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Oury Clark Corporate Finance Blog - June 10th, 2009 by Aiden Williamson

In difficult economic times, it is easy to be distracted from the reason why you are in business – to earn a living and secure the financial future for yourself and your family. If you are thinking of selling your business at some stage in order to realize capital, then you must always consider the implications that your short term actions will have on long term value.

Ask yourself the question – if I was selling the business right now, then what would a buyer think of what I am proposing to do? You might also consider having a plan of action ready in the event that you are opportunistically approached to sell your business.

In an ideal world, you will make the call on the timing [...]

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