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How To Value A Care Home Or Nursing Home Business
The market for investment and acquisition in the UK healthcare sector is highly active, fuelled by interest from overseas investors, corporate consolidators and private equity backed management teams. Even small, independent care homes and nursing [...]
What’s The Difference Between An Asset Sale And A Share Sale?
As solicitors who specialise solely in acting for buyers and sellers of businesses, we are frequently asked what the difference is between an asset sale and a share sale and, more importantly, the pros and [...]
The Hidden Costs Of Buying A Bed And Breakfast
Many people dream about owning a bed and breakfast business. For those who take the leap, buy a B&B and are successful, the gains can be significant: the opportunity to live in a nice house [...]
How will the Pubs Code 2016 affect those buying a pub?
If you’re thinking of buying a leasehold pub owned by one of the big pub companies you may well be wondering about the implications of the forthcoming Pubs Code Regulations, due to take effect in [...]
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When you MUST sign a Confidentiality Agreement
A confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA) is a must-have in the early stages of any discussions you may have which require that you share your business knowledge with another party. Time and [...]
8 things you should know before buying a business in administration
The financial gains to be made from buying a business in administration can be significant. However, for the unwary, the risks involved mean that the potential losses can be equally significant. What should you think about [...]
How to Raise Finance to Start a Business
If you’re contemplating starting your own business, chances are the prospect is consuming your thoughts for most of your waking hours. You’ve got the ideas. You’ve got the determination. You’ve done your research. You know [...]
How to write a Business Plan
Whether you’re thinking of starting your first business or you already own an established business, it’s highly likely that, at some stage, you will consider applying for a bank loan to secure additional finance. However, [...]
Help with franchising
A franchise can be a safer and lower cost option for would-be entrepreneurs than starting up by yourself. However, the terms and conditions of Franchise Agreements are far from standard and some can be quite onerous. As [...]
How To Value An Online Business
Whether you’re looking to sell your ecommerce business or are interested in buying an online business, the question of its value will be of equal significance. And yet, ascertaining a realistic value for an online [...]
