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How to Use EBITDA to Value Your Company
It's not the only number potential buyers look at, but EBITDA will give you a solid idea of how they'll start evaluating your business.
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Recent Articles about EBITDA
Squeezing the Best Valuation Out of a Buyer
Getting the highest valuation for your business means negotiating for more than just the multiple. Read more
Norm Brodsky Explains Turns of EBITDA
What are turns of EBITDA, and why should you care? Our columnist explains. Read more
How Buyers Put a Price on Your Business
If you're looking to sell your business, you probably have a number in mind. Here's why it might differ from what an acquirer is willing to pay. Read more
The Days of Cheap Capital Are Gone for Good
The deal you put together in 2007 is no longer feasible today. Here's why. Read more
Selling My Company (Again)
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What's Your Business Really Worth?
Before you try to sell, make sure you know what buyers want. Read more
Norm Brodsky on Exit Strategies
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The Offer, Part One
You'd think he'd be celebrating, but our columnist has discovered that getting a great offer for your business can be a very scary proposition. Read more
How to Find a Business to Buy
An overview of how to determine what business suits you, what you can afford, and how to perform due diligence. Read more
The Offer, Part Four
We interrupt these negotiations while a bunch of outsiders critique my very existence. Read more
For Entrepreneurs Who Feel They Have Nowhere to Turn, This Is The Place to Turn
Welcome to The Morning Norm. If you've read my column in Inc. magazine, you may know that when I take on a new venture I insist that it meet thre... Read more
What's Your Number?
Writing down how much you would sell your business for can help keep you focused and motivated, advises Built to Sell author John Warrillow. Read more
How to Track Your Company's Critical Numbers
Working with a great accountant is an asset; leaning too hard on one can be a flaw. Here are key steps to boosting financial literacy and keeping a simple gu... Read more
What Private Equity Wants – And What You Risk
Serial entrepreneur John Warrillow examines some pros and cons of selling a stake in your business to a private equity firm. Read more
The Timid Mindset of Small Businesses
I've been trying to wrap my head around the state of small business lending for a while. And not just the availability of financing, but demand for... Read more
Free At Last
There's nothing like getting rid of those personal guarantees. Read more
What the Financial Crisis Means for You?
The rules of small-business banking have changed, and that's bad news for the economy. But there are ways to cope, and there may even be a silver lining. Read more
5 Takeaways from Growco
A look at some lessons I learned at Inc. magazine's 2011 Grow Your Company Conference. Read more
How to Protect Company Secrets During Merger Talks
When you put your company up for sale, you risk giving strangers — potentially your competitors - access to confidential information. Read more
The Offer, Part Six
The paranoia moment. Are they stalling? Is this deal about to fall apart? Read more
It's All About Trust
Confronted with the offer of a lifetime, our columnist concludes it's time to sell. Part 5 of a series . Read more
Bin Laden Dies, Stocks Set to Rise
The man who live-tweeted the bin Laden raid, Facebook's $100 billion IPO valuation, and the rest of the day's entrepreneur news. Read more
Inside the Mind of a Billion-Dollar Acquirer
Thinking about entering an earn-out agreement? Here's an insider's look into what perks and challenges may lie ahead. Read more
A Deal Falls Through
Norm Brodsky's plans change when a deal to sell his company -- again -- falls through Read more
IPOs Aren't the Only Way to Access Capital
Seth Goldman reports from the Treasury Department's conference on access to capital. Read more
Inside the Zappos Sale
More on the big Zappos sale. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced yesterday afternoon that his company was getting Read more
The Offer, Part Two
After spending decades building his businesses, our columnist managed to negotiate the offer of a lifetime--by refusing to negotiate. Read more
The Offer, Part Nine
What I learned from my fiasco. Read more
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Monetizing the internet. Any entrepreneur worth their bootstraps will tell you: revenue can't depend on web advertising alone. Acknowledg... Read more
What's Next: Internet Phone Service is Here
Bad news for your phone company: Good, cheap Internet phone service is finally here. Read more
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