by theEmother | Jul 5, 2013 | build a Mother of a Business, BUY a Business, Buy a Mother of a Business, Consultant EXIT Options, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, Sellability Score, so you think you're in business, start with the end in mind, TEMpting, the business model
How Saleable is Your Business?
What are you waiting for? GET YOUR SCORE…
[If any of the following tickle your fancy, please contact me by emailing sell@theentrepreneurialmother.com letting me know which one it is…]
BS9 = Specialist Leadership and Talent Management Provider
Completed Sellability Score.
Looking to a 2013-14 kick off, getting all ducks in a row in the meantime.
*
BS14 Leading Book Supplier
Completed Sellability Score
Financials received, more to come. Currently going through refinancing dramas!
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS19 Leading Wedding Services Provider
1st meeting had, waiting on Stage 2 financials – meeting to be set
*
BS22 Business “Consultancy”
Completed Sellability Score
Stage 2 of process in play = Confidential Data Analysis
*
BS23 Health and Well Being Studio
engagement locked in
FOR SALE
*
BS26 Professional Services
Completed Sellability Score
“Business Planning; in Reverse!” session conducted, decision due end of July.
*
BS27 Training Services Provider
via Linked In
Stage 3 of process in play = Pricing and Proposal
*
BS28 Manufacturer
Completed Sellability Score
Stage 3 process in play – waiting on end-of-financial-year numbers
*
BS29 Accountancy
Referral, greatly appreciated. First meeting postponed to August.
*
BS30 Online Business
Completed Sellability Score
Had started down process, but stalled…now back on track. Time to go to market.
*
BS32 Vending Machines
Completed Sellability Score
Looking to move interstate and looking to divest themselves of profitable business. Stage 2 of process in play = financials
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS33 Estate Agent looking for Broker of Online Businesses
referral, acknowledged, details passed on the client
*
BS34 Online Business
Via Webinar
Authority signed, marketing campaign good to go
*
BS35 Book Binder
Completed Sellability Score
May have to sell as part of partnership split, looking for details accordingly
*
BS36 Graphic Designer
via LinkedIN
Invited to complete the Sellability Score by way of getting the process started
*
BS37 Cleaners
referral, great appreciated
!st chat determined way forward. Waiting on end-of-year financials. Invited to complete Sellability Score
*
BS39 Online Business
!st chat had Monday. Invited to complete Sellability Score
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS40 Online Giftware
1st chat completed. Stage 2 – Waiting on end-of-year financials. Invited to complete Sellability Score
*
BS41 Online and Speciality Retailer
1st chat completed. Not looking to sell yet, but starting with the end in mind. Invited to complete Sellability Score
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
The “Sellability Score” reports continue to dribble in each and every week.
More calls to make as a result and more emails to send 🙂
Onwards and Upwards!
 
by theEmother | Jun 28, 2013 | build a Mother of a Business, BUY a Business, Buy a Mother of a Business, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, Sellability Score, so you think you're in business, start with the end in mind, TEMpting, the business model
What are you waiting for? GET YOUR SCORE…
[If any of the following tickle your fancy, please contact me by emailing sell@theentrepreneurialmother.com letting me know which one it is…]
BS9 = Specialist Leadership and Talent Management Provider
Completed Sellability Score.
Looking to a 2013-14 kick off, getting all ducks in a row in the meantime.
*
BS14 Leading Book Supplier
Completed Sellability Score
Financials received, more to come. Currently going through refinancing dramas!
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS19 Leading Wedding Services Provider
1st meeting had, waiting on Stage 2 financials – meeting to be set
*
BS22 Business “Consultancy”
Completed Sellability Score
Stage 2 of process in play = Confidential Data Analysis
*
BS23 Health and Well Being Studio
engagement locked in
FOR SALE
*
BS26 Professional Services
Completed Sellability Score
“Business Planning; in Reverse!” session conducted, decision due end of July.
*
BS27 Training Services Provider
via Linked In
Stage 3 of process in play = Pricing and Proposal
*
BS28 Manufacturer
Completed Sellability Score
Referral, greatly appreciated. Stage 1 and 2 of process in play = 1st meeting done, site visited and additional information requested
*
BS29 Accountancy
Referral, greatly appreciated. First meeting postponed to August.
*
BS30 Online Business
Completed Sellability Score
Had started down process, but stalled…now back on track. Exit Strategy conversation now becoming apparent.
*
BS32 Vending Machines
Completed Sellability Score
Looking to move interstate and looking to divest themselves of profitable business. Stage 1 of process in play = 1st meeting
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS33 Estate Agent looking for Broker of Online Businesses
referral, greatly appreciated…waiting on best time to chat
*
BS34 Online Business
Via Webinar
Authority signed, marketing campaign good to go
*
BS35 Book Binder
Completed Sellability Score
May have to sell as part of partnership split, looking for details accordingly
*
BS36 Graphic Designer
via LinkedIN
Invited to complete the Sellability Score by way of getting the process started
*
BS37 Cleaners
referral, great appreciated
!st chat determined way forward. Waiting on financials. Invited to complete Sellability Score
*
BS38 Health Food
!st chat scheduled for Monday
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
The “Sellability Score” reports continue to dribble in each and every week.
More calls to make as a result and more emails to send 🙂
Onwards and Upwards!
by theEmother | Jun 24, 2013 | build a Mother of a Business, Buy a Mother of a Business, Consultant EXIT Options, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, Sellability Score, so you think you're in business, start with the end in mind, the business model
Today I had a chat with a Business Owner, who had started down the process of taking her business to market.
The Sellability Score had been completed. We were confident it would be sold and she was good to go… and then she went on a holiday. Today’s conversation was all about closing the doors instead.
Why?
Because she no longer had the stomach for the business, literally.
Given the nature of its structure, some form of “earn out” was on the cards. However the thought of hanging around any longer, post holiday, was almost making her physically sick.
To have such a reaction, the decision to close the doors, as at the end of the financial year, was an easy one to make. If you cannot literally go into the office, then it’s time to get out. Even if others may not necessarily want that as the outcome!
To her credit, she is the first to recognise that had she gone down the path, when still “in-love” with her business, then off to market we would have gone. As much as she was confident in our abilities to sell it, the process had started way too late for it to come to fruition.
Moral of story: if you’re starting to think about getting out in the future, start the process now. Not to take it to market but to understand how Saleable your business is and then what to do about it when the time comes.
Start with the End in Mind today, regardless of how old your business is, is a mantra you should be following…
by theEmother | Jun 23, 2013 | build a Mother of a Business, BUY a Business, Buy a Mother of a Business, Consultant EXIT Options, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, MEinc, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, Sellability Score, so you think you're in business, start with the end in mind, TEMpting, the business model
What are you waiting for? GET YOUR SCORE…
[If any of the following tickle your fancy, please contact me by emailing sell@theentrepreneurialmother.com letting me know which one it is…]
BS9 = Specialist Leadership and Talent Management Provider
Completed Sellability Score.
Looking to a 2013-14 kick off, getting all ducks in a row in the meantime.
*
BS14 Leading Book Supplier
Completed Sellability Score
Financials received, more to come. Currently going through refinancing dramas!
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS19 Leading Wedding Services Provider
1st meeting had, waiting on Stage 2 financials – meeting to be set
*
BS22 Business “Consultancy”
Completed Sellability Score
Stage 2 of process in play = Confidential Data Analysis
*
BS23 Health and Well Being Studio
engagement locked in
FOR SALE
*
BS26 Professional Services
Completed Sellability Score
“Business Planning; in Reverse!” session conducted, decision due end of July.
*
BS27 Training Services Provider
via Linked In
Stage 3 of process in play = Pricing and Proposal
*
BS28 Manufacturer
Completed Sellability Score
Referral, greatly appreciated. Stage 1 and 2 of process in play = 1st meeting June 25 and financials requested
*
BS29 Accountancy
Referral, greatly appreciated. First meeting postponed to August.
*
BS30 Online Business
Completed Sellability Score
Had started down process, but stalled…now back on track
*
BS31 Pub and Restaurant
Referral, greatly appreciated. 20% minority shareholder who is desperate to get over. Discussed options…
*
BS32 Vending Machines
Completed Sellability Score
Looking to move interstate and looking to divest themselves of profitable business. Stage 1 of process in play = 1st meeting
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS33 Estate Agent looking for Broker of Online Businesses
referral, greatly appreciated…waiting on best time to chat
*
BS34 Online Business
Via Webinar
Authority to be signed next week, marketing campaign good to go
*
BS35 Book Binder
Completed Sellability Score
May have to sell as part of divorce proceedings, looking for details accordingly
*
BS36 Graphic Designer
via LinkedIN
Invited to complete the Sellability Score by way of getting the process started
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
The “Sellability Score” reports continue to dribble in each and every week.
More calls to make as a result and more emails to send 🙂
Onwards and Upwards!
by theEmother | Jun 14, 2013 | BUY a Business, Buy a Mother of a Business, Consultant EXIT Options, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, Sellability Score, so you think you're in business, start with the end in mind, TEMpting, the business model
What are you waiting for? GET YOUR SCORE…
[If any of the following tickle your fancy, please contact me by emailing sell@theentrepreneurialmother.com letting me know which one it is…]
BS9 = Specialist Leadership and Talent Management Provider
Completed Sellability Score.
Looking to a 2013-14 kick off, getting all ducks in a row in the meantime.
*
BS14 Leading Book Supplier
Completed Sellability Score
Financials received, more to come. Currently going through refinancing dramas!
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
BS19 Leading Wedding Services Provider
1st meeting had, waiting on Stage 2 financials – meeting to be set
*
BS22 Business “Consultancy”
Completed Sellability Score
Stage 2 of process in play = Confidential Data Analysis
*
BS23 Health and Well Being Studio
engagement locked in
FOR SALE
*
BS26 Professional Services
Completed Sellability Score
“Business Planning; in Reverse!” session conducted, decision due end of July.
*
BS27 Training Services Provider
via Linked In
Stage 3 of process in play = Pricing and Proposal
*
BS28 Manufacturer
Completed Sellability Score
Referral, greatly appreciated. Stage 1 and 2 of process in play = 1st meeting June 20 and financials requested
*
BS29 Accountancy
Referral, greatly appreciated. First meeting postponed to August.
*
BS30 Online Business
Completed Sellability Score
Had started down process, but stalled…now back on track
*
BS31 Pub and Restaurant
Referral, greatly appreciated. 20% minority shareholder who is desperate to get over. Discussed options…
*
BS32 Vending Machines
Completed Sellability Score
Looking to move interstate and looking to divest themselves of profitable business. Stage 1 of process in play = 1st meeting
*
GET YOUR SCORE…
*
The “Sellability Score” reports continue to dribble in each and every week.
More calls to make as a result and more emails to send 🙂
Onwards and Upwards!
by theEmother | Jun 11, 2013 | Buy a Mother of a Business, EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, growth by acquisition, how to sell a business, Sell Your Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, the business model
Picture this….
Today, via iphone and Skype, I spoke to a potential seller (based in the UK) and my Singaporean colleague (based in the car around Melbourne) as I sat in my car in East Bentleigh.
We were discussing this global business, understanding more about it, with the view to taking it to market, to be offered both in Australia and overseas.
Not so long back, I could never have dreamed of doing such a thing, without considerable effort and cost. Now, we had it sorted in no time, it was just a matter of locking it in the diary.
My, how the world has connected.
No reason to not live the “global citizen” life, not any more. And all from the comfyness of one’s car… excellent!
