The 3 Most Difficult Challenges in Selling Your Business
Small business owners often ask what the hardest parts are in selling a business. They ask me if the biggest challenges are finding a new buyer, negotiating sales price, informing clients or customer, or something else. While these tasks are not easy, in my experience the most difficult challenges are: Let’s dive into these to […]
Read MoreWhat Does Success Look Like When You’re Selling Your Business?
Many top business coaches like Ali Brown, Brene Brown, and Stephen Covey suggest you start a project with the end in mind. The same applies to selling your business. Along this line, if I asked you to list goals for selling your business, you might list…
Read More7 Ways Your Customer Base and Email List May Add Value to Your Business Sale Price
Ever wonder what value a potential buyer might assign to your customer base and email list? Afterall, you’ve spent the lifetime of your business creating a loyal customer base. You’ve worked hard to grow and nurture your email list…
Read MoreHow to Find Your Business’s Value: Three Approaches
Valuing a business is a complex process, and a single method is rarely used in isolation. While having a rough estimate of the value of your business in the beginning is useful, you’ll ask for a formal valuation from an independent valuation expert later…
Read MoreHow Much Is My Business Worth?
This is the first question every business owner asks when I talk with anyone about exiting her business. There are two answers: “A business is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it,” and “It depends”…
Read More5 Steps to Sell Your Business
It may not have been on your mind the day you started your business, but one day you’ll exit it. If you’re at the point in your business life-cycle where you’re starting to think about an exit, selling a business may seem overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be…
Read MoreTravel Business Attire for Women Over 50
As a seasoned traveler over 50, your frequent business trips demand a wardrobe that effortlessly blends sophistication and comfort. Navigating the realm of travel business attire becomes an art, where your experience meets expression…
Read MoreIs It Possible to Brand My Small Business?
These days, branding is a word that is bandied about freely. Everyone, from celebrities to wanna-be influencers, is trying to brand themselves or their business. You may be thinking, that’s okay for famous people or big businesses but what about…
Read More10 Non-Girly Business Ideas for Women
If you consider yourself a non-girly soul, you might be looking for business ideas that are more than just about the money. Or what’s trendy. Or that require you being chained to a computer all day long, when instead you could be mastering…
Read MoreStarting a Business (or Side Hustle) from the Inside Out
Can your new business be a source of income and joy? A space for your values, talents and creativity to shine? I’m a firm believer in doing what you love. Especially when it comes to starting a business (or side hustle). After all, time is precious…
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