The complexity of your situation is similar to multiple acquisitions I have encountered on both sides of the table in private and public transactions. In most situations involving private equity, it is doubtful if the additional cost of a private agent would generate a material gain given your m...
Hi, this is an issue faced by many entrepreneurs. I've sold two businesses and have been a business broker where I helped to sell over 35 others and I've learned from my own experiences and from observing others. Here's what you need to ask yourself: 1. Is there another project I wish to take o...
Hi there, If you spend money with a service provider then your expense is their income. If you claim that your time over the years was an expense that added to the capital cost of your business, then who claimed that amount as income? If you try to do this, then a tax auditor may try to look t...
What an interesting concept (and I'm being polite with the word "interesting'). Your customers, who pay for your service, should do the leg work to be your cheerleaders for your business so that you can lock in your Biggest customer (the end business buyer)? There is absolutely no reason your ...
Fast growing, UK B2C SaaS doesn't really give me enough information. The most critical piece of information is your revenue/growth rate or valuation. That's going to determine both who your potential acquirers are and who the best type of firm is to help you sell. M&A firms tend to be broken in...
If you're a non U.S. corporate group and you're looking to expand operations into the U.S., generally the first step is to form a separate legal entity within the U.S. For example, you can form a Delaware C corporation which is 100% owned by your non-U.S. parent company. In order to protect the...
Yo are talking apples and oranges. Capital gains are related to your basis not the form of payment. If you are a cash basis taxpayer, you pay taxes when you receive cash beyond your basis. We can help you with structure.
Naturally 1001 variables play into this that I'm blind to but here are some assumption laced thinking points: You're profitable, upwards trending, business, in a very competitive vertical. Yes? You guaranteed have a Buyer, unless: 1. Your asking price is outrageous. Not likely as we've closed ...
Oh this is a long question to answer, but let me start with my experience. I'm the "outsourced COO" for a number of small businesses who have grown through their bootstrapping phase, proven they have a market and all of sudden start feeling the pressure of the business expanding. 9 times out of 1...