Buying and Selling Businesses October 21, 2009

WHAT: Buying and Selling Businesses: Grow your business through acquisition...
COST: $20 fee until October 19th, ($25 from October 20th)

NOTE: Get a free copy of "The Feel of the Deal" by Robert Sher
BOOK INFO: http://www.thefeelofthedeal.com/

5:30-6:30 Signup and networking
6:30-7:30 Interactive talk with Robert Sher
7:30-7:50 Announcements
7:50-8:30 Additional networking

If you're making a job transition, should you buy a business and work for yourself? If you have an existing business, should you sell it and retire or grow it bigger through acquisitions?

These questions and more will be addressed by Robert Sher in this educational and interesting session. Come hear the author's entertaining story of building his company through acquisition and get inside the head and heart of a CEO. Ask hard hitting questions about how you might execute a similar strategy in your own space.
This discussion is for anyone interested in growing a business, or eventually exiting a business by selling.

What you will take away from this session

* How do you get to know key buyers and sellers?
* When is the right time to start the process of selling or buying a business?
* How does the process roll forward, and at what speed can it proceed?

Robert Sher is a speaker, author and consulting CEO who advises mid-market Chief Executives and their top teams as they navigate critical passages. He's a veteran CEO with 23 years experience, he's taught Entrepreneurship to executive MBAs for five years at St. Mary's College, is author of the book 'The Feel of the Deal', serves as a board member for the Association of Corporate Growth, and as a Director for the Alliance of Chief Executives.

$20 fee until October 19th, ($25 from October 20th).

Official Website: http://www.meetup.com/HappyAbout/calendar/11396397/