15 November 2023

Poonam Kaur Recognised in Global Woman Leader's Top 10 Indian Women Leaders from UK 2023

#Business  #Staff  

Poonam Kaur has been featured in Global Woman Leader Magazine’s first annual edition of its segment “Top 10 Indian Women Leaders from UK 2023”.

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30 August 2023

Exploring Post-Summer Reflections: Should I Sell My Business?

#Reflective  #Selling A Business  #Shareholder  #Succession Planning  

Summer holidays often offer a much-needed break for business owners and managers, providing an opportunity to recharge and gain fresh perspectives. It is not uncommon for an owner-manager to return from vacation with a different outlook on their business and contemplate the idea of selling it.

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21 June 2023

How to Find a Suitable Exit Route - An Introduction to a Feasibility Study

#Selling A Business  #Succession Planning  #Shareholder  

In this vlog, CEO Poonam Kaur shares how a feasibility study may help business owners have clarity on their exit routes and options when starting their succession journey.

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21 June 2023

How To Successfully Prepare To Exit Your Business

#Succession Planning  #Selling A Business  #Shareholder  

Succession planning doesn’t have to be as cut-throat and relentless as the hit TV show made it out to be, but understanding your options and ensuring that your chosen route will deliver exactly what you hope to achieve can be a daunting process.

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8 March 2023

International Women’s Day - Embrace Equity

#International Women's Day  #Reflective  

By Sam Bland. The 2023 International Women’s Day theme #EmbraceEquity perfectly encapsulates the necessary action that the world needs to take regarding the conversation of fairness in a world that is stacked against certain demographics, with particular attention to women.

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23 June 2022

Hearing a lot about Employee Ownership Trusts? Learn Why This New Kid on the Block is Increasing in Popularity

#Employee Ownership Trust  #Succession Planning  #Selling A Business  

The Government introduced Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) back in the 2014 Finance Act to encourage more shareholders to transfer shares to a corporate structure (like the John Lewis model) which offered indirect employees share ownership.

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20 June 2022

Exit Options - Management Buyout Versus Employee Ownership Trust

#Employee Ownership Trust  #Management Buyout  #Succession Planning  

If you are at the stage where you’re considering your succession planning or possible exit options, and company culture and employees are a top priority, it may be worth considering a Management Buyout (MBO) or an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

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10 June 2022

Exit Options: From a Trade Sale to an Employee Ownership Trust

#Employee Ownership Trust  #Succession Planning  #Selling A Business  

There is no doubt about it that a trade sale will, by and large, generate a larger consideration than other exit opportunities, and the reason is mostly related to the usual obvious synergies in a trade sale, either a vertical buyer or a horizontal one.

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5 July 2021

A Business Owner's Dilemma – Trade Sale vs Employee Ownership Trust

#Employee Ownership Trust  #Selling A Business  #Shareholder  #Succession Planning  

For an owner-manager selling your business can feel like parting with your child, I know this for a fact, as not only have I been involved in over 400 transactions over the last 30+ years but I have also conducted a few personal ones.

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7 May 2021

Uncovering The Stepping Stones To Success

#Reflective  #Shareholder  #Selling A Business  #Succession Planning  

There is something that occupies the mind of every entrepreneur at some time in their business journey and that is, "what am I going to do with my organisation in the future?".

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