500 W. Madison St. Suite 1150 Chicago, IL 60661 

Wednesday, January 03, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Workshop Buying and Selling a Business: Find, Evaluate and Negotiate 

Learn how buying a business can be an alternative to starting up a new business. Also learn how to analyze new business opportunities and negotiate a business purchase or sale. In this workshop, we will discuss:

  • Qualifications to own a business: Find out what it takes to own a business and to sell your business.
  • Pros and Cons of buying into a business: What are they? 
  • How to select a business or franchise: Find the best way to select a business for you.
  • Due diligence: Believe, but verify!
  • How do you evaluate the business? What method is best for me?
  • How do you negotiate? Successful negotiation is a win-win situation.
  • Financing options: How do you finance the purchase? How do you set the sale price if you are selling?

Presenter: Lema Khorshid is one of the founding partners at Fuksa Khorshid, LLC where she handles a wide range of legal matters for small to mid-sized closely held businesses in Chicago and New York.  She frequently assists her clients with corporate transactional and intellectual property matters; and, for the past three years she has been lead counsel on several mergers and acquisitions that have taken her clients all over the globe. Lema was honored by the Business Ledger for being on of the twenty two influential women in business in Chicago.  In 2013, Lema received a feature article in Chicago Social Magazine for her philanthropic endeavors.

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Registration fee $30.00