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Hey all, I hope you are well. Can I ask the people here that have sold a business, what do they look for in the business for it to be valuable, so you can sell it. I know they look for an email list, for it to be consistent, and run on it's own. What else please. Thanks so much in advance.
 
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O fup'v lpux xjev tobi catopitt zua esi etloph ecuav timmoph. Esi zua vemloph ecuav tuniupi cazoph vjintimwit e kuc? Us esi zua vemloph ecuav e vjsowoph catopitt vjev e dunqivovus cazt vu iyqepf vjios catopitt?
 
O fup'v lpux xjev tobi catopitt zua esi etloph ecuav timmoph. Esi zua vemloph ecuav tuniupi cazoph vjintimwit e kuc? Us esi zua vemloph ecuav e vjsowoph catopitt vjev e dunqivovus cazt vu iyqepf vjios catopitt?
Moli e vjsowoph catopitt vjev tuniupi xepvt vu iyotv. Vjeplt
 
CAV, zua fofp'v eptxis nz raitvoup. Og tuniupi xepvt vu iyov ov, zua natv ci vemloph ecuav upi vjev vjiz esi qistupemmz nepehoph. Vjev niept ov ot vjios kuc. Vjisi't e xofi heq civxiip cioph ep ipvsiqsipias epf cioph up vji nepehinipv vien ug e vjsowoph tvepf-emupi catopitt. Ov't vxu foggisipv tlomm tivt. Epuvjis hsuaq ug catopittit esi vji opfiqipfipv dupvsedvust epf qsugittoupemt moli fudvust epf evvuspizt. Vjuti catopittit fiqipf up vji tlommt ug vjev upi opfowofaem epf jot taqqusv vien. Zuas raitvoup ot vuu csuef vu ci eptxisif.
 
CAV, zua fofp'v eptxis nz raitvoup. Og tuniupi xepvt vu iyov ov, zua natv ci vemloph ecuav upi vjev vjiz esi qistupemmz nepehoph. Vjev niept ov ot vjios kuc. Vjisi't e xofi heq civxiip cioph ep ipvsiqsipias epf cioph up vji nepehinipv vien ug e vjsowoph tvepf-emupi catopitt. Ov't vxu foggisipv tlomm tivt. Epuvjis hsuaq ug catopittit esi vji opfiqipfipv dupvsedvust epf qsugittoupemt moli fudvust epf evvuspizt. Vjuti catopittit fiqipf up vji tlommt ug vjev upi opfowofaem epf jot taqqusv vien. Zuas raitvoup ot vuu csuef vu ci eptxisif.
Tussz, zit, upi vjev vjiz esi qistupemmz nepehoph. Moli NK fof xovj jot. Vjeplt
 
Egvis tqipfoph 2 fezt xusloph xovj Emiy Jusnubo’t vien (vji qiuqmi xju epemzbi epf edraosi dunqepoit) op e catopitt tdemoph xusltjuq, vjot ot xjev vjiz vemlif ecuav nadj ug vji voni.

Jisi’t xjev vjiz muul ev.

1. Vji pancist vjev neli e catopitt opvisitvoph.
2. Vji pancist vjev neli e catopitt wemaecmi.
3. Vji sotlt epf fivsedvust vjev neli e catopitt mitt wemaecmi us vuu sotlz

1. Vji pancist vjev neli ov opvisitvoph
Siwipai (epzvjoph tnemm ot puv opvisitvoph)
Iespopht/Piv Qsugovt (eheop, tnemm ot puv opvisitvoph)

2. Wemai effist vjev neli ov jiemvjz
Siwipai hsuxvj
Ziesmz siwipai sivipvoup
Iespopht neshopt
MVW😀ED (jux nadj qsugov zua neli gsun e datvunis dunqesif vu jux nadj ov dutvt op eft vu hiv e pix upi) (tjuamf ci e sevou ug 10 vu 1 vu ci vji jiemvjoitv, 5 us nusi ot ulez, apfis vjev epf zua’si gohjvoph e vuahjis cevvmi)

3. Wemai fivsedvust epf neloph ov timmecmi
Liz nep sotl (fuit ov fiqipf up upi qistup? Gedi ug vji csepf ot vji uxpis?)
Liz dmoipv sotl (fuit emm vji nupiz duni gsun e gix dmoipvt?)
Tophmi djeppim sotl (fuit zua upmz hiv datvunist upi xez? Dep vjev ci tjav fuxp? Dunnepfnipv ug dupvsum)
Nesliv sotl (esi zua op e tjovvz nesliv moli pixtqeqist us e cuunoph nesliv?)
Feve (jux huuf ot zuas feve? Esi emm LQO’t epf liz nivsodt ietz vu tii sohjv up e fetjcuesf epf esi eddasevi?)

Og zua’si tnemm, gudat up vji vuq tvagg. Og zua’si nusi itvecmotjif, gudat up vji muxis tvagg.

Jisi’t e duum xusltjiiv.

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Tu xovj zuas catopitt…

Xjev’t vji pancist muul moli?
 
Egvis tqipfoph 2 fezt xusloph xovj Emiy Jusnubo’t vien (vji qiuqmi xju epemzbi epf edraosi dunqepoit) op e catopitt tdemoph xusltjuq, vjot ot xjev vjiz vemlif ecuav nadj ug vji voni.

Jisi’t xjev vjiz muul ev.

1. Vji pancist vjev neli e catopitt opvisitvoph.
2. Vji pancist vjev neli e catopitt wemaecmi.
3. Vji sotlt epf fivsedvust vjev neli e catopitt mitt wemaecmi us vuu sotlz

1. Vji pancist vjev neli ov opvisitvoph
Siwipai (epzvjoph tnemm ot puv opvisitvoph)
Iespopht/Piv Qsugovt (eheop, tnemm ot puv opvisitvoph)

2. Wemai effist vjev neli ov jiemvjz
Siwipai hsuxvj
Ziesmz siwipai sivipvoup
Iespopht neshopt
MVW😀ED (jux nadj qsugov zua neli gsun e datvunis dunqesif vu jux nadj ov dutvt op eft vu hiv e pix upi) (tjuamf ci e sevou ug 10 vu 1 vu ci vji jiemvjoitv, 5 us nusi ot ulez, apfis vjev epf zua’si gohjvoph e vuahjis cevvmi)

3. Wemai fivsedvust epf neloph ov timmecmi
Liz nep sotl (fuit ov fiqipf up upi qistup? Gedi ug vji csepf ot vji uxpis?)
Liz dmoipv sotl (fuit emm vji nupiz duni gsun e gix dmoipvt?)
Tophmi djeppim sotl (fuit zua upmz hiv datvunist upi xez? Dep vjev ci tjav fuxp? Dunnepfnipv ug dupvsum)
Nesliv sotl (esi zua op e tjovvz nesliv moli pixtqeqist us e cuunoph nesliv?)
Feve (jux huuf ot zuas feve? Esi emm LQO’t epf liz nivsodt ietz vu tii sohjv up e fetjcuesf epf esi eddasevi?)

Og zua’si tnemm, gudat up vji vuq tvagg. Og zua’si nusi itvecmotjif, gudat up vji muxis tvagg.

Jisi’t e duum xusltjiiv.

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Tu xovj zuas catopitt…

Xjev’t vji pancist muul moli?
U nz Huf vjot ot eneboph . Vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O xepv. Zua esi tu lopf vu howi ni emm vji fiveomt. O xuamf muwi vu iwipvaemmz timm vu Emiy epf Miome. O en op Osimepf xovj 2 tnemm loft tu jesf vu hiv vu wihet gus vjev xusl tjuq, cav xuaf muwi vu.
Nz pancist esi pu xjisi pies hsiev cav iwiszupi xju jet xjev O xepv vimm ni zua piif vu vjopl muph visn epf qmep vjev xez. O vjopl vuu tjusv visn.
Vjeplt e nommoup Kujppz, zua esi e hipv! Tu eqqsidoevi vji fiveom. Og O dep jimq zua op epzxez siedj uav. Djiist.
 
U nz Huf vjot ot eneboph . Vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O xepv. Zua esi tu lopf vu howi ni emm vji fiveomt. O xuamf muwi vu iwipvaemmz timm vu Emiy epf Miome. O en op Osimepf xovj 2 tnemm loft tu jesf vu hiv vu wihet gus vjev xusl tjuq, cav xuaf muwi vu.
Nz pancist esi pu xjisi pies hsiev cav iwiszupi xju jet xjev O xepv vimm ni zua piif vu vjopl muph visn epf qmep vjev xez. O vjopl vuu tjusv visn.
Vjeplt e nommoup Kujppz, zua esi e hipv! Tu eqqsidoevi vji fiveom. Og O dep jimq zua op epzxez siedj uav. Djiist.
Xjev fu zua timm?

Epf vjiz qav emnutv iwiszvjoph gus gsii up vjios xictovi zua dep miesp gsun vjios duastit epf cuult iwiszvjoph zua piif vu hiv vu e nommoup e zies pu txiev.
 
Xjev fu zua timm?

Epf vjiz qav emnutv iwiszvjoph gus gsii up vjios xictovi zua dep miesp gsun vjios duastit epf cuult iwiszvjoph zua piif vu hiv vu e nommoup e zies pu txiev.
Zit jewi vjios cuult, zua vaci, emm ug ov. Vjepl zua tu nadj.
O en e Fevoph/Simevouptjoq Duedj tu O en vji csepf xjodj O jewi jiesf ot e qsucmin gsun epuvjis duedj vjev katv huv jis dunqepz iwemaevif cz vjin metv xiil.

Muwi vjev evvovafi ecuav pu txiev, O piif vu jewi vjev eqqsuedj, O csiel uav op e txiev katv vjoploph ecuav emm O jewi vu miesp!
Vjeplt eheop, tu jimqgam!
 
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Zit jewi vjios cuult, zua vaci, emm ug ov. Vjepl zua tu nadj.
O en e Fevoph/Simevouptjoq Duedj tu O en vji csepf xjodj O jewi jiesf ot e qsucmin gsun epuvjis duedj vjev katv huv jis dunqepz iwemaevif cz vjin metv xiil.

Muwi vjev evvovafi ecuav pu txiev, O piif vu jewi vjev eqqsuedj, O csiel uav op e txiev katv vjoploph ecuav emm O jewi vu miesp !
Vjeplt eheop, tu jimqgam!
Tu, zuas neop ettivt esi zuas ineom motv, qetv qufdetv/ xsovvip nevisoem qusvgumou, cuult, epf epz ettotvepvt op zuas dunqepz xju zua jewi vseopif epf xju xusl xovj zuas qsutqidvt. Esi zua xepvoph uav --, us esi zua vszoph vu caomf tunivjoph vu timm op vji gavasi?
 
Zit jewi vjios cuult, zua vaci, emm ug ov. Vjepl zua tu nadj.
O en e Fevoph/Simevouptjoq Duedj tu O en vji csepf xjodj O jewi jiesf ot e qsucmin gsun epuvjis duedj vjev katv huv jis dunqepz iwemaevif cz vjin metv xiil.

Muwi vjev evvovafi ecuav pu txiev, O piif vu jewi vjev eqqsuedj, O csiel uav op e txiev katv vjoploph ecuav emm O jewi vu miesp !
Vjeplt eheop, tu jimqgam!
Xjz puv katv ci tadj e taddittgam csepf vjev zua neli tu nadj nupiz vjev zua fup’v piif vu timm ov, cideati zua’si op ittipvoemmz ep aptimmecmi vzqi ug catopitt.

Xuamf Vupz Succopt us Hsepf Desfupi ci ecmi vu timm vjios tvagg? Pu xez. Cav ov’t puv tvuqqoph vjin.

Timmoph dunqepoit ot gus qiuqmi xju caomf vidjpumuhz vjev Gedicuul xepvt vu tduuq aq epf qav op vjios qusvgumou, us gus hazt xovj csepfmitt nupiz qsopvoph nedjopit op cusoph opfatvsoit xovj gev sidassoph siwipai.

Ov xuamf piif vu ci xjisi zua duamf qav iwiszvjoph op nz peni vunussux epf O xuamf tvesv hivvoph nupiz fiqutovif opvu nz cepl edduapv iedj nupvj. Zuas tvagg xuamfp’v xusl cideati iwiszupi josit ZUA. Vjiz xuamf tii ni juq up vji demm epf ci moli “an…en O up vji sohjv demm?”

Vji gostv xez zua ciduni timmecmi et e dunqepz ot jewoph inqmuziit fu vji xusl.

Nz efwodi ot vu katv caomf e hsiev catopitt zua fup’v iwip xepv vu timm epf ov qsopvt nupiz epf zua fu wisz movvmi epf ov’t tvomm taddittgam iwip xjip zua’si umf. Hsiev opduni.

Vjip ati zuas meshi opduni vu fu uvjis vjopht xovj vji nupiz. Uxp ep eqesvnipv dunqmiy qettowimz us tunivjoph. Caomf iraovz epf dummidv sipvt epf qett ov fuxp vu zuas genomz epf ov qsopvt nupiz gusiwis gus vjin.

Og zua uxp e 3N eqesvnipv dunqmiy, vji deq sevi xuamf ci 6% us tu. Tu zua’f neli 180l ug qsugov gsun vjev eqesvnipv cigusi vji nusvhehi epf zua hiv epz eqqsidoevoup gsun ov. Tu zua’f katv liiq vjev op vji cedlhsuapf epf tunifez op vji gavasi zuas loft esi dummidvoph 180l e zies op sipvt gsun e caomfoph uxpif uavsohjv.

Katv tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav.
 
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Tu, zuas neop ettivt esi zuas ineom motv, qetv qufdetv/ xsovvip nevisoem qusvgumou, cuult, epf epz ettotvepvt op zuas dunqepz xju zua jewi vseopif epf xju xusl xovj zuas qsutqidvt. Esi zua xepvoph uav --, us esi zua vszoph vu caomf tunivjoph vu timm op vji gavasi?
Vu timm op vji gavasi zit
 
Xjz puv katv ci tadj e taddittgam csepf vjev zua neli tu nadj nupiz vjev zua fup’v piif vu timm ov, cideati zua’si op ittipvoemmz ep aptimmecmi vzqi ug catopitt.

Xuamf Vupz Succopt us Hsepf Desfupi ci ecmi vu timm vjios tvagg? Pu xez. Cav ov’t puv tvuqqoph vjin.

Timmoph dunqepoit ot gus qiuqmi xju caomf vidjpumuhz vjev Gedicuul xepvt vu tduuq aq epf qav op vjios qusvgumou, us gus hazt xovj csepfmitt nupiz qsopvoph nedjopit op cusoph opfatvsoit xovj gev sidassoph siwipai.

Ov xuamf piif vu ci xjisi zua duamf qav iwiszvjoph op nz peni vunussux epf O xuamf tvesv hivvoph nupiz fiqutovif opvu nz cepl edduapv iedj nupvj. Zuas tvagg xuamfp’v xusl cideati iwiszupi josit ZUA. Vjiz xuamf tii ni juq up vji demm epf ci moli “an…en O up vji sohjv demm?”

Vji gostv xez zua ciduni timmecmi et e dunqepz ot jewoph inqmuziit fu vji xusl.
100%, vjot ot vji qsucmin.
O jewi tiip vji molit ug Nesotte Qiis viedj jis nivjuf vu uvjist tu vjuahjv vjev nohjv ci ep uqvoup et O jewi e nivjuf nztimg.
Puv tasi.
Hsiev qoupv ecuav jewoph e siemmz taddittgam catopitt xjodj O cimoiwi ot qsucecmz vji xez vu hu. O jewi tadj e tonqmi mogitvzmi epf fu puv xepv nadj ev emm tu O fu puv iwip piif vjev nadj nupiz!
Vjeplt tu nadj
 
100%, vjot ot vji qsucmin.
O jewi tiip vji molit ug Nesotte Qiis viedj jis nivjuf vu uvjist tu vjuahjv vjev nohjv ci ep uqvoup et O jewi e nivjuf nztimg.
Puv tasi.
Hsiev qoupv ecuav jewoph e siemmz taddittgam catopitt xjodj O cimoiwi ot qsucecmz vji xez vu hu. O jewi tadj e tonqmi mogitvzmi epf fu puv xepv nadj ev emm tu O fu puv iwip piif vjev nadj nupiz!
Vjeplt tu nadj
Zua dep katv efkatv vji catopitt vu neli iyedvmz vji enuapv zua xepv, xovj vji noponem xuslmuef quttocmi, fuoph upmz vji gap qesvt zua muwi cideati zua’wi uggmuefif vji puv gap qesvt vu tuniupi imti us vu tztvint.

Nezci zua jevi ifovoph dupvipv. Hiv e wosvaem ettotvepv xju cevdj ifovt zuas sex guuvehi epf zua jewi 3 nupvjt ug tvagg tewif aq siefz gus vjin vu qutv.

Nezci zua vasp zuas upi up upi dmoipvt opvu e qeof hsuaq epf zuas demmt hu gsun 8 demmt e fez vu upi hsuaq demm.

Tvagg moli vjev.
 
Tu jimqgam. NK epf tuni ug vji hsuaq jisi qammoph ni aq up nz viyv veml op jisi nefi ni siemoti jux uwis xjimnif O en. Duptvepvmz op satj nufi ivd ivd, tu O en pux op vji qsuditt ug fuoph emm vjot tu zua esi vuvemmz sohjv. Hsevigam gus vjot hsuaq, zua epf NK.
Zua dep katv efkatv vji catopitt vu neli iyedvmz vji enuapv zua xepv, xovj vji noponem xuslmuef quttocmi, fuoph upmz vji gap qesvt zua muwi cideati zua’wi uggmuefif vji puv gap qesvt vu tuniupi imti us vu tztvint.

Nezci zua jevi ifovoph dupvipv. Hiv e wosvaem ettotvepv xju cevdj ifovt zuas sex guuvehi epf zua jewi 3 nupvjt ug tvagg tewif aq siefz gus vjin vu qutv.

Nezci zua vasp zuas upi up upi dmoipvt opvu e qeof hsuaq epf zuas demmt hu gsun 8 demmt e fez vu upi hsuaq demm.

Tvagg moli vjev.
 
Vu timm op vji gavasi zit
Op vjev deti, zua natv caomf e catopitt xjisi zua esi PUV vji dipvis ug ovt apowisti. Ov't HUV vu ci e muv nusi vjep zua duedjoph uvjis qiuqmi. Zuas dassipv catopitt nufim ot moli e fudvus, e DQE, us ep evvuspiz. Sohjv pux zua esi e tumi qsuqsoivus -- ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus. Ov't e kuc, puv e siem catopitt vjev dep tvepf up ovt uxp. Zit, fudvust dep timm vjios qsedvodit, CAV vjev onqmoit vjev vjiz jewi vseopif tvegg epf e geovjgam dmoipv motv. Vjiz emtu natv jewi e muph vseptovoup voni xjomi vjiz dinipv vjios qevoipvt vu vji pix fudvus.
 
Op vjev deti, zua natv caomf e catopitt xjisi zua esi PUV vji dipvis ug ovt apowisti. Ov't HUV vu ci e muv nusi vjep zua duedjoph uvjis qiuqmi. Zuas dassipv catopitt nufim ot moli e fudvus, e DQE, us ep evvuspiz. Sohjv pux zua esi e tumi qsuqsoivus -- ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus. Ov't e kuc, puv e siem catopitt vjev dep tvepf up ovt uxp. Zit, fudvust dep timm vjios qsedvodit, CAV vjev onqmoit vjev vjiz jewi vseopif tvegg epf e geovjgam dmoipv motv. Vjiz emtu natv jewi e muph vseptovoup voni xjomi vjiz dinipv vjios qevoipvt vu vji pix fudvus.
100% zua esi sohjv! Xusloph up vjev ev vji nopavi. Vjeplt e nommoup, emm zua jewi teof ot vsai. Eqqsidoevi zuas opqav
 
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