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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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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3 December 2018

How to Build a World Class Board (Video)

#Director  #Shareholder  #Board  #Non-Executive Director  

Throughout her career Jo Haigh has acted as Non-Exec Director and Chairman for over 40 companies, in this blog she shares her three top tips on how to build a world-class board.

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12 November 2018

Help! I'm A Shareholder in Distress!

#Board  #Shareholder  

Are you a shareholder in distress? Has the relationship between you and your shareholders changed?

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23 February 2018

Is it important to have a shareholders agreement? (video)

#Shareholder  #Video  

Do you have a shareholders agreement in place? Are you aware what the benefits of a shareholders agreement are?

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