10%
Reduce your CGT liability to as little as 10%
Preparing for future sale
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3 questions acquirers are asking
In extraordinary times buyers want to know how your business has traded through the pandemic and more about its future prospects
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Capital gains tax under review
The government is considering a report that suggests a big increase in the tax may be needed
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Preparing for business exit in 2021
What to expect from buyers and how you can prepare if you want to sell your business in 2021
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Is your buyer serious?
What homework do you need to do on a potential buyer to ensure their interest is genuine?
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Reacting to unsolicited offers
What should you do if you receive an unexpected offer to buy your company during the Covid-19 crisis?
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Learning from the financial crisis
Lessons from the 2008 crash can be helpful if you’re considering exiting or acquiring a business in today’s pandemic-impacted world
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Staying on course
While Covid-19 has changed many things, it doesn’t need to alter how businesses are valued ahead of sale
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How to exit in 2020
Demonstrate strong leadership through the pandemic and achieve three months of stable, sustainable profitability and growth
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Exit during a pandemic
There are still some buyers out there but most owners will have to navigate the Covid-19 crisis before considering a sale
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Entrepreneurs’ Relief changes from £10 million to £1 million
The March Budget saw the Chancellor announce that Entrepreneurs’ Relief is being scaled back from £10m to £1m – how does this affect you?
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How’s your poker face?
Holding your nerve under pressure is vital for getting the best price when you sell your business
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Crunch time for Entrepreneurs’ Relief?
All signals point to Entrepreneurs’ Relief being reduced or removed in the March 2020 budget. Entrepreneurs should consider revising their business and personal financial plans accordingly.
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How to prepare to sell your business when it’s dependent on you
Understanding your value to your business
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Starting over
How to launch another business and protect the proceeds of your first exit
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Navigating to exit in uncertain times
Personal financial plans and business plans need robust stress testing
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Selling your business to employees
Why transferring shares to an Employee Ownership Trust can be a tax-efficient way of extracting capital
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Don’t cook the books!
Financial areas to address when selling a business
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Should you sell up?
As uncertainty mounts in the UK economy should entrepreneurs look to sell their businesses or stick to their guns and see out the storm?
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Be prepared for an offer
If an offer for your business came tomorrow how would you react? Is it possible to be fully prepared for the unexpected?
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15 facts about extracting capital
With businesses facing uncertain trading conditions, you may decide to take capital from your business now or even sell up altogether. Here are some tips for extracting your money in the most tax-efficient way but an accountant will be able to say whether they are right for you
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Do you know your SPOFs?
Can you identify your 'single points of failure' that could affect your sale?
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Entrepreneurs’ Relief: how it affects you
Making the most of this tax benefit
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Is your business your pension?
Taking out an actual pension can diversify your risk and is a tax-efficient way to take money from your company
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Five things affecting exit valuation
Understanding and delivering what acquirers look for is key to achieving top dollar
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Playing the long game
Growing a business to sell a business
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When is the right age to sell your business and retire?
The truth is, retirement doesn’t have to be at 65
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How to recruit and retain top talent
It's not all about offering great salaries and brilliant perks
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Over the line
how to successfully close the deal on a business sale
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Knowing when you’ve won…
...and it's time to sell your business
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The emotional rollercoaster
How does the thought of selling your business make you feel?
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When buyers come knocking
What do you do if someone asks to buy your business?
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The clock is ticking
Taking the right steps before tax year-end can provide a financial boost for you and your business
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Maintaining confidentiality
"How can I protect confidentiality when I sell a business?"
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How to exit in style
Richard Murray, Chief Commercial Officer of business growth advisor Elephants Child points to five New Year's resolutions you really need to make if you’re thinking of exiting
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Five resolutions for expansion
As your business matures, you need to ensure it’s in the best possible shape for exit. Richard Murray, Chief Commercial Officer of business growth advisor Elephants Child has five New Year’s resolutions that will keep you on track
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Choosing a CEO
Selecting someone who can run your business day-by-day can be critical. So how, why and when should you hire a CEO?
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Seizing a chance to exit
Entrepreneurs often have a plan to exit sometime in the future, but what if the chance came tomorrow? How should owners react and best manage an out of the blue approach?
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Selling your start-up to a tech giant without selling out
Octopus Ventures outline some of the issues an entrepreneur is likely to face when looking to sell a start-up to a tech giant.
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What is your business worth?
We look at three factors which could affect the value of your company, so you can address these and improve.
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Six ways to manage wealth
How best to protect, utilise and enjoy the proceeds from selling your business
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Choosing an adviser for exit
How one entrepreneur chose the team that guided him to a £5m sale of his company
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Five telltale signs it’s time to exit
The clues and triggers that suggest entrepreneurs should consider walking away from the business they created
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Getting ready for your IPO
Listing on public markets can help to fuel growth and provide owners with a flexible exit route. But it’s not for everyone.
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What are your obligations to staff?
When it’s time to sell your business you need to make sure you fulfil your responsibilities to the people who work for you
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8 tricky questions buyers ask…
and how to answer them if you want to sell your business
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Ten steps to due diligence readiness
A rocky due diligence strengthens the negotiating position of the buyer. It could even give them cold feet. Sellers need to get it right the first time around
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Do you have the right management team?
When your company is for sale, it’s important to remember potential buyers will always look very closely at the key people running it
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A purchaser’s view of your business
When someone wants to buy your company, what will their advisers be looking for during their due diligence?
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Top 5 sectors for mergers and acquisitions
Brexit and global uncertainty have failed to stall M&A momentum
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10 ways to improve your valuation
We outline some ways to improve the value of your business before disposal
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Succession Planning
Succession planning is critical to the long term success of any business. Put your plans to the test.
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How much is your business worth?
Bivek Sharma of KPMG Small Business Accounting looks at the latest research
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Should I stay or should I go?
Selling a company you may have spent years developing can be an emotional wrench. So much so that, on occasion, an entrepreneur decides to stick around via a seat on the board or an equity share. Is it a sensible move?
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What is Warranty & Indemnity insurance?
How W&I insurance can provide vital protection during merger & acquisition activity
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Finding an overseas buyer
When it comes to selling a UK business, market it internationally to get the best deal
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Selling to management
Many entrepreneurs overlook the possibility of a management buyout when they come to sell their businesses but it does offer advantages
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Professionalising your management team
Entrepreneurs have the vision to get a business off the ground but they may need professional managers to help them expand
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Making Tax Digital – an update
The Government's Making Tax Digital project is intended to simplify tax for businesses and HMRC. But will it succeed?
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Plan your exit early
Planning early for the sale of your business can help you maximise reliefs and preserve your wealth
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£200,000
was saved by restructuring the sale of a business
Selling a business
The tax implications of exiting a business can be highly complex, and mistakes are costly. By taking appropriate advice, you can make sure you get it right, say business advisers Kingston Smith.
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