Whilst contemplating selling your business, have you done anything to prepare for the big day? Ideally, owners should start thinking about their exit options at least two years before it actually happens.

In the last few years, particularly with sluggish M&A activity as well as depressed valuations and market confidence, more owners are selling their businesses to their employees via an Employee Ownership Trust scheme (EOT) benefitting from significant tax savings.

Equity is one of the hardest types of finance to acquire. Yes, there are a plethora of equity investors out there, but this is far outweighed by the gargantuan number of businesses all vying for attention at the same time.