TouchStone Strategies

​Business Strategist to the Entrepreneur

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Business Strategist to Entrepreneurs

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​​TouchStone offers a complimentary consultation to Entrepreneurs to review important strategic aspects of owning a business. It is always appropriate to maintain a current business plan to assess where you are and where you want to go.  Creating a strategy that enables you to gain a business advantage help prepare you for a strategic event.

Acquisition 

Entrepreneurs electing to pursue a strategic event, such as an acquisition, should know it is a critical step towards realizing a rapid business growth. Entrepreneurs may lack the resources normally associated with a strategic acquisition, however TouchStone's be able to assist with a cost effective approach that may also include its contacts in the financial market arena.  

TouchStone takes a rifle approach to the marketplace by identifying potentical candidates and establishing a relevant set of criteria to evaluate such candidates.  The synergistic features that each candidate offers are identified, prioritized and evaluated for those features that are most complementary to your business.  Appropriate recommended targets are then contacted.  Ultimately, the process reveals which candidate (or candidates) is most receptive to an acquisition and the best circumstances under which the respective owner is rewarded through a completed transaction. 
 
Divestitures / Exit Strategies

Selling Your Business

A strategic approach to the marketplace is a clean, discreet and focused effort to find the right buyer for a premium price.  Taking aim at a potential group of Buyers likely to pay a premium for your company is the objective.  Again, it’s a rifle approach.  You target buyers in the same or similar business as yours to take advantage of the synergies that exist between the two entities.  Synergies means savings to a Buyer, who now has a greater incentive to pay investment value to acquire your company.

TouchStone’s four key features to completing a deal:
  • Right Timing - If your business is trending up and likely to continue, it's the right time to sell.  When your business outlook is positive, Buyers are motivated to acquire the kinds of returns and growth incentives your business has to offer.
  • Seller Commitment - Deals get done when Sellers are committed to the process.  A Seller’s focus and enthusiasm is critical.  The best Buyer is motivated to close a transaction with a fully engaged Seller.
  • Right Candidate - We create a document that introduces and showcases your company to Buyers, chosen from a synergistic list of candidates.  Your company receives the attention it deserves from the list of potential Buyers that you choose.  Before confidential documents are shared with interested Buyers, candidates are vetted and must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
  • Maximized Offer – TouchStone orchestrates the creation of a competitive bidding environment whereby Buyers compete for your acceptance of their “investment value” offer.