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Why 2015 will be the right time to sell a business…….. We have found that many business owners have been been thinking about selling their businesses, wondering  if now is the best time. Most have been analysing the economic situation (wishing they had the benefit of hindsight for previous missed opportunities). Here are six reasons…

The term EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortisation) was introduced in the USA 30 years ago as a practical measure of the financial performance of a business, which can then be compared with other similar businesses, whilst excluding the effects of corporate taxation, capital spending and financing working capital, which can be different…

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Stirling sponsors Birmingham City……! Stirling will be sponsoring the Birmingham City football team playing in the Club Legends Cup at Birmingham’s LG Arena on Saturday, 12 July 2014. This unique indoor football tournament promises to be a fantastic day featuring many Midlands football heroes raising funds for our chosen charity Cure Leukaemia.  For more information…

Techniques for valuing Intellectual Property (IP) Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) are worth only what a buyer or licensee will be willing to pay for them.  There is no fixed set of rules that can be applied to every valuation.  The particular valuation technique selected will very much depend on the unique qualities relating to each…

Stirling are pleased to announce that we are now an official charity partner of the Birmingham based charity Cure Leukaemia. Founded in 2003 by Professor Charlie Craddock, Cure Leukaemia helps to bring pioneering drug and transplant treatments to blood cancer patients throughout the West Midlands. The charity helps finance the world class Centre for Clinical Haematology…

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. It’s not your fault if you’re making some of these mistakes but hopefully, there’s still enough time to learn from the experience of others:- You’ve had enough and…

Looking to increase the value of your business for when the time comes to sell? There are just two main ways to grow a business but many different strategies need to be considered and implemented in order to achieve real growth and value. Stirling provides you with a FREE Guide to Maximising Business Values, where we simply…