Ins and Outs of Selling a Business

TOPIC: Ins and Outs of Selling a Business INSTRUCTOR: Mike Balstad WHERE: West Business Development Center, 345 North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 COST: $20 West Center clients; $25 Coast Women in Business and Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce members; $30 general admission

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Details

When it comes to selling your business; preparation is key to a successful transaction. What you’ll learn in this workshop:

• Importance of having an exit strategy
• Preparing your business for sale
• Using a business broker vs. going solo
• Setting an asking price
• Marketing your business for sale
• Screening and identifying qualified buyers
• Negotiating strategies, what buyers will ask
• Financing options for a successful sale

Instructor

Mike Balstad Mike consults on the topics of succession and exit planning; his specialty is strategic planning. He has nearly 2 decades of financial industry experience in roles that have included working with individual and business owner clients toward defining and realizing their long-term objectives. He has also worked in strategic planning and performance management for a large pension system.

Where

West Business Development Center – 345 N Franklin St. Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Cost

• Free West Center clients
• $25 Coast Women in Business and Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce members
• $30 general admission

Disclaimer: In the event that the West Center must cancel a workshop for any reason, all registered participants will be notified and 100% of the fee refunded.

Note

We ask all workshop attendees to be in the classroom and in their seats 10 minutes prior to the class start time.

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