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Deciding to Sell

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Deciding to Sell by Ned MinorDeciding To Sell Your Business: The Key To Wealth And Freedom

By Ned A. Minor

Every business owner struggles with the emotional and business aspects of the decision to leave their business.

“Ned’s book removed 100 years of emotion from the decision making process”

In Deciding to Sell, Ned Minor shows you how to take charge of your decision to sell. Having coached hundreds of owners over 25-years, Ned synthesizes their trials and successes into this essential guide for owners considering whether or not to leave their companies.

Ned asks and answers 55 vital questions for business owners, showing how to take charge of the decision to sell…whether you’re just starting your business, or ready to walk out the door.

“I felt like every word was written with me in mind”

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Financial & Emotional Independence Analysis

Fill out this simple questionaire below to get a free analysis from Minor & Brown:

  1. Are you a small business owner?
    Yes No
  2. If you received your "ideal" purchase price offer from your "ideal" buyer, are you emotionally prepared to sell your business today?
    Yes No
    3. Why not?
  3. How much do you spend annually to support your "current" lifestyle?
    $
  4. How much would you like available to spend to support your ideal lifestyle?
    $
  5. Do you know the Fair Market Value of your business?
    Yes No
  6. If you received $0.00 for your business today, have you accumulated enough income-producing assets in your personal name, outside the business, to support your current lifestyle?
    Yes No

    To support your ideal lifestyle?
    Yes No

  7. Is it your goal to sell your business to key employees or family members?
    Yes No

    8. a) Do you and the buyer(s) have a well thought out game plan and time frame to accomplish this?
    Yes No

    b) Can the buyer(s) pay you Fair Market Value?
    Yes No

    c) Will you have to carry back a significant portion of the purchase price?
    Yes No

  8. Do you and your spouse routinely discuss the exiting of your business?
    Yes No
  9. Can you envision a meaningful and personally fulfilling life if you no longer own your business?
    Yes No
  10. List the first 5 things you will do after the sale of your business.

If you are not satisfied with your answers for this analysis, please request a complimentary copy of Deciding To Sell Your Business: The Key To Wealth and Freedom or contact Ned Minor at (303) 320-1053.