Exit-Plan - Preparing Your Business For Sale

Description

Estimates suggest 85% of all business owners do not have an exit strategy.  Selling a business takes time and planning. All too often, business owners get forced into selling due to health issues, age and so on. Worse yet, they begin to see falling revenues and try to sell when the future is less certain. A carefully laid out plan, prepared in advance will increase the value of your business and attract the type of buyer that you feel would be most appropriate.

Selling a company is like painting a picture. A nice sunny picture with a beautiful sunset is much more attractive than a dark grey day. This may sound simplistic; a buyer is looking for a good news story that he or she feels good about investing in. It is up to you to paint your picture with plenty of color and detail! The presentation outlines 10 key milestones required to preparing a business for resale.

About the Speaker:
Peter Janis has been active in the business world for over 40 years including retail, wholesale, manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing.  He has conducted hundreds of workshops around the globe, has been published in a wide range of magazines, co-chaired several organizations and has been the recipient numerous industry accolades including twice being listed in Profit Magazines fastest growing companies in Canada and winner of the BC Export Award.  His broad knowledge and unique ability to see the ‘pot holes’ that lay ahead has helped him throughout his career, culminating in the growth and final sale of Radial Engineering in 2018, a company that manufactures audio products for the concert industry with offices in Port Coquitlam, Los Angeles and Antwerp Belgium, a staff of nearly 100 and revenues in excess of $20m.