When should you consider a business merger?

Scripture: There is an appointed time for everything. . . . A time to tear apart, and a time to sew together (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7).

Today’s Thought: In recent years, some blockbuster corporate mergers have grabbed the news headlines. Usually, the focus is on the benefits that the merging parties expect, but trouble often lurks just beneath the surface, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Before you merge your business with another company, consider several key points:

Will the new organization be more effective, or just larger?

Will you be taking on new debt that may be difficult to service?

Is one partner stronger that the other?

How will the combined management team work together?

Before merging your company with another, consider the benefits and risks carefully, and you will keep your enterprise on track for success.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefull what is before youn (Proverbs 23:1).

Before merging your company with another, consider the benefits and risks carefully.

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