Selling Businesses
How ESG Planning Shapes M&A Decisions for Sustainable Growth
Explore how companies are weighing environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their M&A decision making. Learn opportunities for integrating ESG factors into your dealmaking.
Understanding the Roles of Various Transaction Advisors
Learn the roles played by various transaction advisors such as business brokers, M&A advisors, investment bankers and more. Consider which advisors are appropriate for the sale of your business.
Inside the World of Business Brokerage
Take a peek inside the world of business brokers. Learn what to expect when you hire a business broker: from engagement, to fees, marketing, and the closing of your business sale.
How and When To Tell Employees About the Sale of the Business
Learn best practices for communicating a sale to your employees. Gain insights from a leading business broker for strategy, timing, and messaging during this critical phase in the transaction.
Personal vs. Business Expenses: Does Keeping Them Separate Really Matter?
Understand the importance of separating business and personal expenses. Spare yourself and your small business from skewed valuations, accounting headaches, tax problems and personal liability.
How to Write the Perfect Business For Sale Listing
Learn 7 tips for writing a business for sale listing that will attract the attention of serious buyers. Also read tips for maximizing your results when you list a business for sale on DealStream.
Strategies for Effective Negotiations in the Sale of a Business
Read great advice from a business broker about negotiating the sale of your business. From valuation to strategic responses to common buyer questions, these tips will help you achieve your goal.
How AI is Revolutionizing the M&A Landscape
Learn how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the M&A business. See AI's potential to sculpt a future where M&A is less about chance and more about strategic foresight.
Selling a Tech Company: Why Valuation is Critical
Consider the challenge in valuing tech companies with limited or no profitability. Read the unconventional approach this author took when valuing his tech company client.
Do You Need a Broker To Sell Your Business?
Read about a seller's real world experience attempting to sell his business to a competitor. Consider 14 questions to help you decide if you should hire a broker to help you sell your business.
The 5 Best Online Notary Services
Learn the history of notaries and how the online notary process works. Walk through the evaluation of 5 great online notary services and how choose the best one for your business needs.
Inside 23andMe’s $400 Million Acquisition of Lemonaid Health
Learn about the sale of Paul Johnson's company, Lemonaid Health, to 23andMe. Hear how Johnson educated himself about the sales process and rewarded Lemonaid's employees and investors.
Inside the Mind of an Acquirer with Valtech’s Randy Woods
Learn about the sale of Randy Woods' business to Valtech, and his current position with Valtech identifying potential acquisition targets. Gain insights for selecting the right banker/M&A adviser.
Inside Fidelity’s $80 million Acquisition of SkySlope
Learn about the sale of Tyler Smith's company, SkySlope, to Fidelity National Financial. Hear how one of the top real estate agents in California launched and sold a bootstrapped software platform.
What Are the Best Online Escrow Services?
Learn what an online escrow service can do for you and what to look for when selecting one. Discover six of the best online escrow services to help protect your transaction.
What Is the Lehman Formula?
Here's an introduction to this long-standing formula for calculating the brokerage commission on a business sale. Learn what the Lehman Formula is, how it's calculated and other costs to watch for.
How to Choose the Right Business Structure
Explore the various organizational structures a business can take. Learn how to choose the right structure for your business.
How to Create Repeat Customers Automatically
Learn about the sale of Gamal Codner's e-commerce company, Fresh Heritage. Gain tips for building an attractive acquisition target and hear the extraordinary M&A market response to Codner's company.
Product vs. Company
Learn about the acquisition of Susanne Klepsch's company, Meetfox. Hear her honest assessment of lessons learned during software product development and ways to better structure the M&A process.
8 Factors That Can Impact Business Valuation
Learn 8 factors which can impact how your business is valued. Understand why valuation matters and what to do if you don't like your business valuation.