due diligence Archives - Your ExitMap https://yourexitmap.com/tag/due-diligence/ Free Exit Planning Tools for Business Owners Mon, 12 May 2025 15:38:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourexitmap.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Site-Icon-YEM-2-32x32.png due diligence Archives - Your ExitMap https://yourexitmap.com/tag/due-diligence/ 32 32 122889523 Deal Momentum, Deal Fatigue, and Pre-Sale Diligence https://yourexitmap.com/deal-momentum-deal-fatigue-and-pre-sale-diligence/ https://yourexitmap.com/deal-momentum-deal-fatigue-and-pre-sale-diligence/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 15:38:04 +0000 https://yourexitmap.com/?p=10095  With the help of her Exit Planning Advisor, Betty has decided that selling to a third-party buyer would best accomplish all of her goals (financial, values-based, legacy). Quantifying her business and personal resources with a financial gap analysis has been helpful to Betty in determining her departure date in six years. She now knows the current fair market value of her business and how much it will need to increase in value to attain her financial objectives at sale in six years. Betty now also understands (again with the help of her Exit Planning Advisor) the importance of maintaining “deal momentum” when she eventually enters ... Read more

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]]> https://yourexitmap.com/deal-momentum-deal-fatigue-and-pre-sale-diligence/feed/ 0 10095 20 Red Flags to Look Out for When Buying a Business https://yourexitmap.com/20-red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-buying-a-business/ https://yourexitmap.com/20-red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-buying-a-business/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 14:08:44 +0000 https://yourexitmap.com/?p=8904 Buying a business is an opportunity to skip the growing pains of launching a startup. It’s a chance to start with a proven model with customers and cashflow. How can you tell if the prospective business is a genuine investment opportunity or a disguised escape route for a burnt-out owner? The following is a list of the top five things to consider when prospecting a business purchase – and some red flags for each category so you can recognize trouble a long way away. This list is no way exhaustive and there are many other issues to consider when buying a business. However, nailing these ... Read more

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