it's any good - Researching and testing your business model - When you should not write a business plan and why not - The process of pitching to investors and raising funding - Negotiating contracts and controlling your finances - A special final chapter on how to set up a business for high-growth from the outset Coffee Nation was based on the reliable principles of a simple idea, a compelling vision, a high-quality product and relentless enterprise. If you have the desire and vision to build your own high-growth business - or you want to read a fascinating story of how it has been done - look no further. It's time to wake up and sell the coffee.
Download or read book Meet the People written by James Frayne and published by Harriman House. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolution has taken place in corporate communications in recent years. Democracy has arrived. The ongoing expansion of the web - and above all social media - means the public now have the power to shape the image and reputation of even the biggest businesses in giant public conversations. On social media platforms, blogs, consumer websites, web forums and comment threads, ordinary people are taking the lead in defining how businesses are seen by the outside world. The entire corporate communications model has been turned on its head. Since its inception as a recognised industry in the 1920s, corporate communications has relied on major advertising and marketing campaigns, as well as traditional media relations and public affairs, to create the desired images of businesses. In short, corporate communications was conducted by elites, amongst elites, at arms length from consumers. Now this approach lies redundant. The challenges posed by the new power of the public mean corporate communications increasingly resembles political campaigning. In this world, as in politics, businesses must put the public first. They must engage the public in the fast-moving, emotional, two-way conversation that is taking place around them. Rather than seeking to be the only voice that defines them and the issues that matter to them, businesses have to be the most influential and credible voice amongst many. They must become experts in public persuasion. In Meet the People, communications consultant James Frayne explains what businesses can learn from political campaigns to help them deal with these new challenges. Drawing on interviews with some of the world's most respected political consultants and employing case studies of some of the most successful campaigns down the years, Frayne reveals how the best campaigns operate as they engage public audiences and shape the public's view, and shows how businesses can implement these techniques and strategies in their corporate communications. Meet the People is required reading for modern businesses that want to know how to lead the public conversation that surrounds them and understand how effective political campaigns really work.
Download or read book I T Sales Boot Camp written by Brian Giese and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that can turn any I.T. rep into a one-person selling machine! Information technology products continue to be the fastest-selling industry in the world. Today, about 7 million people worldwide are involved in selling I.T. solutions, and the number is growing by an astonishing 60 percent a year! But many I.T. sales recruits discover that selling technology solutions can be far more challenging than traditional sales. I.T. Sales Boot Camp gets soldiers ready for the front lines, arming them with techniques on how to: -- Understand and explain intimidating techie jargon -- Score overseas customers -- Communicate with highly informed, techno-savvy customers -- Adjust to a constantly changing market -- Adapt to various needs from customer to customer I.T. Sales Boot Camp does far more than just basic training. Drill sergeant and author Brian Giese also offers a secret weapon for pushing sales way over the top and ensuring satisfied customers every single time!
Download or read book Business Strategy for Entrepreneurs written by Guy Rigby and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is about business strategy for entrepreneurs, examining in particular the vision, tactics and focus needed by entrepreneurs. The author of this instant guide from Harriman House, Guy Rigby, has also written From Vision to Exit, which is a complete entrepreneurs' guide to setting up, running and passing on or selling a business.
