Archive of Midlands Business Insider
Issue- January 2009
As prices for businesses remain at best volatile and worst depressed, Insider magazine looks at how you can not only value you company, but also add to its worth. Plus we look at the prospects for dealmaking in the Midlands during 2009, while a panel of experts answers your questions on how to handle the recession.
The means of valuing your business are the same as ever, but the landscape has shifted. So how can a vendor achieve a good price today? Stuart Wilkin reports.
Kurt Jacobs and Sam Metcalf look at what hands dealmakers in the Midlands have been dealt for early 2009, and how they’ll play them.
Promises of payment are wearing thin, calls aren’t being returned – are you about to be left out of pocket by a failing customer? John Duckers speaks to companies caught out by administration to find out how to spot the signs.
