So, you’re ready to sell your company – and if you did your homework, you don’t have any prior engagements holding you back. Where do you start?

Back in May, we introduced you to the three phases of selling your company: development, marketing and closing. Given that it was the height of wedding season, a marriage analogy seemed appropriate. We’ve decided to take that comparison and run with it: Our next few posts will devote an in-depth discussion to each phase. For purposes of this mini-series, feel free to think of us as your FourBridges Relationship Advisors. (If this goes well, we’ll consider adding “Bridge to Marriage” to our list of services.)

In a previous post, we likened the process of selling a company to courtship. When things go well, the parties in question unite in marriage – the company sells, the deal closes.

But those of us who have made an appearance on the dating scene – or have yet to escape it — know that things don’t always go well. One minute, you’re on the fast-track to wedded bliss; the next, you’re tearing up photographs and listening to “One is the Loneliest Number” on repeat. (Maybe that’s just us.)