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Are selling a home and selling a business similar tasks, as Your Business columnist John Warrillow outlined in a six-part series that wraps up today?

If you've ever felt intimidated or confused about the process of selling your company, think of the transaction the same way you would if you were selling your home, he argues.

We invited Mr. Warrillow and a mergers & acquisitions (M&A) expert to join us for a live online discussion to ask them to present their opinions, and to field questions from you, our readers. You can view an archived version in the box below.

Who has the tougher job? What are the similarities and differences between the two brokers?

Ron Dersch, president of DAI Capital Advisors Inc.

Ron Dersch, president of DAI Capital Advisors Inc., has a broad range of business and financial expertise, and he has been involved in the corporate finance and investment banking industry for the past 15 years. Mr. Dersch has conducted seminars on mergers and acquisitions, financing sources and deal structuring for corporate clients, entrepreneurial groups, professional and trade organizations. He is also a member of the board of WebbCo International Inc., an International real estate development company based in Edmonton.

Your Business columnist John Warrillow is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who has started and exited four companies. He most recently transformed Warrillow & Co. from a boutique consultancy into a recurring revenue model subscription business, which he sold to the Corporate Executive Board in 2008. He is the author of Built To Sell: Turn Your Business Into One You Can Sell, and Drilling for Gold, and in 2008 he was recognized by BtoB Magazine’s “Who’s Who” list as one of America’s most influential business-to-business marketers.