Three years of clean accounts: where due diligence starts
Buyers and their advisers will go through your numbers line by line. Here is what they look for.
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Professional services
Owner dependency: the discount nobody mentions
If the business cannot run for a month without you, a buyer will price that risk in.
Employee ownership trusts: a plain-English guide
Selling to your staff through a trust keeps the business independent. Here is how it usually works.