Planning And Implementing A Successful Business Sale

Morrisville – There is no doubt that one of the most difficult tasks that all business owners and prospective business buyers face, is how to accurately value the business they are selling or the business they are looking to buy. This three hour long workshop will provide both business sellers and business buyers with the tools necessary to do a comprehensive and accurate valuation of the business at hand and prepare the business for sale or purchase.

Topics to be covered include:

• Preparing a business for sale
• Business valuation
• Financing options
• Types of acquirers
• Business sale process
• Elements of transaction structures

Lynne Silva, president of The Silva Group, a professional mergers & acquisitions/business brokerage firm, will lead this interactive workshop focusing on key considerations for owners planning for their business sale.
The workshop will take place on March 21st from 9 am to noon in the Community Center at Green Mountain Technology and Career Center in Hyde Park. The cost to attend is $49 and pre-registration is required. Please visit www.vtsbdc.org and click on TRAINING to register and pre-pay on line or email Vicki Blanchard at dblanchard@vtsbdc.org. For more information call John Mandeville at 888-5640.

Vermont Small Business Development Center is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through its funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsors' or participants' opinions, products or services.