India’s next major growth opportunity lies in transforming its vast MSME ecosystem into a network of globally competitive businesses. In this article, Vishal, Founder & CEO of SMERGERS, highlights how millions of small manufacturers and enterprises remain under-supported despite their role in employment, GDP, and exports. Drawing lessons from Taiwan’s MSME-driven industrial model, he explains how specialised clusters, export focus, technology upgrades, and strong support systems helped small firms become global suppliers. The article outlines how India can unlock MSME potential through better infrastructure, skills, finance, quality standards, export access, and simpler regulations to create jobs, strengthen manufacturing, and drive long-term economic growth
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This blog explains how owning or renting a facility affects business valuation. It shows why operating business value depends on cashflows, growth, and risk, not property ownership, and explains when real estate should be valued separately versus included as an operating asset.
Continue reading..The Effect of War on Small Businesses in Ukraine: Data Insights from 2022–2025
The Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 triggered one of the most disruptive economic
shocks in modern European history, reverberating across every sector of the
country’s business landscape. While the headlines have focused on massive
infrastructure damage and shifting global supply chains, less visible—but no
less critical—are the war’s effects on Ukraine’s small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs). These businesses, long the backbone of the national
economy, now face existential threats: dislocation, labor shortages,
diminished demand, and unprecedented operational risk.
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Entering the world of franchises can be a golden ticket to business success, but it's crucial to evaluate each opportunity with a magnifying glass. Here, we delve into the less obvious aspects that can make or break your venture into the realm of franchise opportunities.
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Malaysia, with its robust economy and strategic position in Southeast Asia, is becoming a popular destination for investors seeking to buy businesses. However, choosing the right city in this diverse nation can significantly impact your business success. Let’s explore the top ten cities in Malaysia to consider when looking to purchase a business and uncover some unexpected insights along the way.
Continue reading..Exploring Global Business Opportunities: A Comprehensive Guide to Businesses for Sale
Are you looking for your next business venture? The market is brimming with opportunities, from bustling cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad to international hotspots like Singapore, Qatar, Portugal, South Korea and Canada. Here's a guide to navigating the vast landscape of businesses for sale
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In the evolving landscape of the 21st-century economy, the definition of value and what makes a company valuable and asset rich have transformed. Traditional notions of assets tied to physical objects or properties have changed and given way to the rise of intangible assets. As we navigate this paradigm shift, understanding what intangible assets are, types of intangible assets, how to value them, how companies have valued them, and their pivotal role in determining a company's worth becomes imperative.
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One investment is all it takes to make your dream of owning a restaurant a reality - buying an already-established one. But before you make an offer on the restaurant of your dreams, you need to be aware that there are still plenty of challenges associated with buying an existing one, just like when opening a new restaurant. Careful research and consideration must be taken before taking the leap and investing in your ambitions. Owning a restaurant can be one of the most rewarding experiences, and with the right preparation and dedication, you can make it happen!
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The pandemic has engulfed a major part of 2020. The world started going into lockdown around the month of March and small and medium businesses across the world were the segment that has been affected the most. The industries that have evidently been affected include – real estate & construction, hotel, restaurant, and transportation. As the world ventures into a new year, here is a look at the pandemic’s effect on small businesses.
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A business exit strategy is a method used by investors such as venture capitalists and angel investors to receive a cash out of their investment. It gives them a way to reduce or liquidate stake in a business and if the business is successful make a substantial profit. It also helps to limit losses in case the business has not been successful. Some of the common exit strategies include initial public offerings (IPO), strategic acquisitions and management buyouts (MBO). The strategy chosen for exit would depend on numerous factors with each method offering its own advantages and disadvantages.
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The right financing for your business can come in many forms, as well as many sources. There’s crowdfunding, alternative lenders, bank loans, unsecured loans, secured loans, lines of credit, term loans, equity, debt, and many more.
At a particular point, you may want to settle for a straightforward and simple personal loan instead. However, the question is, can you use it for business purposes? Is personal loan better than a business loan?
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While e-commerce may never eclipse in-store retail sales, e-commerce is a giant that continues to grow. Currently, about 14% of all retail sales are done online while by 2022, that number is expected to increase to 20%. That’s 1 in every 5 purchases will be made online!
Many people are choosing to jump onto the ecommerce ship for their new business or existing one. It’s simply another way to build up the business, attract new customers, and increase sales over time.
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Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Finance for Business Acquisition and Funding Initial Cash Flow
What’s in this guide: with nearly a decade's worth of experience in business financing, franchising, and business selling, we at SMERGERS have a tried and tested guide to help entrepreneurs raise finance for business acquisitions. This guide covers all three aspects of business financing, beginning with closing costs, varieties of financing options, and funding operational expenses.
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In this post we explain the fundamentals of M&A, we describe specialists who are part of the M&A process, and we highlight 12 most common jargons used during an M&A transaction. M&A stands for Mergers and Acquisitions. M&A is a process where companies sell and buy each other. There can be instances where even individuals invest or buy small businesses. When an entrepreneur decides to sell his business, the reasons can be many. He may want to retire, relocate to a different city, focus on another business or simply move on from the business and receive a lucrative offer to buy a beach property.
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Is your business set for profit or value? Modern day technology and fewer entry barriers in most industries have changed the business landscape around the world. Starting a business now is easier than ever before in human history. However, starting is just the first step. Convincing people to work for your business or product idea, convincing customers to buy your product and most importantly convincing investors to put money into your business are the most challenging aspects for a business owner. Once you have put a strong business foundation and created an interesting product people want to buy, you will need to raise funds to grow or sell your business. Convincing a buyer is as challenging as convincing investors to invest in your business.
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Buying a business is generally cheaper than starting one. And what’s also important is that there are huge advantages that you get when buying a business rather than starting it from scratch. Entrepreneurship through acquisition, or buying a business gives you the added advantage of existing customer base, working marketing strategy, already hired employees, easy financing, avoiding delays of compliance and regulatory approvals, etc. But if you end up buying a business without proper due diligence it may cost you much more time, money and energy that what you would have spent starting one. Hence it is important to check the below listed aspects before you take the plunge.
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In most countries, of all the registered companies only 60-70% of them are actively in business. Some businesses fail in their planning phase, some are declared dormant and some just run out of money. For most of the young entrepreneurs out there, this is a harsh reality. You might think that your idea is good, but if not executed properly, it can be one of the worst mistakes you do in your life. A bad business will have heavy consequences and will drain your financial resources and time.
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If you’re a small business owner, a franchise can be one of the best ways to build your business. Many entrepreneurs dream about exponentially growing their business and making their brand a household name, but typically lack the growth capital required to get to such a stage. Franchising your business ensures a low cost scaling model, though it requires diligence and a laser focussed execution strategy.
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As an entrepreneur, the eventual exit from the business, however successful, can be made sour unless the tax structure of the sale is optimized. Many business owners have paid over 40% of the sale amount to the Government as taxes, merely due to bad financial planning. In this article, we’ll attempt to decipher some of the less understood points about the taxes incurred while selling your business.
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For those who’re ready to take the entrepreneurial leap, starting a business from scratch might not be the only option. When you build a business from ground up, there’re many challenges in the same including initial set up, finding early customers, hiring key employees, managing cash flow, etc. These issues are negated when you choose to buy a business which has a proven track record of customers, internal processes, revenue and profit. If you’re asking yourself ‘How can I buy a business?’ this article is for you
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Selling a business is never an easy task so you can always enlist the services of a broker to sell your business. They are intermediaries between a business owner who’s selling their business and an acquirer who want to purchase it. They play an important role in sale of businesses in providing expertise needed to get the sale done, a trait most small business owners lack. Also, selling a business takes time, so working with a broker allows the business owner to focus on operating the business while the broker does the leg work required to complete the sale.
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