Selling A Business

Business owners generally understand that their business needs to have contracts and agreements in order to protect itself from being sued and having to pay lawyers to defend the company. What is [...]

Asset Sale versus Stock Sale There are two primary ways that a business can be sold: a stock (or equity) sale or an asset sale The most common method, by far, is the asset sale, but that doesn’t [...]

From 2008 until 2012, the door was closed for almost all small closely held business exits. Especially in ’08, ’09 and ’10, very few people (and no lenders) were willing to take on the risk of a [...]

For most small business owners, day-to-day business operations are their biggest source of stress. They feel like jugglers, always keeping balls in the air and dealing with customer, vendor, and [...]

There are many ways to estimate the value of a closely held business, and they all seem complicated. But, in reality, it’s not much different than pricing a used car. Figuring out an asking price [...]

After you’ve estimated the value of your business, settled on a reasonable price range, and put the sale process in motion, there are proactive steps you can take to make sure that the sale is as [...]

Dave McCarron is the founder and president of McCarron Accounting and Consulting CPAs in Winter Park, Florida. He has been serving the Florida community since 1990. Dave and I recently discussed [...]

Imagine buying your newly-licensed, 16-year old daughter her first car. When you go to the dealer and pick out that car, there’s a decent chance that you will simply pay the full price right then [...]

Businesses pay their owners in three ways: Salary for labor performed for the business; Profits for risk capital invested in the business; and Equity Appreciation for creating or growing the [...]