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Planning for an employee buyout
Involving employees to create an ownership culture is key to a successful buyout.
Succession planning and business transfer
How effective succession planning can create the best outcome for you and your business.
Transferring ownership to a non-family member
The pros and cons of succeeding ownership of your business to a non-family member.
Assessing your options when succession planning
Knowing which succession options exist will enable you to choose one that's best suited to your circumstances.
Have a formal succession plan
How formally setting out your succession plan helps you to achieve your exit target.
Family succession planning
Choosing who your successor will be and preparations for the succession.
Trade sales
How selling your business might be the best option for you.
Value and market your business for sale
Setting a price, building a marketing proposition and identifying possible buyers for your business.
Key factors affecting the value of your business
Planning ahead lets you influence some of the many factors affecting how much your business is worth.
Transferring a business to a family member
How objective succession planning can help you pass on your family business successfully and in a tax-efficient way.
Research sources of potential buyers of your business
Your own trade knowledge, and your adviser, should help you produce a shortlist of potential buyers.
Approach potential buyers of your business
How to approach and negotiate with potential purchasers.
Identify likely buyers for your business
Key points to look out for when trying to identify potential buyers for your business.
Common methods of valuing a business
Different techniques and industry methods of business valuation, eg discounted cashflow and asset valuation.
Prepare a sales memorandum
A good sales memorandum encourages potential purchasers to find out more.
When does the Carrier Bag Levy not apply?
Your business should be aware of the main exemptions from the Carrier Bag Levy in Northern Ireland.
Charging for carrier bags
Which businesses are likely to be affected by the Carrier Bag Levy and what transactions you need to charge for.
Carrier Bag Levy VAT
Understand the rules on VAT when charging customers for carrier bags in Northern Ireland.
Retail business resource efficiency
How retail businesses can cut costs by reducing waste and using energy and water more efficiently.
Reduce packaging waste in your retail business
How retail businesses can cut costs and become more efficient by reducing packaging and other solid wastes.