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2022 Colorado State of Owner Readiness™ Survey
Quist helped sponsor the 2022 Colorado State of Owner Readiness™ survey, in partnership with the State of Colorado, the Exit Planning Institute, and other strategic partners.This research had been conducted in over 11 markets across the country, but this was the first time a state-wide...
March 1, 2022
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An Innovative Forecast: Is Your Company Investor-Ready?
A leading Colorado-based company specializing in space technologies that also have applications here in our local communities came to us for assistance with valuing their company. J.C., the CEO knew that their small, 10 person company needed to raise capital if they wanted to continue...
July 2, 2019
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What Happens When I Sell My Business? 3 Valuable Strategies
Entrepreneurship has many upsides. Business owners get to decide what they stand for and choose which customers they want to work with, owners set their own schedule and have control over their time, and they have the option to generate a nice income from their...
April 10, 2019
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Podcast: How Businesses Can Drive Value During Ownership Transition with Shina Culberson
There will come a time for business owners to start to entertain the idea of ownership transition. In one way or another, they will have to transfer their businesses to the hands of other owners, carrying over not only the business itself but the employees...
February 6, 2019
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Business Exit Strategies – How to Sell Your Business
An Innovative Forecast: Is Your Company Investor-Ready?John was thinking about retirement. His small, profitable company employed a half dozen people, and it seemed they were all in his office today – asking questions, complaining, or just making conversation. Time to figure out what the business...
November 27, 2018
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When’s the Best Time to Start a Plan for the Sale of a Business?
John is very excited. He’s just begun his manufacturing company, he’s got his first customers, hired employees, and delivered his first orders. The business seems to be on its way to success. Selling his company is the last thing on his mind. But why? When...
April 10, 2018
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The Loudest Voice About the Sale of Your Company
Who gets a say when it’s time to sell your company? In the case of many businesses, some or all of these people have input about the sale of a business. How does a business owner handle all these potential interest groups? With care and...
March 13, 2018
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3 Valuation Metrics to Help You Exit Your Business on Top
When Ken, a successful Colorado business owner, decided to exit his company he wasn’t sure what the options were, nor where to get direction. As he started to make these life-altering decisions, he and his wife were operating out of fear. They had a lot...
September 6, 2017
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Is an ESOP Right for Your Company? Pros and Cons
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is an employee benefit plan that offers advantages to business owners, their companies, and employees. ESOPs help companies align incentives with employees by enabling them to become shareholders. Thus, ESOPs are a creative way for all stakeholders to invest...
June 6, 2017