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Allow enough time to plan ahead when selling your business. Establishing a timescale leading up to the sale enables you to cover everything that needs to be done, and means that your business will be sold in tip top condition, with increasing profits and good growth prospects. Factor in seasonal allowances - you want to maximize the value of your business by selling at the time of year when you have the most working capital.
Factor in seasonal allowances - you want to maximize the value of your business by selling at the time of year when you have the most working capital. An additional timing consideration is whether you want the sale to be based on historic or prospective earnings: by delaying a sale until perhaps two months before the end of a trading year, it may be possible to secure a sale price based on improved current year earnings compared to a lower price if the sale is based on historic earnings.

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Reuters to be bought out by Thomson
16 May 2008
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14 May 2008
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Net-a-Porter.com could be put on the market
12 May 2008
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Dynmark could be put on the market
09 May 2008
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