Exiting your business is often one of the most stressful experiences of your life. As a business owner, you have spent years – sometimes decades – […]

According to the KPMG and Family Business Australia Family Business Survey 2015, family-owned businesses represent approximately two-thirds of the Australian business landscape. Many families hope to […]

Ascend Business Partners’ systematic approach to successfully exiting your business is called the “7 Steps to REFIRE”. In this blog we share the fourth of the […]

Creating a personal vision statement provides the appropriate direction to guide your life’s choices. It answers the question – where do I picture myself? Though it […]

Most business owners are surprised to discover the existence of a value gap, or a discrepancy between what your business is worth and the amount of […]

“Succession planning is already a key issue – yet by 2020, when 
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Exit planning creates a detailed road map, allowing business owners to successfully exit privately held business. Its purpose? To maximize business value, minimize relevant taxes and […]

Ascend Business Partners’ systematic approach to successfully exiting your business is called the “7 Steps to REFIRE”. In this blog we share the fifth of the […]

Owning your own business can be a rollercoaster of emotions as you maneuver through incredible successes and some challenging times. There may come a point where […]

Whether you have started succession planning or it is a box on your “to do” list, you will want to ensure you obtain the value you […]

The valuation of a business can be a complex – and sometimes stressful – experience. Many business owners have an inflated idea of the value of […]

Ascend Business Partners’ systematic approach to successfully exiting your business is called the “7 Steps to REFIRE”. In this blog we share the sixth of the […]

Concern over the many facets of business ownership can cause an owner to reconsider where they stand. Major life events, including retirement, death, disability or other […]

Ascend Business Partners’ systematic approach to successfully exiting your business is called the “7 Steps to REFIRE”. In this blog we share the last of the […]

Getting Prepared Before Commencing a Sale Process Just like when you embark on offering a new product or service, you prepare the plan and muster the […]

Finding the Buyer that Meets Your Goals Determining the best buyer makes sense only in context with your goals. Some owners may want to exit completely […]

Only the Market Knows – Valuation Methods and Estimates For public companies, an active trading market determines a company’s value. However, for private companies, there is […]

Timing is one of the most important factors in achieving a successful company sale or divestiture. So how do you know when the “best” time to […]

Primary Reasons Why Business Owners Sell At some point every business owner confronts the prospect of selling the business. Selling a business is as much a […]

How is a Succession plan created? The reason that most business owners don’t have a succession plan is that they don’t know where to start. Ascend […]