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Posts by category
- Category: Business Growth
- Creating a business exit strategy
- FloFunder – revolutionising Working Capital Finance for SMEs
- How sticky are your customers?
- What’s reducing the value of your business?
- Due Diligence – Part 5 – The human touch
- 9 reasons to get a business valuation
- First Brexit and now a general election! So is this the right time to consider selling a business?
- Debt financing: the true cost of debt
- You made your business succeed – but who will succeed you?
- 5 simple steps to preparing for a business sale
- If you want to know about exit planning….
- ‘Growing to sell’ – sounds odd, doesn’t it?
- Don’t neglect your Intellectual Property; it can be a tangible business asset
- Growth to Exit planning – focus on your management team
- Investing via EIS
- Achieving Profitable Growth – Could 2017 be your best year yet?
- Creating a roadmap to exit
- Has your business outgrown you?
- Why Business Value Drivers are important for Exit Planning
- The benefits of a merger
- Make yourself redundant from your own business!
- There’s a world outside your business
- Have you got your exit plan in place?
- Planning to buy a business?
- 4 ways to supercharge business growth
- Category: Business Sales
- Why 80% of businesses fail to sell – Part 4
- Why 80% of businesses fail to sell – Part 3
- Why 80% of businesses fail to sell – Part 2
- Why 80% of businesses fail to sell – Part 1
- Recent News from EvolutionCBS – June 2018
- EvolutionCBS Client, NTA Monitor, acquired by Intertek Group plc
- Buy and Build Strategies
- Private Equity – a seismic shift in SME M&A
- Dubai Business Breakfast
- Problems you did not know you had
- Market trends – M&A in the software sector 2015 – 2017
- Why don’t some business sell?
- Starting to think about selling your business?
- “A lack of imagination” – Killing a deal breaker
- Our Top 4 Reasons Why Businesses Do Not Sell
- How to list your business for sale, yet remain confidential
- Our Most Comprehensive Resource Offering Yet!
- With Knowledge Comes Power (and the right buyer)
- Preparing for Exit: What’s your plan?
- Alternative funders and the changing the role of high street banks
- Clash of Clans
- What does Thursday’s General Election mean for M&A?
- Intellectual Property in Acquisitions
- Due Diligence – Part 4 – Show me the money!
- Join us at The Business Show 16-17 May
- Attack of the Cybermen – are your systems secure enough?
- Life after sale – what happens next?
- Due Diligence – Part 3 – What’s in the box?
- Data privacy – could it affect the value of your business?
- An offer you REALLY can’t refuse?
- Auto-enrolment: how will it affect a business sale?
- What does the snap election mean for business sales?
- Due Diligence – Part 2 – In search of a contract killer
- Breakfast briefing Dubai
- Due Diligence – Part 1 – What is due diligence for?
- You may be the ‘captain of your ship’ but are you really ‘the master of your fate’?
- Is your business ready to receive an offer?
- Why buyers buy – Part 2, attracting buyers
- R&D tax credits – a great advert for your business
- Budget 2017 – Highlights for business owners
- Why buyers buy – Part 1, What does your buyer REALLY want?
- Consider this – wealth planning on selling a business
- Don’t let Deal Fatigue damage your business sale
- Passion is the fuel; Planning is the spark
- Evolution CBS opens office in Dubai
- Don’t let poor corporate housekeeping reduce the value of your business
- Beware of Unsolicited offers? Handle with care
- Deal Killer No.3 – Loss of Credibility
- What is Goodwill and how is it used in business valuations?
- Deal Killer No. 2 – Poor Housekeeping
- Don’t let Deal Fatigue damage your business sale
- BREXIT Brake?
- Data protection applies to M&A more than ever
- How do small businesses hire the right people?
- Deal Killers – Incredible Forecasts
- “Rob, how do I know if it’s the right time to sell my business?”
- Don’t be the “hero” of your business
- Synergy – The essential element
- Selling a business? Weaknesses can be a good thing!
- Today it’s all about business
- Create a competitive environment and switch the dynamics in your favour!
- “One of the best events I’ve been to!”
- Would you give away your entire retirement pot on a promise?
- Understand your buyer
- Choosing the right time to sell a business – It’s personal!
- The benefits of Spofforths and Kreston Reeves merging
- Selling your business – where to start
- The Goodwill question
- What are your key value drivers?
- “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
- What is your Magic Number?
- Legal Update: Changes that affect you
- Need info. on selling a business?
- First steps towards selling a business
- What makes a buyer pay more for a business?
- Striking a balance between Growth and Risk
- One good offer is not enough!
- Navigating the TUPE minefield
- Keep an eye on the bigger picture!
- Structuring Business Sales
- The Naked Truth – Dispelling some myths about selling a business
- Is your business properly and adequately protected against your current and ex-employees?
- Tax considerations – pre and post sale
- 7 steps for great succession planning
- Intellectual property rights are your company’s crown jewels
- When to sell a business – make sure the odds are in your favour!
- Selling your business? How you can gain from our mistakes
- Debt financing considerations when buying or selling a business
- Give your overheads a makeover
- Evolution CBS completes the sale of Rainbow Removals
- Mark Bartin of Coutts & Co. to present at Evolution’s International Masterclass
- Steve Barry joins Evolution CBS
- Exit stage right: 4 steps every entrepreneur considering a business sale should take
- Acquisition Due Diligence – Getting it right
- The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill – how it may affect you
- When selling a business, synergies hold the key
- Business Owners – Make your business an Acquirer’s “must have”
- Holiday Pay Rules – a legal update
- Mergers & Acquisitions Theatre opens tomorrow
- Exit Strategies don’t have to be complicated
- The Great British Business Show is just a week away
- Seeking an experienced Sales and Marketing Manager
- When did you last review your exit plan?
- Due diligence issues on selling a business with an IP asset base
- Virtual 360 degree tours – a tool to increase sales leads from your website
- Meticulous planning is the key to leaving your business in good hands
- Articles of Association and Shareholders’ Agreements
- Evolution CBS completes the sale of specialist Recruitment Agency
- Exit Strategies Masterclasses
- Does your company qualify for Government tax assistance?
- VIMBOs Explained
- Evolution CBS Partners with ABP
- 11 Steps to Achieving Business Sales Mastery
- Read The Daily Telegraph Report on Exit Strategies
- What are EMI Share Options and are they relevant to business owners looking to sell?
- Preparing for a Disposal or Investment – The Commercial Lawyer’s Perspective
- How to structure a business for sale
- Join Evolution CBS at The Business Show 2014
- May 2014 – Project Focus – Client Ref: 2026
- How a Legal Audit can help avoid a deal falling through at the last minute
- What concerns owners when selling their businesses?
- Maximise the Value of your Business
- Business Sales Masterclass – Achieving exceptional exit values
- Management Reporting Is Not Just About The Financials
- Does Your business Have Valuable IPR And Are You Maintaining It?
- Business Growth Strategies that deliver exceptional exit values
- Thinking about selling your business this year?
- Latest Evolution CBS deal achieves multiple of 9.8
- Do business owners need an exit plan?
- TUPE Loophole
- What To Consider When Selling Your Business
- 2014 – Time to exit or time to invest?
- Autumn Statement – Economic forecasts up but Bank of England holds interest rates
- Choosing The Right Time To Sell
- Free business sales workshops at The Business Show
- Another successful event with Portsmouth Business School
- Dubai Business Surgeries – last few appointments remaining
- Evolution CBS presents at The Business Show
- Hot Topic: Maximising business value before exit
- Bridging the gap between seller and buyer business valuations
- SELLING A BUSINESS IS A GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE. GIVE MORE POTENTIAL VALUE, GET A PREMIUM PRICE
- Our Magic Number is 8.8!
- M&A Pricing Mechanisms – Locking The Box
- Evolution’s Autumn Masterclass Series starts 3rd October
- The first question we’re asked – What’s my business worth?
- Evolution CBS Workshop at the East Berkshire Business Show – 18th September
- Warranty Woes
- They Think It’s All Over – It’s Not Yet!
- How Will You Fund Your ‘What Next’?
- Baby Boomers – Let the good times roll
- Evolution CBS presents at Business Growth Seminar
- Getting Your House In Order Ahead Of A Sale
- Valuations – A Hot Topic at Portsmouth Business School
- Pictures from an Exhibition!
- Inheritance Tax – Owning Shares In Your Company
- Business Owner’s Guide to Lawyers
- The Legal Differences Between An Asset Purchase And A Share Purchase
- Building Enough Value
- Visit us at Businesses for Sale Live – 6/7 June at London ExCel
- Rob Goddard to present at Portsmouth Business Schools June “Hot Topics” evening
- Pensions For Business Owners
- Protect Your Business Against Your Customers’ Financial Difficulties
- Why exiting your business should be at the beginning of your business strategy
- Evolution CBS Project Focus – April 2013
- Is it a buyer’s market?
- Stepping Stones – Strategy Report Introductory offer
- Ian Miles Comments On George Osbourne’s Manoeuvres
- Build Your Business As If You Mean To Sell It Tomorrow
- Project Focus – March 2013
- Evolution Launches New Service
- Webinar: How To Create a Business That Will Thrive Without You
- Should I Have A Share Scheme?
- Entrepreneurs’ Relief – The 10% Capital Gains Tax Rate
- Project Focus – February 2013
- Now’s The Time To Plan And Grow
- Retaining the Best
- Evolution CBS Project Focus – January 2013
- HMRC are making it a bit easier for businesses with IP to get richer
- Time To Exit? The 3 Year Cycle
- Latest Member Of The Team – Terri Drake
- Business Intelligence, How Can It Help You When Selling Your Business?
- The Dos And Dont’s Of Submitting Bids or Tenders
- The Million-Dollar Mindset
- Be Sure To Budget For Auto Enrolment
- Evolution CBS Project Focus – December 2012
- Prices Paid For UK Companies Rises In 2012!
- New Team Member – Introducing our first Value Improvement Advisor. Ian Yates
- Owner Reliant Businesses
- Evolution CBS Project Focus – November 2012
- How can I increase the value of my business?
- Building value for the sale of your company
- Free Webinar – The 11 Commandments of how to sell your business for all it’s worth
- Improving Productivity And Retention Through Employee Benefits
- Parents Beware!!! The Liability Of A Corporate Seller For Claims Against Its Subsidiary
- Evolution CBS Project Focus – October 2012
- 5 Questions To Ask Your Business Sale Adviser Before Appointing Them
- If Your Business Lost A Shareholding Director, Would It Survive?
- Intellectual Property Issues On A Sale
- Business Protection: 3 Steps To Effective Planning
- Project Focus – September 2012
- Enhance Shareholder Value To Improve Your Exit Terms
- What Is The Evolution CBS Masterclass?
- Project Focus – August 2012
- Intellectual Property: Why Protect It?
- Are you making the Most of Inheritance Tax Relief?
- Emotional Insurance
- Understanding Potential Acquirers
- The Value Of Creating Competition To Maximise Value
- Preventing Uncertainty In Business Sales (or how to make your buyer happy!!)
- Were you born between 1946 and 1964?
- Is There A Prospective Acquirer For Your Business?
- Poor People Issues Reduce The Valuation
- Marketing At The London Olympics 2012
- EvolutionCBS Case Study – Oswald Record Group
- Do You Find Age Discrimination A Grey Area?
- Planning Your Exit
- Is now a good time to sell your business?
- Looking To Buy A Company?
- Is your business ready for you to move on?
- Protecting Your Business
- How A High Industry Profile Can Help Your Exit
- Do you want to gain up to 50% tax relief on your investments?
- Effective Board Attributes
- Generating added value and growth
- Business Woman With A Difference
- From Playground Dreamer To Popular Actress and Film Producer
- The 11 Commandments of Selling Your Business for all it’s worth – On Water
- Could your business be more secure?
- Build Value Before Selling Your Business
- Selling your company in taxing times
- Should I sell my business myself?
- Selling Your Business: Picking the Right Legal Team
- Earn-Outs on the Sale of a Business
- ‘Caveat Vendor’: Let The M&A Seller Beware
- Preparing For Due Diligence When Selling Your Company
- Is Now the Right Time to Sell My Business?
- Category: Buying a Business
- Category: Evolution CBS Team
- Category: Opinion
- Category: Selling a Business
Podcast
- How can you double the value of your business at exit?
- Why have an Exit Strategy? What's the point?
- Finding your own "Magic Number"
- Getting the timing right
- Valuations and Deal Structures
- Keep the end game at the heart of your plan
- The Sale Process Explained
- The 11 Commandments of Selling a Business
- The 7 Cardinal Sins of selling a business
- A successful sale - and what next? One client's experience
Team
Case Studies
- Technical Associates Group acquired by Next 15 Communications
- EvolutionCBS completes the sale of Surgery Express to Williams Medical Supplies
- EvolutionCBS completes the sale of M J Wilson Group to Cairngorm Capital
- Evolution’s Growth2Exit Programme helps Executive Coaching Company achieve 36% profit increase
- The value of creating competition to maximise value
- Established family business sees 300% new growth following acquisition – Oswald Record Group
- Specialist Translations Company sold to RWS Holdings
- Leading Engineering Supplies Company sold to John Gibson Hire and Sales Ltd
- Established Commercial Refit company sold to a Private Investor
- Specialist Recruitment company sold to Wyndham Street Holdings
- Specialist Environmental Consultancy sold to Benthic Solutions
- Specialist Business Dashboards company sold to Influential Software Services Ltd
- Imperial CRS completes acquisition of Four Point Printing
- Evolution CBS helps Kermel achieve UK expansion
- Specialist training company sold to QA
- A Distressed Rainbow finds a Pot of Gold
- Evolution CBS helps Greif achieve a great package through a UK acquisition
- Digital Marketing Agency sold to Big Group
- Leading Distributor of control and instrumentation equipment sold to Indutrade AB
- Leading “Made to Measure” Shoe brand sold to Tnui Capital
- Online Coaching Platform, JigsawBox, sold to Tnui Capital
- Specialist employment agency sold to Strategic Workforce Solutions Group Ltd
- Leading Fire and Security firm sold to Marlowe plc
- Leading design-led precision manufacturing company sold to private investors
- Evolution’s Growth2Exit programme helps FSTP create a new vision and strategy.
- EvolutionCBS client, Teaching Art, goes for growth with new owners PHD Equity.
- EvolutionCBS helps Rimilia raises $25m growth funding
Successful Deals
- Sterling Travel Management
- Phoebus Software Limited
- Earnshaw Engineering Ltd
- HE&D Limited
- Wilcomatic Limited
- Advanced Engineering Ltd
- Obsidian Healthcare Group
- NTA Monitor
- Surgery Express
- M J Wilson Group
- Rimilia
- Investacast
- Teaching Art
- Hentland
- Fluid Controls
- Pharmaquest
- Dynistics
- Inspiration Inc.
- Backline Logistics
- Focus on Training
- Northern Power Tools
- Goldhawk Associates
- Greif
- Sub Acoustech
- Imperial CRS
- Oswald Record
- Canby
- Bromarpeak Ltd
- JigsawBox
- Rainbow Removals
- The Left Shoe Company
Press Releases
- EvolutionCBS announces the sale of IDS Group to Sterlite Technologies Limited
- EvolutionCBS announces the sale of Sterling Travel Management to Global Travel Solutions
- EvolutionCBS announces the investment in Phoebus Software by NorthEdge Capital
- EvolutionCBS lays the foundations for future business growth
- EvolutionCBS announces the sale of Earnshaw Engineering to TJD Investments
- EvolutionCBS secures private investor buy-in for HE&D Limited
- EvolutionCBS announces the majority investment in Wilcomatic Limited by WestBridge Capital
- EvolutionCBS expands the Senior Team
- EvolutionCBS announces the sale of Advanced Engineering to Aspen Pumps Group
- EvolutionCBS announces the majority investment in Obsidian Healthcare by Clanwilliam Group
- EvolutionCBS appoints new Client Director
- EvolutionCBS UK and The Corporate Group announce the launch of EvolutionCBS UAE
- EvolutionCBS client Surgery Express acquired by Williams Medical Supplies
- EvolutionCBS announces the sale of NTA Monitor Ltd to Intertek Group plc
- EvolutionCBS client M J Wilson Group acquired by Cairngorm Capital
- Lead adviser EvolutionCBS secures $25m investment for Rimilia.
- Another successful deal for EvolutionCBS as Teaching Art is acquired by PHD Equity.
- Evolution CBS expands Growth to Exit Team
- Evolution CBS completes the sale of Dynistics Ltd
- Evolution CBS completes the sale of SubAcoustech Environmental Ltd
- Imperial CRS completes acquisition of Four Point Printing
- Evolution CBS and Shirlaws combine to support SMEs to create equity value
Events
- How to value a business and calculate your magic number
- Why don't businesses sell in the UAE?
- How to value a business and calculate your magic number
- Navigating a Successful Business Sale
- How2 Workshops
- Growth2Exit Mastermind
- Why don't businesses sell in the UAE?
- Business Briefing - Exit planning and your magic number
Partners
- Core Business Solutions
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Business Exchange Bureau
- MindBody Dynamixs
- Mike Hoff Consulting
- Stirling Business Solutions
- Angels Den
- Sandler Training
- Credit Square
- Quantuma Restructuring
- Auditel
- Emirates NBD
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- NatWest
- HSBC
- Brown Shipley
- The EB Partnership
- Manning and Co.
- St. James’s Place
- BLG Wealth
- EverEdge
- ipconsult
- Alliott Hadi Shahid
- Shipleys
- Hamlyns LLP
- David Beckman & Co. Ltd
- Rodliffe Accounting
- The Wills Specialists
- James Berry Law
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Clyde and Co.
- Pinsent Masons
- Davidson and Co.
- Think Tank Legal
- Moore Blatch
- Mackrell Turner Garrett
- Keystone Law
- GA Solicitors
- Longmores
- Fladgate
- Nabarro LLP
- Clarke & Son LLP
- Waterfront Solicitors
- Healys LLP
- Pitmans LLP
- Lamb Brooks Solicitors
- DMB Law
- Blandy and Blandy
- Bishop and Sewell LLP
- Lewis Silkin
Testimonials
- Immense gratitude to you and your team
- We are truly thankful to EvolutionCBS
- I would recommend your company
- Thanks to the whole team at EvolutionCBS
- You have a good team
- I am very pleased that I decided to work with EvolutionCBS
- Thank you again for all your hard work in making the deal happen, I couldn’t be happier
- Many thanks to everyone at Evolution
- Very helpful
- Very informative and helpful
- I wouldn't hesitate to recommend your services
- I know you'll take good care of them
- Excellent work
- A pleasure working with Evolution
- Very impressed
- Wonderful listening to you
- Thank you to your team for all their hard work
- A big thank you to every-one involved
- A personal thanks
- A pleasure to deal with
- Good to work with you
- We would certainly recommend them to any business looking to grow
- A very well structured and methodical process
- Really and truly first class
- Many thanks for all your efforts
- Just wanted to say a very big thank you to you all
- A much better and far more professional experience
- We were pleasantly surprised that it all went so smoothly
- It was very easy working with Evolution
- We are very pleased with Evolution
- This is worth a great deal to us...we know that it could not have been achieved without you
- I have no hesitation is commending Rob to any business planning its future.
- Excellent and professional
- We benefitted from your skills
- I'll be a fan of Rob and Evolution Complete Business Sales Ltd for life
- I am delighted with the result
- Probably the most important book I've ever bought or read
- Thank you again for your help
- A premium brand
- Exemplary care
- I don't know how to thank you enough!
- Greatly impressed by Evolution's breadth of knowledge
- Rob knows his profession
- Critical in terms of exit value
- Innovative thinking and great problem solving skills
- Extremely professional and positive
- No hesitation in recommending their services
- Very impressed with your advice and your service
- A comfort and a pleasure dealing with you
- Great value for money
- Your Masterclass is the best event I have been to, by far
- Wonderful, thought provoking
- It was very informative and I thought the whole event was excellent
- I came to get some ideas of how to add value
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- 2192 Franchise holder for a global challenger brand
- 2193 Innovative Design Engineering, Supply and Repair of Industrial Pumps
Advice
- Patent Box – HMRC are making it easier for business with IP to get richer
- Protect your Business against your customers’ financial difficulties
- 5 Questions to Ask your Business Sales Adviser
- First steps when preparing for sale
- A few things to think about once you’ve completed
- When is the right time to sell?
- Are you making the Most of Inheritance Tax Relief?
- Preparing for Due Diligence
- Patent Box – 11 Key Facts
- Plan for Growth
- The legal differences between an asset purchase and a share purchase
- Earn-outs on the sale of a business
- Entrepreneurs Relief – the 10% Capital Gains Tax Rate
- Warranty Woes
- M & A Pricing Mechanisms – Unlocking the Box
- Intellectual Property Issues on the sale of a business
- What makes buyers pay more
- Early Steps in Exit Planning
