Past Events
Roundtable: The Facilitated Buy-Sell Agreement – A Significant Value-Add Conversation – Thursday, May 10, 2012
[ May 10, 2012; 7:30 am to 10:00 am. ] Register Now
Few things are more likely to throw parties into litigation than a disagreement over the value of the business upon the death, departure, divorce, or disability of one of the shareholders. Disputes following departures can threaten the stability of the business, and cause pain and confusion in a family at a time that is [...]
XPX Boston Owners’ Academy: Beauty In the Eyes of the Buyer – Wednesday, April 25, 2012
[ April 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] SOLD OUT
What Does Transferable and Sustainable Value
Have to do with Maximizing the Sale Price at Exit?
Few would disagree that building and selling a business is as much art as it is math. When it comes to valuing a business, art is a fair comparison because beauty is in the eye of the buyer. This, however, [...]
XPX Boston Breakfast: Getting to Yes: Exploring the Deeper Dimensions of Negotiation – Wednesday, April 11, 2012
[ April 11, 2012; 7:15 am to 9:00 am. ] David Hoffman will teach us how negotiation can be used in many settings. It is a perfect subject for exit planning where sales and negotiations can get detoured or deferred. David is an engaging speaker who will help you use the tools of negotiation to:
Help keep difficult personalities from tanking the negotiation;
Harness the power of narrative [...]
Unlocking the Potential: 4th Annual XPX Summit – Friday, March 23, 2012
[ March 23, 2012; 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Time: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Babson College, Trim Hall, Wellesley, MA
Investment: XPX Members $220, Nonmembers $295
XPX Boston Member Dinner: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
[ March 6, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] A XPX Boston member-only dinner will be held on Tuesday evening, March 6, from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. Join us as we test drive a potential new benefit of XPX membership – it’s a secret, so you’ll have to attend to get a preview.
Where: Papa Razzi, 16 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA
Time: Networking 5:30 – 6:15 PM, [...]
XPX Boston Breakfast Meeting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Venture Capital and Private Equity – Wednesday, February 29, 2012
[ February 29, 2012; 7:15 am to 9:00 am. ] Please join us for this informative panel discussion to help you unravel the mysteries of venture capital and private equity financing.
Some questions which will be discussed:
What’s the difference between the two?
What are VC/PE firms looking for when they determine where to invest?
What does the economic model look like for the business owner/founder?
Moderator
Jeremy Halpern, Partner, Nutter, [...]
XPX Boston: Evening of Holiday Networking – Wednesday, December 14, 2011
[ December 14, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Enjoy an evening of networking with fellow professionals interested in the exit planning space.
Where: The Conference Center at Waltham Woods, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA Directions
Time: 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Investment: Members: $25, Non-Members: $45 Includes one drink ticket and hors d’oeuvres
(Registrations at the door an additional $15)
Thank You to our Sponsor
XPX Boston: Owners’ Academy – Selling Your Business: Preparing for and Negotiating Your Big Payday- Thursday, December 8
[ December 8, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Selling a privately held business is complex. It is wrought with both emotional and technical difficulty, and remarkably few business owners meet their exit objectives. At this Owners’ Academy event you will learn from the experience of two owners, Chip Johns and Kevin Comer, who successfully navigated the business seas from start-up to the sale.
Chip [...]
Part 3 XPX – Gesmer Updegrove SERIES: A Guide for Service Providers…Creating our Own Plans for Growth and Exit – November 10, 2011
[ November 10, 2011; 7:30 am to 9:30 am. ] PART 3
Service Provider Success Stories
Join Travis Drouin and three very successful entrepreneurs who have had successful exits from their service business. Learn how they built their companies, their thought processes as they considered liquidity alternatives, how they identified suitors, and the trials and tribulations of the exit process.
Panelists
Brian LeClair – his company, Rockwood Accounting, was [...]







