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Characteristics of a Successful Business

 Many businesses fall short of their potential valuation or maximum sale price. While there is no such thing as a perfect business without flaws or challenges, the businesses which sell at the top of the valuation range or command the highest multiple embody a number of common characteristics. 1. Increasing revenue/profits. Cash is the fuel of business. Businesses that have strong financials with year over year growth in revenue and profits will be in demand and should achieve an attractive valuation. 2. Clean Books. Having accurate, detailed, up-to-date and professionally prepared financial statements and records is one of the most critical components to a successful business sale. 3. Bright prospects for future. Businesses that operate in an industry that has a strong outlook for continued growth in the years ahead will be highly sought after. 4. No customer concentration. A business that has a diverse and broad customer base will have a lower risk that the loss of any one custo...

Business Plan To Raise Investment Funds

 Any potential investor wants to see a highly readable and believable business plan with a summary, a management team overview and financials but after submitting your plan many people think funding will just arrive when in reality it can take time. By following the steps below you will be able to avoid some of the most obvious mistakes when raising funds for your project One - If you are a company that has brilliant technica l knowledge and no real sales expertise do not advertise it. Information on your web-site including the management team biographies will clearly state the management teams background including their technical expertise, their degrees, their patents and such like but amazingly their go to market strategy in the business pl an is usually incomplete and sometimes missing. The solution, make sure you have a credible go to market strategy with a credible sales leader. Nobody will invest if you don't. Two - Make sure your website is stunning. Too many companies t...

Website Maintenance Keeps Ahead of Competition

 Why Website Maintenance is Important Website maintenance is very important in any web site, whether for a business or just a simple blogging site. If you want web users to find your web site and regularly visit it, then website maintenance will be a great help to you. To invite visitors to your website, you need to continuously update it and offer something new to your loyal and potential visitors. To flare up your interest in website maintenance ; here are some tips and top reasons why many successful website owners continue to employ website maintenance to upgrade their respective websites. You can track the activities of your visitors, this will help you in determining the weaknesses and strengths of your own business or blogging site and make sound and helpful changes. You can also see the record of all the incoming links and check back those links regularly. It also allows you to make electronic news letters to tell your visitors what is new in your website. You can create o...