Key takeaways An earnout is a portion of a business’s sale price the seller collects after closing, and only if the business hits agreed

Key takeaways A cap table (capitalization table) is a record of who owns your company, listing every shareholder and their shares, options, and convertible

Key takeaways Ecommerce funding falls into three families: debt (you borrow and repay with interest), equity (you sell ownership for capital you don’t repay),

Key takeaways Pricing a business for sale starts from its valuation, an earnings figure times a multiple plus inventory at cost, then turns that

Whether you’re eyeing an exit or you’re curious what you’ve built, valuing a small business comes down to two numbers: what it earns for