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Meetings with potential buyers for your business
How to prepare for and conduct negotiations with prospective purchasers of your business.
Your responsibilities and liabilities when selling your business
The warranties and indemnities you may have to provide to buyers; protecting your employees.
Undergoing due diligence
Allowing your buyer to check the claims you have made, and completing the sale agreement.
Choosing and negotiating with a buyer for your business
Selecting the right buyer for your business, conducting negotiations and drawing up Heads of Terms.
Employees, IT and environmental checks when buying a business
What you need to know about a business' employees, IT systems and environmental responsibilities before buying it.
Confidential information and confidentiality agreements
Understand your legal obligations when buying an existing business.
How to assess a company's assets
Decide which assets you want to buy from the business and check the seller's intentions as regards those assets.
Franchise your business
Growing your business by working with independent franchisees.
Conducting research when buying a business
How to research and analyse information on an existing business you are thinking of buying.
Voluntary liquidation
Why voluntary liquidation might be the best way to cease your involvement in your business.
Why succession planning is important
How knowing what succession planning is and knowing what's at stake will help you to make wise decisions.
Who to notify if you transfer your business to a new legal structure
An overview of the different groups and organisations that need to know about your new business entity
If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
You must arrange to pay your tax bill with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you either miss a payment or know you cannot pay on time
Why change your business structure?
Reasons for changing your business structure
Tax implications of family succession
Pass shares to family members tax-efficiently, maximising relief for Capital Gains Tax and inheritance tax.
Common legal structures for businesses
An overview of the most common legal structures for businesses
Re-registration of a company
How to re-register your company with Companies House to change its legal status
Legal implications of changing the legal structure of your business
The implications a change in business structure has for contracts, tax and Companies House registration details