March 1, 2008
Selling a company, or merging with another entity, is a high-stakes proposition. It requires a high level of expertise in multiple, specialized disciplines including legal, accounting, finance, and taxation. Many times, small business owners or entrepreneurs have put their whole life’s work into the business or, in some cases, several generations of a family name are being put on the block. If this is not enough to ponder, then look no further than the company’s employees and customers. Any successful business owner understands the multitude of issues that must be handled when running a company in today’s highly competitive, complex business environment. What makes