@Chris Grove was a guest speaker on the E-commerce Business Growth channel, speaking about business valuations, funding options and maximising valuations. Although speaking about the E-commerce world the principles apply across the board. Listen here on Spotify with the YouTube video coming soon: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71KoPrBPbqIZ7yCV7UZGcn?si=F8G8xpbiRZWyspXU62felg

Apart from adding more content, which we're working on, it would be good to build a small community of entrepreneurs here. I've already met quite a few people in this group and there are some fantastic businesses in here already. It would be great if people get the chance for them to introduce themselves and their business and tell us all a bit more about what it is you do.

Most business owners think they’re ready to sell. Buyers… tend to disagree. In this video, our Virtual Trainer Arthur talks about our Business Sellability Score — a simple way to see how your company would actually stand up under buyer scrutiny. https://youtube.com/shorts/P2vZYL_zcgE?is=sIUTOAWVJ6iJZscy

Our AI trainer Arthur explains how AI will impact your business valuation and what to do. https://youtube.com/shorts/FumSt9ucC6I?si=FX9b59bsb9pYtf2Z

One of the goals of this community is to make the information around selling a business far more transparent than it normally is. Inside the Lab we already have things like: • Due diligence questionnaires • Typical buyer data room request lists • Modules explaining how deal processes work But I’d like to build out the resource library much further. So I’m curious: If you were thinking about selling your business in the next 2–5 years, what information would you actually want access to? For example, things like: • What buyers typically value most in a business • How businesses are actually valued in different sectors • Examples of deal structures (cash, earn-outs, equity rollovers etc.) • What makes a business more or less “sellable” • What buyers tend to worry about during due diligence But that’s just a starting point. What would actually be useful to you as a founder preparing for an exit? Is there anything you’ve always wondered about the deal process but never had a chance to ask? If it’s helpful, we’ll build it into the Lab.