Posts by Christine Nicholson
Posts by Christine Nicholson
5 min readThinking of Selling – Does Anyone Want to Buy?
Business owners often focus on the next big milestone for their business. They believe that they things they value are the same things a buyer...
2 min readExit Plan – On Your Terms
What is an Exit Plan? Having an Exit Plan has increased since the early 2000’s. Studies identified the looming mass retirement of the Baby Boomer...
3 min readWhy Benchmark Your Business?
Do you know how to benchmark your business? Benchmarking is a process of comparing your business metrics with other similar businesses. Most business owners do...
2 min readReverse Due Diligence to Improve Business Value
Impact Your Business Value An important step in the Succession and Exit preparation process is reverse due diligence. This process is similar to the due...
2 min readIs Your Business Structured for the Future?
How has your business been set up and structured? Is your business structured as a sole trader or have you set up a limited company,...
9 min readWhat are the Options for Family Business Succession Planning
It’s 100% guaranteed that a business owner leave their business. One way or another. At some point in the future. The only thing for debate...
3 min readThe 5 Stages of Effective Succession and Exit Planning
in 5 stagesAccording to the PWC 9th UK Family Business Survey 2016 43% of business did not have an effective succession plan. As baby boomers...
5 min readReady to Sell Your Business? Is Your Business Ready?
You Are Ready to Sell Your Business – BUT Is the Business Ready? Being mentally ready to sell your business doesn’t mean the business is...
4 min readLooking After the Value of Your Business? Start With the Employees
The biggest value in a business is often driven by its employees. Yet they are often overlooked in an exit scenario. Sales are planned...
3 min readBusiness Owners – Is Your Business Fading Away?
The average age of business owners is increasing. Many are looking at retirement as an almost unattainable goal. The choices are stark for businesses that...