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A great British renaissance has been taking place. From Aberdeen to the West Country, the zing is back in manufacturing. It’s about time this spectacular story was told.

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A deal's devil is in the detail
img 1 By Jeremy Furniss
Even the most promising company sales and purchases can come unstuck for totally avoidable reasons.

August 29, 2007 10:25pm
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Have you got the right numbers?
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Most entrepreneurs don’t rely on their FDs. Why? Because entrepreneurs aren’t usually steeped in high-level financial training.

August 29, 2007 10:19pm
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Raise your prices but don't upset your customers
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I see blunders like this all the time.

August 29, 2007 10:15pm
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Cure your cash-flow problems
img 1 By Simon Walters
Even perfectly decent businesses can run into trouble because its directors are too busy dealing with, well, everything else, and lose sight of a few fundamentals.

August 29, 2007 7:10pm
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Why management buy-outs fail
img 1 By Jeremy Furniss
For every successful MBO, another five fail. But it doesn’t have to be so. Remember some basic points and you too can become the management.

August 29, 2007 7:03pm
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Watch out for last minute renegotiations
img 1 By Jeremy Furniss
There are plenty of good reasons why deals fall at the final fence. Don’t let your deal be one of them.

August 29, 2007 6:58pm
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Negotiating an earn-out
img 1 By Barrie Pearson
Vendors hate earn-outs. So do acquirers. Most professional advisers hate them, too. So why do over 50 per cent of all private company deals involve them?

August 29, 2007 6:55pm
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Is your company unsaleable?
img 1 By Barrie Pearson
It simply does not follow that a profitable private company is saleable - even highly profitable businesses.

August 29, 2007 6:51pm
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Dare to be different
By Richard Gourlay
Don't moan about late payment, make yourself indispensable.

August 29, 2007 6:47pm
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The pitfalls of selling to your management team
By Barrie Pearson
The arguments may be seductive. The managers get the chance to control their own destiny; competitors don't hear about the sale until after the event.

August 29, 2007 6:44pm

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