{"id":1265,"date":"2024-09-19T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:06:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:06:44","slug":"maximize-business-sellability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/maximize-business-sellability\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximizing Business Sellability with Mike Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;IBBA Insights Perspectives on Buying and Selling Businesses,&#8221; Mike Finger discusses the importance of preparing small businesses for sale and why some businesses may not be sellable. Finger, who has personal experience with the challenges of selling a business, emphasizes the significance of business owners having ongoing conversations with brokers and focusing on making their businesses attractive to buyers. He stresses the importance of documenting results, building trust with brokers, and being prepared to sell at any time. Finger also shares stories of successful sales and the importance of professional representation, including lawyers, accountants, and business brokers. Overall, Finger encourages business owners to take a proactive approach to selling their businesses and to seek out the advice and expertise of industry professionals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hostGuest \"><h3 class=\"hostGuest__title\">Host<\/h3><div class=\"hostGuest__item\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><strong>Host: <\/strong><span>Cress V. Diglio<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hostGuest mb-0 \"><h3 class=\"hostGuest__title\">Guest<\/h3><div class=\"hostGuest__item\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><strong>Guest: <\/strong><p>Mike Finger<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"hostGuest__item--right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@exitoasis\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/themes\/ibba-podcast\/img\/icons\/icon-youtube.png\" alt=\"youtube icon\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/exitoasis\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/themes\/ibba-podcast\/img\/icons\/icon-facebook.png\" alt=\"facebook icon\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/exitoasis\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/themes\/ibba-podcast\/img\/icons\/icon-twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter icon\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mike-finger\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/themes\/ibba-podcast\/img\/icons\/icon-linkedin.png\" alt=\"linkedin icon\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hostGuest mb-0\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AbZXWjr1L1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video version of this episode<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8617\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1265-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?powerpress_pinw=1265-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IBBA-S8E07-insights-perspectives-on-buying-and-selling-businesses-mike-finger.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 54:28 &#8212; 49.9MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;IBBA Insights Perspectives on Buying and Selling Businesses,&#8221; Mike Finger discusses the importance of preparing small businesses for sale and why some businesses may not be sellable. 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