selling your business

What we do when we take over a new business

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Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan
Managing Director at Rutland Capital Partners
Faisal is an entrepreneur investor, focused on buying and growing £1m-10m UK SME Businesses. Building a £30m revenue construction group. In his personal life he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children.
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We are quite a pragmatic and understanding company. And we know plans always change and never go perfectly. That’s because taking over a business is quite emotional; for us and the exiting business owner(s). But there’s a few things we like to do to make it go as smoothly as possible. Here’s our list of …

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Succession planning isn’t working – here’s why

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Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan
Managing Director at Rutland Capital Partners
Faisal is an entrepreneur investor, focused on buying and growing £1m-10m UK SME Businesses. Building a £30m revenue construction group. In his personal life he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children.
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Most business owners think they are in a position to sell their business at any time. This is a myth. More than 50% of businesses sold on the biggest websites in the UK don’t sell. Many are listed for years with no interest from anyone. Many businesses have very little sellable value because the business …

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The advantages and disadvantages of buying an established business

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Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan
Managing Director at Rutland Capital Partners
Faisal is an entrepreneur investor, focused on buying and growing £1m-10m UK SME Businesses. Building a £30m revenue construction group. In his personal life he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children.
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It’s true. Buying a business is less risky than starting a new one! Buying a business is the alternative to starting a new one. And, if you follow the statistics published by the government, you’ll already know that a vast majority of start-ups fail. (More than 90% of businesses don’t last longer than ten years, …

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7 common myths about selling your business

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Peter Urquhart
Peter Urquhart
Director of Finance at Rutland Capital Partners
With over 20 years of accounting experience within accounting firms, retail industry and investment banking, Peter's expertise has always been with numbers. Through his consultancy work he helps businesses and those running them to improve efficiency, specifically focused on the financial health and cashflow of the business to deliver improved profitability.
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If you are considering selling your business, then please be sure you don’t get caught out by one of the following myths. You may only ever sell one business and the area of business sales may be one that you and/or people you speak to are not fully versed in. It is useful to remind …

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4 questions business sellers must ask their buyer

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Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan
Managing Director at Rutland Capital Partners
Faisal is an entrepreneur investor, focused on buying and growing £1m-10m UK SME Businesses. Building a £30m revenue construction group. In his personal life he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children.
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Selling a business IS stressful. Not only do you need to keep running your company but you must also juggle getting dozens of documents ready, bringing your financials up to date, as well as make time to meet potential acquirers. The last point can result in a lot of time being wasted if you don’t …

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