Category Archives: News

While many business owners focus on driving organic growth within their existing markets, one powerful and often overlooked opportunity is export market development. This is understandable—exporting can feel more complex, requiring new contacts, knowledge, and confidence. In fact, it’s often said that winning business overseas can be up to six times more challenging than securing it…

Developing a clear and commercially grounded exit strategy can help strengthen both business performance and future options. This typically involves building a business that is less dependent on the owner, supported by a stronger management structure, with improving profitability, cash flow, and operational consistency. Stirling works with experienced specialists who provide an Exit Planning Service…

Looking to sell your business – but not sure where to start? For most business owners, selling a business is a once in a lifetime event. But selling a business can feel overwhelming. Where do you start?How much will it cost?Will you get a fair offer?Should you trust a business broker? If you’ve never sold…

Research has shown that many business owners fail to achieve the full or fair value of their businesses when trying to exit, simply through poor planning and preparation. Selling a business successfully normally requires a great deal of thought and planning but here are 12 mistakes that business owners often make, when trying to sell their…

Preparing a Business Plan is one of the most effective ways of resolving uncertainty, not just for the Directors but also for the other Stakeholders, such as Shareholders and Employees. A clear sense of direction is exactly what everyone expects but this can be difficult to achieve if there’s nothing in writing and no clear…

Business is tough as it is but when things happen outside of your control, life can get even tougher! So here are some quick reference points for growing a business in tough times, regardless of whether you want to buy a business, or sell…. Look at ways of reducing all unnecessary expenditure.Don’t become inactive.Make more…

If you are selling a business, the most important consideration (as far as tax is concerned) will normally be whether or not you will qualify for Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) – this means that you only pay 10% Capital Gains Tax on any qualifying gains on the first £1m. But, following the recent Budget, things are…

What is ESG? Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is the term used to identify matters that are traditionally associated with sustainability or corporate responsibility – focussing on the impact on the environment and wider society. ESG factors have a potential material financial impact on organisations short and long-term value, so are increasingly important as companies…

Kingmaker Engineering Ltd has just announced the acquisition of a precision engineering business and an electro-plating business with a combined turnover of over £3.5m, thanks to the marketing efforts of Stirling Business Solutions Ltd.  The two companies acquired were Rowes Precision Products Ltd of Ilkeston and Plating Technologies Ltd of Leicester, which will be jointly…

This is a long-established specialist pump manufacturer for sale, supplying key industries with a blue chip customer base. Products are unique, high-end and made from stainless steel. The business also specialises in steel fabrication work. Sales for the business are mainly generated through long term customer relationships, referrals, and comprehensive website. Opportunities exist to build…