http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com HOW TO SELL YOUR OWN BUSINESS By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital Not Recommended for Companies with Sales Greater than $1 Million PURPOSE: To provide a quick guide to business owners that desire to sell their business but do ... http://www.financealley.com/article_18850_15.html 09th December 2005 SELLING YOUR BUSINESS – THE 2006 M&A OUTLOOK By Dave Kauppi President MidMarket Capital Wall Street reported a banner year for Mergers and Acquisitions activity with corporate coffers bursting with excess cash. It seemed like every large company deplo... http://www.financealley.com/article_18849_15.html 09th December 2005 SELLING YOUR BUSINESS – A TOOL TO REDUCE THE TAX BITE By David M. Kauppi, MBA, CEA, CBI, President Mid Market Capital "I would rather expire at my desk than to sell my business and pay Uncle Sam one dime in taxes." How many owners that have paid thei... http://www.financealley.com/article_6123_19.html 23rd August 2005 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SELLING MY PRIVATELY HELD BUSINESS By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital 1. Thou shall not wait too long. Have you ever heard, "I sold my business to early?" Compare that with the number of times you've hear... http://www.financealley.com/article_6122_15.html 23rd August 2005 SUMMARY SELL YOUR BUSINESS TEN STEPS TO MAXIMIZE VALUE By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital If you are considering selling your business this article will help you evaluate your company as a strategic acquirer might. From that pe... http://www.financealley.com/article_6121_15.html 23rd August 2005 SELLING YOUR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY WHY EARNOUTS MAKE SENSE TODAY By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital The purpose of this article is to present earnouts to sellers of technology companies as a method to maximize their transaction proc... http://www.financealley.com/article_6120_15.html 23rd August 2005 BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING - YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR ESTATE By David M. Kauppi President Mid Market Capital, Inc. As Penn State professor William Rothwell ominously points out in the forward to Exit Right: A Guided Tour of Succession Planning for Fa... http://www.financealley.com/article_6119_15.html 23rd August 2005 BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING – SHOULD YOUR CHILDREN RUN THE BUSINESS? By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital As Penn State professor William Rothwell ominously points out in the forward to Exit Right: A Guided Tour of Succession Plann... http://www.financealley.com/article_6118_15.html 23rd August 2005 davekauppi@midmarkcap.com or visit our Web page www.midmarkcap.com. Growing Your Business Through ACQUISITIONS By David M. Kauppi CBI - Mid Market Capital Successful growing companies usually grow through a combination of organic growth and strate... http://www.financealley.com/article_6117_15.html 23rd August 2005 SELLING YOUR BUSINESS – DEAL STRUCTURE AND TAXES By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the importance of the tax impact in the sale of your business. As an M&A intermediary and member of t... http://www.financealley.com/article_6116_15.html 23rd August 2005 SELLING YOUR BUSINESS – WHY USE A BUSINESS BROKER By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital Perhaps the most important business transaction you will ever pursue is the sale of your business. Many business owners attempt to do it themsel... http://www.financealley.com/article_6115_19.html 23rd August 2005 SELLING YOUR BUSINESS – DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF YOUR COMPANY'S WEB SITE By David M. Kauppi, CBI, President Mid Market Capital Business owners often contact us requesting an introductory meeting. They are contemplating the near to intermed... http://www.financealley.com/article_6114_15.html 23rd August 2005 INDIVIDUAL BUYERS/INVESTORS – BUYING YOUR FIRST BUSINESS By David M. Kauppi, CBI As a professional M&A intermediary I am amazed when I hear others in my profession at industry meetings proclaim, "I don't work with individual buyers." They put it... http://www.financealley.com/article_6113_19.html 23rd August 2005