Acquisitions
Surfboard designer finds buyout a rough ride
When Imagine Surf was acquired, the company expanded, but Corran Addison didn’t fit in to the corporate culture
Acquisitions
What to do before you sell a company
Our experts outline the steps entrepreneurs should take if they plan to become employees
Acquisitions
Big buyouts ‘can be very divisive’
Companies that purchase start-ups are always at risk of losing the people that helped build the organization
Mark Evans
Don’t get carried away by Facebook-Instagram megadeal
While billion-dollar deals are sexy, it is still important to keep the focus on building a solid business that will thrive even when such overheated market cools
FAMILY BUSINESS: SUCCESSION
Selling out to an employee: an insider experience
The McLaren brothers recently sold their majority ownership in Vancouver’s Allied Shipbuilders to the company's vice-president of operations. Here’s how and why, and what can be learned from their experience
FAMILY BUSINESS: SUCCESSION
Lessons from Allied’s succession experience
Here’s what can be learned from the shipbuilding company’s recent transition from family ownership to an employee buyout
Chris Griffiths
Before you enter a business, plan for your exit
Selling out at a huge multiple is everyone’s goal, but winding down can be tricky for some. Often, entrepreneurs are too far behind before they realize they are in trouble, limiting options
Guest Column
Make yourself obsolete, or someone else will
Too many great companies have disappeared because they resisted change instead of embracing it
John Warrillow
The danger of market-timing a sale
The problem is, when you sell your business, you’ll be putting your money into something affected by the same economy. Instead of thinking external economic factors, think internal
Guest Column
Successful company sale requires good script
The more issues brought to the table and worked out in advance, the better the chance of a smooth closing
