Resources For Sellers
Selling your business may be one of the most important things you do in your lifetime. Ultimately the success or failure of selling your business may be directly related to the skill used in placing a value on your company, finding the right buyer, solving complex legal, tax and accounting issues, and arranging a timely closing.
Tax Implications In the Sale of A Business
How Talking to a Lender Is Different Than Talking to an Investor
Positioning Your Company For a Merger or Acquisition
Evaluating a Management Team Through the Buyer’s Eye
Choosing and Using a Newspaper Broker
Keys to Maximizing the Return on the Sale of Your Publishing Business
C vs S Corp Deals-Buyer And Seller Beware…
ESOPS – Your Employees May Be Your Best Buyer
Keys to Successful Succession Planning
Ensuring An Effective Exit Strategy For Private Company Owners
Executing A Privately-Held Business Succession Plan With A Leveraged Recapitalization
Protecting Your Company in Talks With a Buyer
Five Ways To Increase the Value of Your Company
Knowing the Right Time to Sell- Keys Questions to Ask
What Goes Into the Sales Price of Your Business
Selling A Small Business-12 Crucial Steps
Myths About Selling a Family Business
You’ve picked a new CEO; now don’t forget the others
Taking Your Business to Market
What to Consider When Selling the Family Business
For Owners-Three Ways to Prepare For Managing Change
Tips on Relinquishing Control from an Executive Who Did So
The Four Myths of Succession Planning: Developing Your Organization’s Future Leaders
Ownership Transition Planning — Secure the Livelihood of Your Business
Workers Retiring? You Need A Plan.
Why Earn-outs May Become More Popular in Negotiated Sale Transactions
Deciding When and Whether to Sell Your Business
Completing the Sale of Your Business
5 Tips for Family Business Succession Planning
What to Tell Customers When Selling Your Business
5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Preparing to Sell Your Business
5 Common Missteps in Succession Planning
Déjà vu deal: What to do when a buyer comes knocking again
Selling Your Business: How To Tell Your Employees
How to Deal with ‘Bad Buyers’ during Sales Negotiations
Writing your M&A playbook: A strategic exercise for sellers
What Impacts the Purchase Price of a Business For Sale
How Sellers Can Avoid Unwanted Surprises During Due Diligence
Have You Saved Enough to Sell Your Business?
8 Questions to Answer About Your Personal Wealth Before Transacting
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John joined W.B. Grimes in 2011 to run the Global Media, Events & Information Services Group, which has had excellent growth under his tenure, branching out into new regions and more diverse businesses. Under John, the Global Media Events & Information Services client list grew to include many more sellside and buyside retainer clients than the group had ever had in its history. John brings 30 plus years of strategy, business development experience in the global media, events and online services industries, holding positions such as Senior VP of Thomson Financial, (where he grew revenues from $30m to $90m in six years) Senior VP at the Fair Disclosure Financial Network (which grew from zero to $2m in 18 months under his tenure) and various positions early in his career at Dow Jones/Factiva. John has run global strategy, business development and sales/marketing functions in both large and small organizations, including managing international staff. As the new owner of Grimes, McGovern & Associates, John looks forward to continuing the tradition the Grimes family started of helping small to medium sized business owners grow their businesses, and exit at the right time at the best price. John is an avid tennis player, foodie and movie buff (especially spy movies).