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  Maximize Value

  The Top 10 EBITDA Adjustments to Make Before Selling a Business

  Numbers are black and white, right? Not really. When you hire an investment banker to sell your business, they "normalize" the company's numbers to present...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  Investors' Decision Making Process & Why You Should Know it Before Going to Market

  While much has been written about what persuades investors to buy stakes in businesses, a lot of the discussion revolves around the investors' decision process in...

  By: Clinton Lee

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  Podcast: How to Play Defense - Tax Tips and Tricks

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Sharon Inge-Bahravi

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  Podcast: How Venture Capital Will Change Your Business and How it Stacks Up Against Other Kinds of Funding, an Interview with Rand Fishkin of Moz

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  Post Sale

  Podcast: What an Opportunity Zone Investment Can Do for You and Your Capital Gains, an Interview with Brian Forcier

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  Podcast: Scaling Your Business, Even Without Capital - an Interview with Michael Kaplan

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  Pre Sale

  The Initial Price May Not Be Real

  The initial dollar figure presented as a purchase price for a business, whether written on a napkin over coffee or floated in a conversation, is not a binding offer. Any...

  By: Paris Aden

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  Sale Process

  Podcast: Inside Scoop on Financing and Structuring the Deal the Right Way, an Interview with Matt Boettner

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  Sale Process

  Beyond Valuation: Factors Sellers Weigh in an M&A Deal

  I am often struck by the way that analysts, dealmakers and investment bankers discount the importance of cultural and personal fit when evaluating the merits of a...

  By: Richard Wilson

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  Podcast: The National Center for the Middle Market's 7 Key Value Drivers, an Interview with Tom Stewart

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  Podcast: 8 Key Drivers to Increased Valuation, an Interview with John Warrillow

  About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of...

  By: Ryan Tansom

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  The Art of Getting Strategic Value for Software Companies

  One of the most challenging aspects of selling a software or information technology company is coming up with a business valuation. Sometimes the selling prices of these...

  By: Dave Kauppi