17: M&A 101 for Female Founders: Debunking the Myths that Buying and Selling Business is Hard

Today, we are talking about something that almost feels a little taboo in the business world because it's something we all know happens, today we are talking about the scary words of merger and acquisitions. For a lot of us female small business founders it feels like this giant stretchy thing that we're never going to even have to think about and it’s only for large corporations like Snapchat.

So I'm bringing on Lacey Madison who is the M&A gal, because she is a four times business owner, a multimillion-dollar investor, and a business consultant and startup advisor who specializes in helping female founders. Lacey is industry agnostic and she helps businesses rapidly build, grow, scale, and sell their own conglomerate multimillion-dollar businesses. As the founder of Sir Ventures and the SIR Business Academy, Lacey leverages her expertise in M&A fundraising, growing, and scaling businesses to inspire the next generation of women to break barriers and lead in the world of business and investing.

I can’t wait to share this conversation of how acquiring or selling your business is not something that's just available to you but it could be a really great strategy for you to scale this business, your next business, and increase your wealth.

M&A Resources:
Flippa
Baton
Acquire. com

Connect with Lacey Madison:
@laceymadison_
ICYMI Newsletter

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Business Acquisition

00:49 Meet Lacey Madison: Business Acquisition Expert

03:05 Debunking Myths About Buying and Selling Businesses

04:36 The Financial Realities of Business Acquisition for Female Founders 

09:33 Operational Readiness for Acquisitions for Female Founders

14:05 Exploring Asset Acquisitions

20:08 Finding Acquisition Opportunities

23:20 Networking and Due Diligence

24:35 Strategies for Selling a Business

26:37 Preparing Your Business for Sale

28:03 Documentation and Data Rooms

30:22 Evaluating Potential Buyers

32:05 Building a Sellable Business from the Start

32:22 Lifestyle vs. Sellable Businesses

35:02 The Importance of Clean Operations

37:02 Tough Love for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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