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Improve Your Metrics

Numbers are the universal language And they tell the most truthful story there is. And most successful business owners run a tight ship – they know every metric that’s useful in managing the business. Spread sheets, cheat sheets, checklists, knowhow

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More Growth & Scaling

How to grow and scale your business Growth and scaling are related but different. Growth is simple – it means the historic growth rate of your business. Is it high growth, medium growth or somewhat stagnant? Have you had consistent

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Increase Your Valuation

A few words about your valuation Your valuation is dependent on two major factors: Your attractiveness to a new prospective buyer; and Your key metrics, such as revenue, growth rates, market share & EBITDA However, most companies do not possess

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About Ideallic

You’re an expert at running your business – not preparing for an exit. Entrepreneur.com states that the four most costly mistakes for business owners in planning for your liquidity event are: Waiting too long; Not having optimised metrics; Not having

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Success stories

Some of our success stories...

    “Paul has solid knowledge and experience in the area of startup strategy & funding. If you’re ready to take the next step, having a conversation might be worthwhile.” Marshall Stephen, CEO, Capital Road Melbourne, Australia     “I

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Mature family businesses

Many successful companies have been created by parents, siblings and kids. And the exit for the founders seems natural… until the owners realise their kids wish to pursue other career options. These business can become the perfect acquisition target – once

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Light industrial companies

Whether you manufacture, fabricate, process or engineer, there’s likely to be another company who wants to acquire you to fill an important gap and improve their market share. We’ll take you through a list of activities that can virtually guarantee your chance of

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Mid-size companies

If you are a mid-size company, you are right in the sweet spot of companies and private equity firms looking to make acquisitions. It’s important to understand exactly what these search for so you can tick all the right boxes. We’ll

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VC-funded startups

You’ve got your finding so you’re off to a great start. But now is when it gets tough. If you can’t scale & grow your business to meet investors’ expectations, you will get punished in your valuation and follow-on funding rounds. Don’t worry

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Small-cap public entities

Many small companies complete their IPO after a stellar growth period, but then the market expects more of the same or the stock price gets punished. Often there are opportunities for growth in adjacent market segments, similar products & service offerings,

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Investors looking to acquire

If you’re an investor who is keen to take a stake in a great company, then we should talk. We have a portfolio of great companies that are already filtered and curated and ready for the next round of expansion