In the fourth chapter of How to Buy a Digital Business, we look into the ins-and-outs of comprehensive due diligence and preparing pro-forma financials. This discussion should help you create your own due diligence checklist and evaluate risk. If you want a more professional looking and complete e-book with images and graphs, you can download […]
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How to Structure a Deal and Present a Winning Offer
In the third chapter of How to Buy a Digital Business, we discuss how to structure a deal and present an offer. A critical step in the acquisition process, getting to an agreement on a simple contract through careful negotiation will set you up well for a successful closing. If you want a more professional […]
Data Shot: Price Multiples for Ecommerce Businesses
Data Shot is a series that gathers and reviews data from The Hatchit Marketplace. You will be able to use it as a guide in your business transaction process, and as a way of identifying useful insights. How Price Multiples Work This Data Shot looks at the relationship of earnings to price multiples. Shannon Pratt, […]
How to Analyze a Business to Buy
In the second chapter of the How to Buy a Digital Business, we talk about how to analyze and value a prospective business acquisition. In particular, we look at what financial and customer data to consider and the general process of how to analyze a business. If you want a more professional looking and complete […]
Ecommerce Sales for Second Quarter 2021
Summary: The digital economy continues to expand to record levels, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Second Quarter 2021 The estimate for U.S. retail ecommerce sales for the second quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $222.5 billion, an increase of 3.3 percent (±0.7%) […]
4 Ways to Find a Digital Business to Buy
In the first chapter of our comprehensive buyer’s guide, How to Buy a Digital Business, we talk about different ways to find a digital business during your business buying search process. As a prospective buyer, we’ll look at where to search for digital businesses in both the open and hidden market. If you want a more […]