Seller Articles

A Good Exit Strategy is Worth a Fortune

By JoAnn Lombardi, VR Business Sales/Mergers & Acquisitions, President Selling your business can be an organized process where each step maximizes profit and your advance preparation expedites the sale, or it can be a dismal failure full of gut-wrenching interactions…

Anatomy of an Earnout

By Adam Putz, Axial An earnout represents just one of many contractual provisions structuring the sale of a business. That sounds pedestrian enough at first but, because this provision states that the seller can secure additional compensation in the future…

Boost Your Chances of a Successful Sale

By JoAnn Lombardi, President VR Business Brokers/Mergers & Acquisitions From a lack of preparation to proceeding without the help of a skilled intermediary, these are some of the most common mistakes made by sellers. Selling a business for a satisfactory…

Defending Your Asking Price

When you’re putting your business on the market, one of the top considerations is your asking price. Once you have a fair price established, let’s take a closer look at how business brokers and M&A advisors work with their clients…