{"id":560804,"date":"2019-04-27T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrbbd.wpengine.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/embracing-technology-to-boost-your-business\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T12:42:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:42:42","slug":"embracing-technology-to-boost-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/embracing-technology-to-boost-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Technology to Boost Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forbes author Keith Gregg\u2019s, February 8, 2019 article, \u201cUsing Tech to Enhance and Sell a Business<\/a>,\u201d has a range of interesting ideas that business owners should explore and embrace. \u00a0Gregg looks at three big ways that business owners can use technology to help them get the most out of the sale of the business. \u00a0He explains how important it is to address these three areas before placing your business on the market.<\/p>\n

Upgrading Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first tip Gregg explores is to upgrade systems. \u00a0Upgrading systems can be particularly important for attracting younger buyers. \u00a0It is common for businesses to be successful without proprietary technology or procedures, but that doesn\u2019t mean that technology should be ignored. <\/p>\n

Important information should be digitized, as this data will be vital for the new owner to grow the business over the long haul. Incorporating software that can track and analyze data across the business is likewise valuable. Using software, such as customer relationship management and financial management software, will showcase that your business has been modernized.<\/p>\n

Business Valuations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Determining the value of your business can be tricky and laborious. \u00a0Gregg recommends opting for a business valuation, as he feels, \u201cbusiness valuation calculations can remove much of the guesswork from the process.\u201d <\/p>\n

You should expect a business valuation calculator to include everything from verified data on comparable business deals, including gross income and cash flow figures and more. \u00a0There are even industry-specific calculations that can be used as well. The main point that Gregg wants to convey is that business owners should use tangible and proven data to sell their businesses. \u00a0Like upgrading systems appeals to younger buyers, the same holds true for using verified data to sell.<\/p>\n

Take Advantage of the Digital Marketplace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gregg\u2019s view is that perhaps the single greatest technology for business owners to leverage is that of the digital marketplace. \u00a0Sites that link businesses with prospective buyers can help to streamline and expedite the sales process. Through such sites, it is possible to go deeper than a specific industry and even explore sub-sectors, thus enhancing the chances of finding the right buyer.<\/p>\n

Technology can be used to help sell businesses in a variety of ways. \u00a0An experienced and proven business broker will leverage a whole range of tools to assist business owners when selling their businesses. \u00a0When you opt for a proven business broker, you can expect to receive offers from serious and vetted buyers and, in the process, save a great deal of time while maintaining confidentiality. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Forbes author Keith Gregg\u2019s, February 8, 2019 article, \u201cUsing Tech to Enhance and Sell a Business,\u201d has a range of interesting ideas that business owners should explore and embrace. \u00a0Gregg looks at three big ways that business owners can use technology to help them get the most out of the sale of the business. \u00a0He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-560804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seller-articles","category-selling-a-business"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbgreenbay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}