We continue to post chapters from our upcoming ebook guide, How to Sell an Online Business, to help business owners prepare for a sale. In this fourth chapter, we profile different types of prospective business buyers for your company. 4. Going to Market The universe of potential buyers for online businesses is wide and diverse – […]
Resources for Digital Business Entrepreneurs
Broker Spotlight: Latona’s
With over 80 website, e-commerce, and SaaS businesses for sale, boutique mergers and acquisitions firm Latona’s has grown to become one of the top brokerages in the digital space. The firm is focused on cash-flowing businesses with purchase prices ranging from $15k to over $12 million. Latona’s team of five brokers assists sellers through the […]
5 Reasons to Consider Selling Your Business to a Search Fund
If you’ve ever purchased insurance for your cell phone you might be familiar with the company Asurion, the global provider of device insurance, warranty, and support services. What you might not know is that Asurion was one of the early “Search Fund” successes, grown from a company purchased in 1994 by two Stanford MBAs with […]
Seller Marketing Materials
We continue to post chapters from our upcoming ebook guide, How to Sell an Online Business, to help business owners prepare for a sale. In this third chapter, we look at the important components of telling your story to prospective buyers. 3. Marketing Materials In addition to telling your financial story, it is important to tell […]
Selling an Online Business? The World is Your Oyster
Back when “retail” meant a store you could walk into, selling a business was generally a local affair. Sellers marketed their opportunities for sale in the newspaper, or on geographically-focused marketplaces. Business owners and brokers met face-to-face with prospective buyers, and due diligence was mostly hands-on. A Global Marketplace The world has changed, of course. […]
Ecommerce Sales for Second Quarter 2022
Summary: E-commerce sales for second quarter 2022 were up over last quarter and Q2 2021, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Second Quarter 2022 The estimate for U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $257 billion, an […]
