Comments on: Takeover Disasters http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters Let's talk business, ....SMALL BUSINESS! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Robert Moore http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-47433 Robert Moore Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:01:05 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-47433 Not ensuring that you have correct funding in place which will ensure you have a good line of credit is also critical. Especially in these uncertain times.. Not ensuring that you have correct funding in place which will ensure you have a good line of credit is also critical. Especially in these uncertain times..

]]> By: Sell a business http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-47318 Sell a business Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:27:22 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-47318 Couldn't have put is better myself. Very sound advice. We deal with customers who make these types of mistakes daily. Getting to emotionally attached to a deal can result in you overlooking bad points which could come back to haunt you. Couldn’t have put is better myself. Very sound advice. We deal with customers who make these types of mistakes daily.

Getting to emotionally attached to a deal can result in you overlooking bad points which could come back to haunt you.

]]> By: Rostyslav http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46835 Rostyslav Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:09:43 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46835 Really nice article... your blog has inspired me a lot...:) Really nice article…
your blog has inspired me a lot…:)

]]> By: My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 17th through April 22nd | AccMan http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46828 My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 17th through April 22nd | AccMan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:59:52 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46828 [...] THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Takeover Disasters - Good advice but I wonder how many professionals feel qualified to run the gamut of issues this raises? [...] […] THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Takeover Disasters - Good advice but I wonder how many professionals feel qualified to run the gamut of issues this raises? […]

]]> By: Chris Burgoyne http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46813 Chris Burgoyne Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:59:06 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/how-to/plan-your-business/takeover-disasters#comment-46813 As a real example to this, I worked for a large UK company who purchased a company based on the culture and sales figures. Proper research into these sales figures was not carried out and once the purchase had been agreed the figures simply did not add up. As for the culture.. yes it was there but it is very important to make sure that the company you take-over / purchase fits with the whole ethos of your parent company as a whole. Otherwise consumers may not "buy into" the company you are portraying. Great article this - so many things to consider. Chris Burgoyne www.loan-machine.co.uk www.iva-machine.co.uk As a real example to this, I worked for a large UK company who purchased a company based on the culture and sales figures.

Proper research into these sales figures was not carried out and once the purchase had been agreed the figures simply did not add up. As for the culture.. yes it was there but it is very important to make sure that the company you take-over / purchase fits with the whole ethos of your parent company as a whole. Otherwise consumers may not “buy into” the company you are portraying.

Great article this - so many things to consider.

Chris Burgoyne
www.loan-machine.co.uk
www.iva-machine.co.uk

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