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Buying a business

Resources that make it easier to find a small business to buy, do the due diligence, and set up for a profitable first chapter.

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Sell

What Happens to Cash When Selling a Business?

What happens to cash when selling a business? Technically, anything can occur based on the terms the seller and buyer agree on in the sale agreement or contract. However, what usually happens to the cash sitting in the business's bank account or safe is the seller keeps it all.

Dylan Gans

March 15, 2023 ⋅ 10 min read

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Grow

How are interest rates and inflation impacting small business valuations?

March 26, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read

Sell

How do I sell my business to a key employee?

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read

Sell

How to sell a business quickly in 5 steps

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 12 min read

Know

Using Baton to understand your business valuation

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read

Real Stories

Explore

How to acquire your dream motel without leaving the job you love

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read

Evaluate

Why I left tech to buy a doggie daycare

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read

Know

Using Baton to understand your business valuation

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read

Know

A talk with Lily from Dandelion and Dandy

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read

Know your worth

Know

Business Valuation | Understanding the Most Common Approaches

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read

Know

How much does a business appraisal cost and should you get one?

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read

Know

How to value a service business

March 15, 2023 ⋅ 13 min read

Brewery owner doing a quality assurance check

Know

Business valuations are a science, acquisitions are an art

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read

Grow

Grow

10 Things to get your small business ready for 2023

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read

Grow

Buying your second company

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read

Preparing to Sell

Sell

How much do business brokers charge: Breaking down pricing and fees

March 20, 2023 ⋅ 12 min read

Sell

When do I sell my business? How to determine the right time.

March 15, 2023 ⋅ 12 min read

Sell

Selling my business online: How to use Baton to prepare and sell.

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 19 min read

Sell

Insightful questions to ask a business broker before selling your business

March 13, 2023 ⋅ 10 min read