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Buying a business 101

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Buying a business 101

Buying or investing into a business can be a complicated process, especially for first timers. Experienced angel investor Priyanka Gill shares her tips on how to get started.

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Margins Matter

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Margins Matter

Making money is more about having an instinct for buying and selling than coming up with the next killer idea, says Simon Cook, CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Espirit

Guide to buying a business

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Guide to buying a business

Buying a business is not something to rush into. Use these guidelines to help steer you in the right direction.

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How to sell your business

Guide

How to sell your business

Executing a slick full exit takes preparation, thick skin and bags of raw cunning. SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out how to avoid the pitfalls and get the best price.

The seven deadly sins of exits

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The seven deadly sins of exits

Greed, pride, and an array of other human weaknesses can get in the way of a good exit. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to entrepreneurs about their triumphs and regrets in selling their businesses.

Acquisitions: The perfect union

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Acquisitions: The perfect union

Chris Ingram has considerable experience of building and managing rapid-growth firms and is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern media agency. According to Ingram, buying a business is the easy bit – it’s what you do after that counts.

Get your business ready to sell

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Get your business ready to sell

As an entrepreneur, you start your company because of your passion for what you are doing. Yet, no matter how much you love your business, you will eventually need to sell it. This guide from SmallBusiness.co.uk offers three great ways to ensure you get the most money possible for it.

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Need to sell my business

My business has been for sale with incompetent agents. I must sell as soon as I can due to severe health needs. The business is solvent and profitable but needs total commitment. I am a sole trader with no family and cannot afford to walk away. Are there other options open to me?

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Buying a going concern: employees contracts

I'm buying a shop which employs two staff, one of whom I will no longer need as I'll be working there myself. Is it reasonable to ask the vendor to tell the employee, arrange a leaving date etc, or must everyone stay in their jobs until after the handover?

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What to ask when buying a business

I haven’t run a business for a number of years and am thinking of buying into a café that is already well established. What questions should I be asking and who should I ask?

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