Re: More on alarm company valuation

[Effenpig1 <dirtyspicevent@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 24, 8:39=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Nov 24, 8:03=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Nov 24, 7:07=A0pm, Effenpig1 <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Nov 24, 3:32=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > On Nov 24, 2:26=A0pm, Effenpig1 <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > =A0Yes,
> > > > longer term contracts will definately get you more generally speaki=
ng
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> > > Agreed.
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> > > I doubt I'll ever purchase accounts, but I may someday be on the
> > > selling end.
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> > I do not have my customers under locked contracts but they are loyal
> > to me and me to them and they would be loyal to a company buying me
> > out as long as they were treated fairly.
> > its all about service provide good service and pricing and the money
> > will always be there but too many companys have forgoten this. i never
> > advertise either word of mouth is how i built my company and im always
> > busy.
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> RHC: Bingo !! Too many companies buying other companies try to impose
> "rules" that, although they may be acceptable to large corporate
> interests, are anything but to a client who has been used to being
> treated like a real person ( and not just an impersonal contractual
> value).
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> It pays to make sure you know precisely how the buyer plans to handle
> your prices, contractual terms, and service / warranty terms once he
> controls your customer base. =A0If you allow him to get greedy, the
> inevitable clawback clause will cost you dearly in lost customers
> (long term contract or not....)

Ideally, I'd like to pass the business to my son, but I have know way
of knowing yet if its something he will have the skill and drive to
do. Eventually I'm going to have to do something, and if it turns out
to be sell, I want to be able to get what it's worth.