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Why you’ll probably end up selling your business for less than it’s worth [VIDEO]
How long do you think it will take to sell your business? A few months? Maybe a year?
Try 6 years. And chances are, if you own one of the few businesses that do sell, it will be sold for less than it’s worth. What you need is an exit strategy.
Future Capital founder Domenic Carosa talks about investing in internet ‘upstarts’ [VIDEO]
Domenic Carosa, at age 35, is already a wily veteran of online entrepreneurship. In this wide-ranging interview with Anthill, he talks about investing in internet upstarts (as compared to startups) and about what kinds of entrepreneur he’s likely to invest in. Oh, and keep an eye out for a Special Guest Appearance at 5:23. Woof.
How much is your business worth: valuations based on assets versus cash flow [Part 2 of 3]
Last week, Kevin Lovewell emphasised the importance of undergoing a business valuation, noting how the large share of business value today is based on intangibles off the balance sheet. Here in Part Two, he reviews the specific methods for performing a valuation based on one of two measurements: the physical assets of the company and the cash flows the company provides to the owners.
How much is your business worth? The same as last year, survey finds
The value of Australia’s private businesses are stuck in neutral as the global economy continue to grind its gears, according to a quarterly study.
Want VC from Google? Here’s the guy who decides whether to invest in your business (or not).
Amin Zoufonoun is a senior member of Google’s Corporate Development team, which is responsible for evaluating, negotiating and executing Google’s mergers, acquisitions and investments. In an email interview, we asked him to share his views about future opportunities for Australian startups and what he looks for when evaluating investments.
Flipping websites a con?
A post last week from Flippa.com marketing manager Luke Moulton prompted a fierce response from some of our readers. To look at the post, titled 7 things you must do before attempting to sell your website, with its six comments, you wouldn’t initially think this to be the case. This is largely because the most passionate responses bypassed our formal comments section.
7 things you must do before attempting to sell your website
Just like dressing up a house for auction, giving your website a spit and polish prior to sale will ensure you achieve the best outcome. The following seven steps can help make your treasured site shine, prior to putting it on the market and attracting top dollar.
How to sell your business for maximum price
Have you thought about what your business is worth? When you come to sell it, it may not be worth as much as you think.
Diary of an entrepreneur raising capital: Hasta la vista, baby!
With his capital raising process fast approaching its climax, Steve Sherlock offers up what he think he did right and wrong over the past three-months of capital seeking (and writing about it in this series).
Optimism grows in Oz business trading market
Online business trading site BizExchange recently published its 2009 fourth quarter findings Index for Australian Private Business Values.
Overall market sentiment surged for the second quarter running – in contrast to the lows experienced nine months previously – and has reached its highest levels since the Index survey began in 2006.









