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The Elephant (Landlord) in the Room
Selling a Business, Real Estate Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-05-18 Selling a Business, Real Estate Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-05-18

The Elephant (Landlord) in the Room

Selling your business? Don’t forget about the landlord…

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What is (are?) Seller’s Discretionary Earnings?
Selling a Business, Finance, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-04-28 Selling a Business, Finance, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-04-28

What is (are?) Seller’s Discretionary Earnings?

What is it and why should you care?

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Shares vs. Assets? What’s the Difference?
Selling a Business, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-13 Selling a Business, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-13

Shares vs. Assets? What’s the Difference?

Selling or buying a business? One topic that is sure to come up (hopefully sooner, rather than later), is the type of sale. Is your deal a share sale, or an asset sale?

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Selling in a Down Economy
Selling a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-12 Selling a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-12

Selling in a Down Economy

Is now an ideal time to sell your business? Maybe not. Buyers are nervous. Financing is hard to find. And valuations are likely to experience downward pressure…

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Give It to the Kids…
Selling a Business, Family Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-11-23 Selling a Business, Family Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-11-23

Give It to the Kids…

Succession planning is one of the most important things a business owner is required to do. No one wants to see the business that they have worked so hard on building over the years (or decades) bite the dust.

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Don’t Wait Too Long…
Selling a Business, Small Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-06-30 Selling a Business, Small Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-06-30

Don’t Wait Too Long…

This generation will pass on the greatest wealth ever seen to the next generation - unless they screw it up. The baby boomers are in the process, and will be in that process, for may years to come.

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Making Sure Your Business ACTUALLY Sells
Selling a Business, Real Estate, Valuation Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-04-14 Selling a Business, Real Estate, Valuation Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-04-14

Making Sure Your Business ACTUALLY Sells

If you look at any industry statistics, you will see that many businesses never sell (sometimes as high as 80%). Unfortunately, some businesses aren’t sellable, especially if they have negative cash flow. However, in most cases, this is simply the result of very common and avoidable mistakes…

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Maybe I Do Need a Broker…
Selling a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-02-29 Selling a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2016-02-29

Maybe I Do Need a Broker…

Why do I need a broker? I know my business better than anybody else!

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