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Selling or buying a business is usually the biggest deal of an owner’s life. Yet one of the first and most difficult questions is: “What’s it worth?” The answer is rarely straightforward. There isn’t a single “correct” value. There are different ways of looking at the numbers, each suited to particular types of businesses and circumstances. This guide sets out the main valuation methods you’ll hear about, explains them in plain English, and gives practical examples.

When buying or selling a business, one word crops up early in negotiations: exclusivity. It’s often tucked away in heads of terms, or raised by lawyers during deal discussions. But what does it really mean, and why does it matter to you as a business owner or buyer?

How do you stop the price of a business sale becoming a moving target? That’s the problem a locked box solves. It’s a pricing mechanism often used in SME share sales to give sellers price certainty and buyers economic ownership before completion. Unlike traditional approaches, there’s no price adjustment after the deal closes.