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  3 Simple Ways to Start an Exit Plan in 2021

  The new year always brings about a sense of a new beginning and planning for the future. Starting a new diet, hitting the gym or saving more money are all common New...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  How I Sold My Business: My $20 Million Sale to Intuit

  Like so many successful entrepreneurs, Nellie Akalp has an impressive memory. Ask her to talk about what kickstarted the sale of her first business—a deal that was...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  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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  Video: Exit Options for Business Owners Who Are Thinking of Selling

  There are business exit options and then there are realistic business exit options. In this video, John Carvalho, president of Stone Oak Capital and co-founder of...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  6 Things to Consider for Your Post-Divestment Life

  "The best time to plant an oak tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now" - source unknown You’re an entrepreneur. You’ve worked hard....

  By: Ron Nakamoto

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  Letter of Intent: Examining 3 Different Drafting Styles

  Special note: This excerpt is used with permission from: Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z Kindle Edition, by Andrew J. Sherman.There are many different styles of...

  By: Andrew J. Sherman

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  Selling Your Business: What Sale Process Is Best?

  There are a number of different auction types that can be employed for the sale of a mid-market business. These auction types are distinguished by the number of...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  Private Equity Deal Sourcing Strategies in 2019

  It’s the dream of just about every private equity fund manager to source a proprietary deal. Why? Because they are often less trafficked by buyers and therefore...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  Pitfalls Around Earnouts (and Why They Rarely Payout)

  An earnout is a financing arrangement for the purchase of a business in which the seller finances a portion of the purchase price, and payment of this amount is...

  By: George Deeb

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  Surprises to Watch Out for When Selling a Business

  Getting stung by one of the Dreaded Ds—Divorce, Death, Disability, or Dork partner—can be very painful. Any one of these unforeseen events can be the...

  By: Mike McCarron

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  Choosing Between Strategic Buyers or Private Equity

  Regardless of the current media concen­tration on the pros and cons of private equity firms and investments, those who work in the business or those considering...

  By: John D. (Jack) Kearney, Sr.

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  5 Things Running Taught Me About Building a Valuable Business

  I recently ran my first half marathon. Think that has nothing to do with business? I would have agreed with you. However, what I discovered is that the process of...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.