Imagine a life that you can shape according to your own ideas. With the opportunity to use your free time, your ideas and your way of life as you have always wished. Many people dream of such a life and therefore strive for independence. It’s time for you too! You want to sell your company and are looking for a successor or you want to buy a company in the independence start. You want to gild your company with the sale and reap the fruits of your hard work. Now it is important to find the right successor and to incorporate him into your company. So for you it means: the company is looking for a successor! Many companies are looking for a successor You are not alone in your mission. For example, up to 40 percent of family entrepreneurs have problems finding a suitable successor, the German Chamber of…
Currently, almost 150,000 companies are officially looking for a successor through the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The statistics show that there is a great need for company succession. But how do you find such a successor and what exactly should he be able to do, and above all: Who actually buys such a company when the question is: company successor wanted? Company successor wanted – what should he / she be able to do? The successor’s competence results from his or her personality, technical, methodological and social competence. Here you should write down exactly which characteristics have made your company and you so successful. In the case of smaller companies in particular, it is often of great importance that an entrepreneur is a specialist in the sector. There is also methodological competence. On the other hand, this includes in particular the ability to use various aids to solve problems.…
Self-employed through company acquisition: Whether you are implementing your own business idea or want to buy a company: You are a start-up! However, it is not necessarily easier to take over a company than to start one yourself. When starting a new company, in contrast to a company takeover, you have the reins in your own hands right from the start. You can decide everything yourself with the first steps. In the case of company succession, i.e. the continuation of an existing company, on the other hand, you are handed over the customer and supplier relationships, the workforce, the market position and the reputation. In addition, when you take over in an established company, you first have to prove yourself and gain the trust of customers, suppliers and employees. But the real sticking point is the financing, because you want to buy a company without equity. The crux of the…
The desire to sell your own company can have a wide variety of causes: We already have in the last article discussed in detail. And surely you have your own personal reason too, if you made it to this blog post. However, as individual as the reasons for selling a company are, the things that should be considered when handling corporate succession are clear. You will find out what these are if you read on. Sell a company – but how? If you want to sell your company, you first need a prospective buyer. Ads in industry newspapers and advertisements on platforms such as Projektify are suitable for this. With both variants you reach numerous potential investors and buyers of companies. At Projektify it works like this: You simply register for free and create an advertisement – also free of charge – in which you explain the background and already…
You don’t always have to have failed with your idea to make the decision to sell your own company that has been painstakingly built up. In the case of a GbR, one or more shareholders often just want to devote themselves to new tasks or enjoy a well-earned retirement. Often, private reasons also play a role that lead to the sale of a company. However, there are different factors to consider for every company structure, which are important when handling a handover. The GbR in particular is a special case from a legal point of view. Special case GbR sale A company under civil law ( G bR) can of course be sold. But: Strictly speaking, the GbR is not a company in the sense of the German Commercial Code. Companies are by law ( § 17 Section. 1 HGB) is reserved for merchants or trading companies. And the GbR…
The boss is stressed, the work is not fun and somehow the well-known “groundhog” greets you every day. In addition, fixed-term contracts and the threat of mass unemployment in the future are further reasons to step into the independence ponder. The work doesn’t get any less, but in such a case you are your own boss and you can respond to changes in the market and society yourself without being dependent on a supervisor. But every beginning is difficult – in many cases there is simply a lack of a good idea that is worth pursuing with the intention of making a profit. Buying a small business can be the solution at this point. At Projektify you will not only find exciting purchase offers but also further assistance for self-employment. Buy a small business and become your own boss From a tax point of view, businesses are referred to as…
You are a sole proprietor and after much deliberation you decided to sell your company. We do not want to go into the reasons, which can be of different nature, at this point – rather we want to help you with this article, the Company sale to be handled easily and smoothly. Special case of sole proprietorship Unlike a company – for example the popular limited liability company (GmbH) – a sole proprietorship is not legal person . A sole proprietorship is all about a natural person, namely the entrepreneur himself. In contrast to a corporate form, no other partner can participate in a sole proprietorship through a partnership agreement. In this respect, as a sole trader, you cannot sell your shares in the company, but only the so-called Economic goods. Asset deal: In the case of sole proprietorships, only assets are sold For example, are you a website operator…
There can be various reasons for wanting to sell your own company. The cause does not always lie in one Failure of your own entrepreneurial idea . After years of nerve-wracking and time-consuming building up a company, entrepreneurs often simply want to set different priorities in their own lives. A right that every entrepreneur can avail himself of without a guilty conscience. On the other hand, there are interested buyers and investors who want to buy an already existing idea, an existing company. More supply than demand But if you look at the common company exchanges on the Internet, you quickly notice that there are clearly more offers for sale than want to buy Platforms gives. It is not just the lack of demand that entrepreneurs are exposed to: for their own idea, which has required a lot of blood, sweat, tears and renunciation, you naturally want to achieve a…
There are many situations in which it is advisable to think about selling your own company. We have already discussed a number of these possible causes in the article “Selling Your Own Business – Reasons & Chances”. There may be a dime a dozen reasons, but the legal forms of companies are not. The best known and most popular legal form of a company in Germany is the so-called “limited liability company” – the GmbH. If you are considering parting with your GmbH or your personal interests in a company, we would like to provide you with a little help with this process with this article. GmbH Selling: This is how it works! If one speaks of “sell GmbH”, it must first be clear what exactly is to be sold. As the name of the company form already shows, it is a company and legal person that can belong to…
Green technologies, social engagement and citizen representation – social Startups are a small but fine community that is growing steadily in Germany. However, in addition to sole proprietorships and companies, associations in economic life also act as carriers of entrepreneurial activities. When is an association worthwhile for charitable projects and startups? Association as a legal form for startup projects If people join together to form a long-term organization that pursues a specific, common, idealistic purpose, one speaks of an ideal association. The Association Act 2002 requires that the association itself must not be directed towards profit. Nevertheless, he can be considered as a company owner because he is also allowed to be commercially active (secondary purpose privilege) and may even make profits if he only does not distribute these to the members of the association. founding Many believe that at least 7 people are necessary to establish. A common misconception.…