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	<title>Business for Sale Blog - News and views on buying and selling businesses &#187; Due Diligence</title>
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		<title>HMRC launches SME financial tools</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/due-diligence/1566/hmrc-launches-sme-financial-tools</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new set of tools has been launched by HM Revenue &#38; Customs (HMRC) that will help small-and medium-sized enterprises (SME) managed their financial record more efficiently. 

The four new products have been designed specifically for the use of small companies and sole traders, and launched ahead of HMRC&#39;s forthcoming Business Records Checks initiative. The scheme, which will be rolled out later this year, will see small firms fined if&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/due-diligence/1566/hmrc-launches-sme-financial-tools' addthis:title='HMRC launches SME financial tools '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Due diligence reminder follows 2009 M&amp;A analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ensuring staff are trained to &#34;deal with deals&#34; and &#34;being diligent&#39; about due diligence are two of the tips for buying a business to come from professional services firm Towers Watson after the release of data highlighting that companies carrying out mergers and acquisitions last year outperformed the market by over three percentage points.

The firm&#39;s latest Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor shows that 2009 proved to be &#34;a reasonably good year&#38;quot&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/due-diligence/475/due-diligence-reminder-follows-2009-ma-analysis' addthis:title='Due diligence reminder follows 2009 M&#38;A analysis '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Due Diligence Tips for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/411/due-diligence-for-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of due diligence to the success of a transaction is often underestimated. We thought it might be useful to put together a few pointers to keep in mind while running a due diligence exercise on a business you are intending to buy. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/411/due-diligence-for-2010' addthis:title='Due Diligence Tips for 2010 '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>What business brokers are saying about the prospects for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How will the market for businesses for sale fare in 2010?  We have talked to our contacts in the industry and have put together a few opinions from the professionals in the business<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/376/what-business-brokers-are-saying-about-the-prospects-for-2010' addthis:title='What business brokers are saying about the prospects for 2010 '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Get a solvency opinion before buying a business</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/175/the-growing-importance-of-solvency-opinions-in-the-buying-of-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a corporate transaction (such as the purchase of a business) a solvency opinion is a financial opinion issued by an M&#038;A advisor about the likely solvency of the newly created entity.  The solvency opinion is based on an analysis that includes a general review of the fair saleable value of the assets and stated value of the liabilities, the cashflow capacity of the company and the ability to&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/175/the-growing-importance-of-solvency-opinions-in-the-buying-of-businesses' addthis:title='Get a solvency opinion before buying a business '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>How to profit from buying distressed businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/exit-strategies/33/how-to-profit-from-buying-distressed-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the &#8216;easy-credit&#8217; party is over and businesses are facing uncertainty in the face of a faltering UK economy, there will likely be extraordinary opportunities for entrepreneurs to buy distressed businesses. Recent figures released by the Insolvency Service reveal just how difficult the situation has become for some businesses. Between April and June this [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/exit-strategies/33/how-to-profit-from-buying-distressed-businesses' addthis:title='How to profit from buying distressed businesses '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Due Diligence, Buffett Style</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/due-diligence/27/due-dilgence-buffet-style-4</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those big, powerful and wise enough, the latest trend in due diligence strategy is&#8230; don’t bother. Last week Warren Buffett addressed MBA students at IMD, the Swiss business school. He was there to talk about a deal he struck two years ago where Berkshire Hathaway paid $4bn for 80% of Iscar, a metal tools [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/due-diligence/27/due-dilgence-buffet-style-4' addthis:title='Due Diligence, Buffett Style '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Caveat Emptor</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/on-the-market/21/caveat-emptor</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying a business is not like buying a car.  Get it wrong with a business and it is likely to seriously hurt your wallet.  So how can you tell if you are looking at one where the wheels might fall off?  Nick Pritchard from Transaxman ltd has helped us put together a few examples of what to look out for and how to assess the true profitability&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/on-the-market/21/caveat-emptor' addthis:title='Caveat Emptor '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Tips for successful due diligence</title>
		<link>http://www.business-sale.com/blog/buying-a-business/10/tips-for-successful-due-diligence</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of due diligence to the success of a transaction is often underestimated. I thought it might be useful to put together a few pointers to keep in mind while running a due diligence exercise on a business you are intending to buy. It is not a checklist – there are a few good due diligence checklists around – there is a good booklet available to subscribers of the&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/buying-a-business/10/tips-for-successful-due-diligence' addthis:title='Tips for successful due diligence '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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