October 12, 2018

Please join us on October 25 from 8:30am to 2:30pm for the Michigan Small Business Development Center (MI-SBDC) of the Great Lakes Bay Region’s (GLBR) “How to Buy-Sell a Business Seminar” at the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center in Midland.

“We are hosting this event because many of the small business owners in the GLBR are Baby Boomers and are working toward retirement,” said Kristi Kozubal, the Regional Director for the MI-SBDC. “We want to help the next generation see what is possible for them in business ownership.”

Registration and morning coffee for the event will be available at 8:30am, followed by opening remarks at 9am.  The cost for you to go is $75 or $50 if you are a Delta College student, faculty, or staff, just be sure to use the promo code PARTNER50! when you register.

At this seminar you will have the exciting opportunity to talk to and hear from consultants and industry experts as they share their tips, tools and tactics with you to help you increase the value of your business.

Together, buyers and sellers will learn about valuable aspects such as:

• First steps in determining whether to buy or sell a business.
• How to maximize the value of your business.
• How to market your business and how to find a business for sale.
• How to form a Transition Team of experts to help you buy or sell a business.
• How to create a Transition Plan to keep you on track for success.
• The basics of valuation, negotiations, due diligence and financing.
• Implications for tax, retirement, and estate planning.
• Keys to successfully transitioning a business to new ownership.
• Post-acquisition planning, change management, and company culture.

The workshop will finish up with a Panel Discussion led by industry experts and a business buyer who will share their knowledge, expertise and experiences with the audience. Lunch and resource materials will be included in the event.

To learn more about this event visit the Facebook event page or contact Kristi Kozubal, the Regional Director for the MI-SBDC – Great Lakes Bay Region, at kristikozubal@delta.edu or 989-758-3627.

Don’t forget to register online!