The serious concerns and challenges to the family business is the long-term future of who will eventually take over the business. Just over half of the 500 respondents in a survey* say that their biggest issue revolves around problems to do with succession (24%) or...

Why worry about timing when there are two reasonable approaches to selling your business: When it is a certain size or when it’s worth a certain amount of money. Both are perfectly reasonable, but they ignore one crucial factor: Timing. Say, today you think your...

“I can sell my business, why should I use a corporate financier?’’ It’s a fair question which I am frequently asked, particularly if the sale falls through and you feel you are left with a large bill for achieving nothing. So why? The chances are that you will have...