--- title: Thinking about life beyond your business? description: Are you at a stage where selling your business makes sense? Looking to retire, change your focus or simply feel you have taken business as far as you can? image: https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Images/Website%20Images/Andy%20Ryder%20Speaking%202.jpg --- [![Shorts_logo_White](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/New%20Site%202018/Shorts_logo_White.svg "Shorts_logo_White")](https://www.shorts.uk.com/) [Blogs & News](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/) > [Seminars and Events](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/seminars-and-events) # Thinking about life beyond your business? Jo Grant - 15 September 2017 ###### Select topic - Please Select - [ Audit ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/audit) [ Business Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/business-taxes) [ Radius – R&D Tax Relief & Patent Box ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/radius-rd-tax-relief-patent-box) [ Corporate Finance ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/corporate-finance) [ GENUS Management Accounts ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/genus-management-accounts) [ VAT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/vat) [ Private Client ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/private-client) [ Payroll ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/payroll) [ EOT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/eot) [ International Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/international-taxes) ![featured image](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Images/Website%20Images/Andy%20Ryder%20Speaking%202.jpg) ###### Are you at a stage where selling your business makes sense? Looking to retire, change your focus or simply feel you have taken the business as far as you can? Shorts along with Wake Smith are running a breakfast seminar with a view of setting out the key tips to make sure you get the most for your business and key pitfalls to look out for in the legal process. You will learn how to: - value your business and prepare for sale  - achieve maximum value  - sell tax efficiently - avoid pitfalls in the legal process    | **Date** | Tuesday 7th November 2017 | | --- | --- | | **Time** | Refreshments from 8.00am for an 8.30am start | | **Close** | Presentations and Q&A to close at 10.00am | | **Location** | AMP Technology Centre \| Advanced Manufacturing Park \| Brunel Way \| Rotherham \| S60 5WG |   [![Book Now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2442072/1c144c0f-3f25-43d9-bc96-f1f20904c179.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2442072/1c144c0f-3f25-43d9-bc96-f1f20904c179)  Those speaking include: - Andy Ryder, Corporate Finance Partner at Shorts  - Scott Burkinshaw, Tax Partner at Shorts  - Duncan Shepherd, Director & Head of Company Commercial at Wake Smith  - Paul Stead, Former Managing Director at TSG Media    [Click here](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-a-success-out-of-selling-your-business-tickets-33455214447) for more information and to reserve your FREE place now. *As spaces are limited and these events are well attended we would respectfully request that professionals and funding providers do not book places at this event. We also respectfully request that no more than two representatives from a company attend.* For a full list of our current events please [click here](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/seminars-and-events) ![author](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/1678438830033-1.jpg) #### Jo Grant Jo is the Senior Marketing Manager at Shorts Chartered Accountants. [View my articles](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/author/jo-grant) Tags: [Seminars and Events](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/seminars-and-events) Share this on - - - [Questions? Get in touch with us](https://www.shorts.uk.com/contact/) ###### Tax Saving Guide 2026-27 Written especially for entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses, this guide is full of planning ideas and tax risks to avoid. 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