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CGT on Selling a Business: What the 2026 Budget Changes
The 2026 Federal Budget changes how CGT applies to business sales from 1 July 2027. What it actually costs you, how your structure matters, and how to prepare.
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Business Valuation, Growth & Exit Insights
Practical thinking on valuations, exits and building a business worth buying. Written for business owners of established lower to mid-market companies.
Selling a Recruitment Agency in Australia: What Drives Value and How to Exit Well
Thinking of selling your recruitment agency in Australia? Here's what drives value, who the buyers are, how deals are structured, and how to prepare for a strong exit.
How Recruitment & Staffing Firms Are Valued (Perm, Temp and Contract)
How recruitment agency valuation really works in Australia: adjusted EBITDA, net fee income, why perm and contract books differ, and what moves the multiple.
Selling a SaaS or Technology Business in Australia: A Founder's Guide to Exit
How SaaS and tech businesses are valued, sold and structured in Australia, the metrics that drive value, the buyer types, and how to prepare for a clean exit.
Preparing a Business for Sale: A Practical Guide
Preparing a business for sale starts years before you go to market: clarify your goals, reduce owner dependence, build recurring revenue and tidy your financials.
How Buyers Value a Business in Australia
Understanding how acquirers calculate what your business is worth: EBITDA multiples, SDE, and the levers that move the final number.
Top Reasons to Get a Business Valuation Before You Need One
Most owners only seek a valuation when they're ready to sell. That's leaving serious money on the table. Here's why getting valued early changes everything.
Exit Advisory Group Merges with HHMC Global to Launch Specialist M&A Recruitment and Staffing Division
Exit Advisory Group has merged with HHMC Global (HHMC), the advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the recruitment and staffing industry, to establish…
Owner Dependence: The Hidden Risk That Lowers Your Sale Price
If your business can't run without you, buyers will price that in. Here's how to identify owner dependence and what to do about it before you go to market.
How to Build a Recession-Proof Business
External shocks are inevitable. Here is how to build a recession-proof business, reduce the risks buyers discount, and protect your business value through any downturn.
Estate Planning and Business Succession: Why You Need Both
Estate planning and business succession are two different things, and you need both. A standard Will rarely controls a business held in a trust or company.
Wealth Building Success: A Guide for Small Business Owners
Wealth Building Through Business Ownership: What Buyers and Sellers Can Learn from “Buying a Boring Business” The Australian Financial Review recently…
10 Steps to Increase Your Business Value
How to increase business value before you sell: ten practical steps, from recurring revenue and systems to reducing owner dependence, to build a more valuable business.
Selling a Distressed Business in Australia
Selling a distressed business differs from a standard sale. Here is how owners protect value, weigh a solvent sale against administration, and find the right buyer.
Business Valuation Multiples by Industry in Australia
Business valuation multiples explained: what a multiple means, how EBITDA and revenue multiples work, typical ranges by industry, and how to improve yours.
How to Create a Business Exit Plan
How to create a business exit plan: start with your goals, get a valuation, set a timeline, identify your successor and build the right team, well before you leave.
The Business Sale Process: A Step-by-Step Guide
The business sale process runs in clear stages: set your goals, get a valuation, prepare, find and screen buyers, negotiate, complete due diligence and settle.
The Ansoff Matrix: A Tool for Business Growth
The Ansoff Matrix is a tool that can help when considering business growth opportunities.
Startup, Growth and Exit Strategies with Jon Morris
Jon Morris grew Rise Interactive from $12,000 to $24M and sold to Quad. His Buy Grow Sell conversation on incremental growth, evolving as a CEO, and his exit.
Working On vs In Your Business: The Owner's Trap
To have a valuable and sellable business means to let it run without you. However, most business owners are struck in the 'Owner's trap'.
How to Negotiate a Business Sale
How to negotiate a business sale: do your homework, negotiate on interests not positions, and keep several buyers at the table so you never lose your options.
Six Cash Flow Strategies for Business Owners
Six practical cash flow strategies for business owners to bridge the gap: tighten your accounts, use the right finance, and outsource receivables to protect value.
Business Succession Planning: A Guide for Owners
Business succession planning is how you hand your business on, whether to family, your team or a buyer. Here is how to plan it early and choose the right successor.
Business Acquisition Strategy: Growth by Acquisition
A business acquisition strategy can be a faster path to growth than organic scaling. How to decide if it's right, find the right targets, and learn from private equity.
Business Partner Disputes: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
Business partner disputes are painful and costly. Why partnerships break down, and how a buy-sell agreement, contingency planning and insurance protect you.
How to Productise a Service Business: 8 Steps
How to productise a service business in eight steps: find your niche, score ideas with the TVR test, then brand, price and sell a scalable, recurring product.
Recurring Revenue: The 9 Subscription Business Models
Recurring revenue gives you predictable income and a higher valuation. Here are the nine proven subscription business models and how to make one work for you.
Negotiating With a Business Buyer: Stay a Step Ahead
Negotiating with a business buyer means anticipating their scrutiny. Sell-side due diligence lets you handle a buyer, build trust and protect your price.
Buying the Business You Work For
Buying the business you work for is a real path to ownership. Connie Fenyo did it in the GFC: how she financed the deal, drove growth and sold, and the lessons for you.
7 Reasons Business Acquisitions Fail (And How To Prevent Them)
Why business acquisitions fail: indecision, poor preparation, hidden problems, leaks and losing focus. The seven deal killers to avoid when you sell your business.
Telling Staff About Selling the Business: When and How
Telling staff about selling the business is a judgement call. Confidentiality matters early, so many owners tell only senior staff until the deal is done.
Someone Wants to Buy My Business: What to Do Next
Someone wants to buy your business? Here's what to do: keep a cool head, get a valuation, prepare for due diligence, and get experienced representation.
Business Exit Strategy Options: A Guide for Owners
The main business exit strategy options, from family succession and management buyouts to a trade sale, IPO or winding down, and how to choose the right one.
Should I Use a Business Broker to Sell My Business?
Should you use a business broker? For most owners selling an established business the answer is yes. Here is what a broker does, when you need one and how to choose.
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