Selling a Business: 9 Reasons the Sale of Your Business May Fail

About this episode

This episode discusses nine common reasons why business sales fail and how Canadian business owners can avoid these pitfalls.

Selling a business is a major milestone for many entrepreneurs, but the process is rarely simple. In this podcast episode, we explore nine common reasons why business sales fail and what Canadian business owners can do to avoid these costly pitfalls. From unqualified buyers to financial discrepancies discovered during due diligence, we discuss how small issues can quickly derail what should be a successful transaction. We also examine some of the most overlooked challenges during the sale pro...

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Host: The Shaughnessy Group

Topics covered

• business sale
• entrepreneurship
• common pitfalls
• due diligence
• financial discrepancies
• transaction challenges

Keywords

• business sale
• entrepreneurs
• failure reasons
• due diligence
• financial issues
• transaction pitfalls

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Places: Canada

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