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Amazon Best Seller and #1 New Release in Corporate Finance > ValuationSmart people can and do make dumb decisions when selling their businesses. Don't be one of them--and save thousands or millions in the process! With Selling with Certainty, Terry Monroe has written the go-to book for anyone who has considered, is considering, or may consider selling their business. Monroe provides friendly, appealing, no-nonsense advice to business owners about how to avoid the common pitfalls of selling their businesses--while ensuring they get full value from the years of hard work they've put in. With real-life stories of owners who ventured blindly into the sale of their businesses, this book is the definitive guide on what to do and not to do when it's time to sell. Monroe shares a lifetime of experience (and honest insights from his own mistakes) , so business owners can bypass any mistakes of their own and come out of the sale with the money they deserve in their pockets.Terry Monroe is a professional intermediary who has been the owner of forty different businesses (including ten national franchises) , a franchisor of businesses, and a retailer with more than 200 retail locations within the United States and Canada. As president and founder of American Business Brokers & Advisors (ABBA) , Monroe has been in the business of establishing, operating, and selling businesses for more than thirty years. An expert source in the convenience store industry, Monroe writes a routine ''Financial Insights'' guest column for Convenience Store News and has been featured in CSP, CSP Independent, CSNews, Single Store Owner, NPN, and National Association of Convenience Store magazines. He has been written about and featured in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur magazine, CNN Money, and USA Today. A past musician of old rock 'n' roll and an airplane pilot, when Terry is not working with his clients, he likes to seek adventures in places such as Mount Kilimanjaro, the rainforests of Costa Rica, and on the Inca Trail. Terry has volunteered in fund-raising efforts for the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Hope for Haiti, Naples Community Hospital, and Duke University cancer research.
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PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER of American Business Brokers & Advisors (ABBA) , Terry Monroe, has been in the business of establishing, operating, and selling businesses for more than 30 years. As president of ABBA, which he founded in 1999, he serves as a consultant to business buyers and sellers throughout the nation. His knowledge and expertise in multi-store operations and sales has led to many multimillion-dollar transactions. As an expert source in the convenience store industry, he writes a routine "Financial Insights" guest column for Convenience Store News and has been featured in CSP, CSP Independent, CSNews, Single Store Owner, NPN, and National Association of Convenience Stores magazines.Terry has been written about and featured in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur magazine, CNN Money, and USA Today. Over the years, his in-depth knowledge of business enterprising, franchising, financing, and acquisitions has generated over 500 successful transactions.Terry has been an owner of 40 different businesses, which include 10 national franchises, a franchisor of businesses, and a retailer with more than 200 retail locations within the United States and Canada. The experience of taking his company public, his years of working as a vendor to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and of being an owner of restaurants and companies in media and petroleum production and distribution--to name but a few--have given Terry a thorough understanding of business growth and enterprise management, enabling him to provide and share his "expensive experience" with his clients.A past musician of old rock 'n' roll and an airplane pilot, when not working with his clients, he likes to seek adventure trekking in the mountains. Terry has summited some of the world's most famous peaks, including Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa twice, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, and Mount Breithorn in Switzerland. His adventurous spirit has taken him river rafting, exploring rainforests in Costa Rica, and on hikes of the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu.Terry has volunteered in fund-raising efforts for the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Hope for Haiti, Naples Community Hospital, and Duke University cancer research.But the best fun of all is when he gets to spend time with his nine grandchildren.Terry can be contacted at Terry@TerryMonroe.com.
