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Sell or Keep Running Your Business? Do This Sum First
Sell or keep running a profitable one-person business? Compare an offer with five years of what it pays you, and set your number before any offer arrives.
OLVASD EL ▸Is a Budget Worth It for a Solopreneur? Yes, Not as a Plan
Is a budget worth it for a solopreneur? Yes, if you stop treating it as a forecast. It is a hypothesis with a review date, and it turns worry into a number.
OLVASD EL ▸Survive Due Diligence: Make Your Numbers Hold Up
Survive due diligence by defining each metric once, applying it the same way everywhere, and making every figure rebuildable by a stranger. Start this quarter.
OLVASD EL ▸Document a Business So Someone Else Can Run It
How to document a business so someone else can run it: write down the work only you can do, in the order it hurts, and make the whole operation legible.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Reduce Key Person Risk in a Solopreneur Business
How to reduce key person risk in a solopreneur business: document what's in your head, make it legible, and cut the biggest discount on what you built alone.
OLVASD EL ▸What Is an Earnout in a Business Sale? Plainly Explained
What is an earnout in a business sale? Plain English on earnouts, escrow and acquirer stock, why each is negotiable, and what you no longer control afterwards.
OLVASD EL ▸Business Sale Proceeds: How Much Do You Really Keep?
Business sale proceeds are less than the headline price, and they arrive later. Escrow, earnout, stock and tax explained, and why owning it all helps you.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Prepare a Business for Sale as a Solopreneur
How to prepare a business for sale as a solopreneur: make readiness a quarterly habit. Ownership, IP, contracts and numbers, small now and costly later.
OLVASD EL ▸Sell a Business Alone? What Buyers Actually Pay For
Sell a business you built alone? Yes, but buyers pay for de-risked, not impressive. See what you sell, when it is worth it, and what you can't control.
OLVASD EL ▸How Much Is a Business Worth at 300K a Year? The Honest Math
How much is a business worth at 300K a year? Sourced SDE and profit multiples, a scenario table, and what lifts or cuts the price for a one-person business.
OLVASD EL ▸Invoicing and Payments for Solopreneurs: A Simple Setup
Invoicing and payments for solopreneurs in four steps: a payment link, a numbered invoice, reminders and a refund plan. Stripe fees checked on its own page.
OLVASD EL ▸Solopreneur Accounting Software: 5 Tools Compared
Solopreneur accounting software compared: Xero, FreshBooks, Wave, Zoho Books and QuickBooks Solopreneur, with prices read live and the country catch to check.
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