Sell your business for maximum profit and make a Happy Exit.
Because only with a good exit strategy will you sell your business for the maximum emotional as well as financial return.
Because only with a good exit strategy will you sell your business for the maximum emotional as well as financial return.
To recap: 4th generation entrepreneur, business economist and former Chartered Accountant (RA), author of two bestselling books, Amsterdam native, father and big baseball fan.
I have more than 25 years of relevant experience selling businesses from EUR 1 million sales value to EUR 10-tenths of millions sales value.
Both as a Chartered Accountant in the Due Diligence practice at Deloitte and Corporate Acquisition Advisor at KPMG Corporate Finance. I was also a Finance Director in the largest business unit of a listed company. In addition, I worked as a commodity broker in London.
Since 2004 I am Business Coach advising and coaching top entrepreneurs on a daily basis.
Entrepreneurs like you who I have successfully guided from A to Z in selling their business for the maximum price. Entrepreneurs who sat with a good feeling at the notary.
Read the article "Happy Exit" in Brookz, the magazine on business acquisitions, here.
Having taken over a business myself in 2006, I know from personal experience that selling your business is not just a project but one of the most important transactions of your life as an entrepreneur. And it has to be done right the first time.
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Eelco knows very well that a successful transaction begins with negotiating the negotiation. And that perhaps the most important negotiation in the successful sale of your business for you as an entrepreneur is the negotiation with yourself. Eelco is an advisor and entrepreneur with a strong business background who also helps you on a personal level to choose what is real and what is not. I recommend him to everyone. 100% clarity guarantee.
Jan-Hein Schouten
Founder and CEO of Digital United
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An acquisition is driven by both the commercial and financial potential for the buyer. In addition to a strong financial background, the advisor involved must also possess the necessary emotional intelligence as well as entrepreneurship. Eelco Smit is such an advisor. Eelco has proven to be a discussion partner for both the total M&A team of a corporate as well as for our MT and the investors on our side. He acted as Haarlemmer Oil and as a human being he supported everyone's motives, without taking sides. My 'lessons learned': also the success of the sale of your business is ultimately only about people.
Enrico Karsten
Founder and owner Nexct B.V. (now Vodafone)
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Eelco provided guidance in buying out my associate. Eelco is an excellent negotiator who uses his knowledge of figures and personalities to achieve an excellent end result. As an entrepreneur I thought I could do this all by myself, but Eelco quickly proved that you need other skills for this kind of process. And Eelco has these skills in abundance!
Chris Jongeling
Founder and owner ZEO B.V.
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The best business acquisition consultants are not at a big firm with a tie behind a desk. There you are one of many. I'm not an hours factory that has to run. You do business with me personally: 100% fellow entrepreneur, 100% independent and 100% attention to your transaction.
You always win or lose the negotiation in preparation: a clear analysis of the strategic value of your company and for which buyer that value is the best match.
Most business acquisition advisors focus on process, but it's all about personal attention and emotions. Negotiation is a game and whoever controls his emotions best wins.
Formulas like 5 x EBIT and 1 x sales say nothing at all. Value is about future value for the buyer. Getting you at the notary to hand over your shares with a good feeling requires an entrepreneurial outlook.
After 2 hours you will know what your business is worth and we will start formulating a successful strategy to sell your business at the right personal terms and maximum price. I will only charge you for this strategy session if we proceed together. So let's make an appointment because you have nothing to lose and everything to gain....
Do you have a question? Maybe below is your question with an answer.
When should I sell my business?
If you are no longer happy with your business, selling your business is the best move you will make in your career.
How do I create a happy exit?
Be happy after selling your business too? I as a Business Acquisition Advisor help you set goals that will allow you to continue to develop even after the business acquisition. Your entrepreneurial journey does not end after the sale of your business.
What happens to my staff after the business acquisition?
Prior to acquisition, we make very important choices. Having your staff taken over or fired is one of them.
Selling my business, then what?
I help you create a happy exit, where you end your entrepreneurial journey feeling good. In addition, I offer you insights to keep developing after the sale of your business, so you don't stand still.
BUSINESS COACH
Call +31 (0)20 676 8187
Mail eelco@eelcosmit.nl
Argonautenstraat 12-2hg
1076 KN AMSTERDAM