How to Build a More Valuable & Sustainable Business Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but value is the reason. That is to say, the ‘reason’ many build successful businesses and work incredibly hard is the hope to sell those businesses for ‘beach money’ – beach being the metaphor for the financial freedom to choose…
How to Improve the Saleability of Your Business Selling your company is the largest financial transaction most people ever undertake. Despite the large sums of money involved, it is surprising how most business owners do not plan adequately. This is one of the key reasons many business owners get a nasty surprise – approximately a…
2021 M&A Trends and Mid-Year Review It’s a world of volatility and low organic growth; yet many businesses are still outperforming expectations. It’s also a world of superabundant capital – too much money that is looking for a yield, which is rocket fuel for buy-outs. M&A is a critical component of strategy, so what is…
How To Prepare a Business for Sale During the Covid Pandemic In this broadcast, Kevin Uphill and Tim Hardman discuss how to be sale ready despite volatility, how to create a standout position and a ‘we want, we need’ buyer motivation and how to scale to sell. They also share why information technology is critical…
Business Exit Strategies: The Do’s And Dont’s A business exit may be the largest transaction a leader will undertake, and the right approach can make a fundamental difference between success and failure. Mistakes can be costly, and here we present the most common slip-ups and how to avoid them. In our Exit Strategies: 11 Worst…
In our ‘Vendor Assist – How to Strategically Prepare for Sale & Vendor Due Diligence’ webinar Kevin Uphill, Chairman of Avondale, is joined by strategist Stewart Millington to discuss the objective of a vendor assist evaluation. Topics covered include building a ‘sale ready’ data room, valuation and finance, legal and business reviews. If you would…