Stuart Dyer: Preparing your business for sale

You need to understand one thing - your business is not perfect. It is good - most probably very good -professional, well-run, profitable and something you have devoted your life to and are rightly very proud of. But it is not perfect and that is why preparing your business for sale is so critical. There are two very good reasons why getting in shape is a prerequisite to a successful transaction and this applies to firms of all sizes. First, a business that presents well is highly likely to attract a wider range of interested buyers and a higher price and, second, the sale process itself...