Question 1

How can I edit my company name after my profile has been approved?

Accepted Answer

Because our verification process is linked to your company, you cannot edit your company name directly. If your company changes, you can request an update in one of two ways:

1. Edit your profile and verify your new company email address.

2. Upload an official document showing your new company name to your profile.

After you complete one of these steps, please email us at help@inbox.smergers.com from your registered email address. In your email, tell us you want to change your company name, explain the reason, and mention the updated email or proof you have provided. Our team will review your request and update your company name if your proof is accepted.

Question 2

I want to work with SMERGERS. How can I apply and what is the process?

Accepted Answer

Visit our Careers page to see all current job openings and details. The hiring process typically includes preliminary questions, a take-home assignment, a video interview, and a final interview. At SMERGERS, you’ll work in a friendly team and learn a lot about small businesses and investment banking. To learn more or to apply, visit our Careers page.

Question 3

Can I shortlist investors located in a specific location?

Accepted Answer

Most businesses filter investors by where the investor wants to invest and not where they are physically located. But if you want to find investors who are based in a specific loaction, use the “Investor Location” filter instead of "Location" filter as shown below.

How to do it:

Open the “Investors & Buyers” page from the top menu.
In the left panel, click on the “Investor Location.” and select your preferred city, state, country or region.

Investor Location

Question 4

What is the validity period of my profile?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS offers different validity periods for different paid plans, and these may change over time. To view the exact validity and expiry date of your paid plan, please check your dashboard or check the benefits pages. Note that your profile may become inactive before the end of the validity period if you use all the credits/proposals included in your plan. Free plans typically have a 3-month validity. Once your profile validity expires, you will lose any remaining credits/proposals. You can resubscribe before the expiry date to carry them forward.

Question 5

After I receive my professional plan documents, what next?

Accepted Answer

Professional Plan subscribers, will receive tailored documents such as a Valuation Model, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), Franchise Brochure, ROI Model, etc, prepared specifically for their business or franchise.

You have complete discretion in using these documents. You can share them with prospective investors on SMERGERS by messaging them from your 'Introductions' page, or upload them to your profile directly to make them accessible to all current and future introduced investors. It is up to you to decide whether you would like the investor to sign an NDA before you share these documents.

Please note, once the professional plan documents are prepared, SMERGERS shares them only with you and not with any other investors. These documents stay completely confidential with SMERGERS.

Question 6

When does the validity of a subscription plan begin?

Accepted Answer

If a subscription plan has a defined validity period, it begins from either the payment date or the activation date, whichever comes later. If the user already has an existing plan, the newly subscribed plan will take effect post expiry of the current plan. You can also check the exact validity date after payment by visiting your dashboard.

Question 7

How can I assign a different profile manager to one of my listings?

Accepted Answer

You can assign a different profile manager by following these steps:

1. Go to your dashboard and locate the listing you wish to update.
2. Click on "Edit" for that particular listing.
3. Check the box labeled "I have someone else who will take care of this profile."
4. Enter the email address of the profile manager in the provided field, as shown in the picture below.
Note:

- The assigned profile manager will have full control over your profile. This includes the ability to view and edit the profile, send proposals, and message potential connections.
- The profile manager will receive emails related to this profile and will be able to access it from their own dashboard once they log in with thier email address.
- It’s crucial to ensure that the person you assign understands the importance of maintaining the security of your profile information.
If you wish to remove them as a profile manager:
- Simply uncheck the option "I have someone else who will take care of this profile" and save your changes.
- Once you do this, the person will no longer have access to your profile.

Question 8

Should I interact with someone who no longer has a profile on SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

Please ensure you interact with your introductions only through the SMERGERS platform. In case the introduction is no longer available on your dashboard, then you should take precautionary measures and immediately stop interacting with that specific member.

Question 9

What is seller financing?

Accepted Answer

Seller financing is a common way to finance small business acquisitions. It involves the seller providing a loan to the buyer to purchase the business, in which the seller will receive the payments in installments following a substantial down payment. Many business owners offer this option to buyers to help bring in more buyers and complete a transaction. However, seller financing agreements should be reviewed by a lawyer and should distinctly outline the corrective actions that would enable the seller to pursue any available legal remedies in the event of a payment default.

Question 10

What exactly are Tags I see on a profile?

Accepted Answer

Tags are automatically created keyword phrases based on parameters selected on the profile, such as industry, location, transaction type, and so forth; there is no manual way to alter these tags. Search engines may be able to use these tags to search profiles.

Question 11

How does SMERGERS promote profiles on social media?

Accepted Answer

As per the terms of engagement that were agreed upon by the user during registration, SMERGERS can make its best efforts to advertise, market, and promote the user's requirements, including pictures, on various platforms and social media, with the goal of maximizing introductions. The decision to feature a profile on social media will be at the discretion of SMERGERS, taking into account factors such as high-quality pictures, attractive valuation, and business legitimacy. If you do not want your profile to be featured on social media, please send an email at help@inbox.smergers.com.

Question 12

Can I delete a message already sent on SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can delete messages sent by you. Visit the inbox page of the introduced member, identify the message that you want to delete, and click on the red "X" icon on the top right corner of the message. Confirm the deletion by clicking on the "Delete message" prompt.

Question 13

My profile was previously activated but is now "Closed" or "On hold" even though my subscription has not expired. Why?

Accepted Answer

We regularly scrutinize profiles, and depending on the results of our routine checks and input from users of the platform, your profile may be flagged for a re-verification. It will remain in the inactive state until the verification process is completed by the team. Please write to us with any proof/documents which could help us verify and re-activate your profile faster.

Question 14

I cannot login. How can I reset my password?

Accepted Answer

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset the same. Visit this link: https://www.smergers.com/login/ select the Login tab and click on 'Forgot your password?' as shown below.

You can enter your registered email address or phone number to receive a message regarding your account and reset your password.

Please note that password reset link will only be sent to your registered email address even if you enter your phone number. If you do not have access to the registered email address you can follow the instructions here to change the email address: How do I change my registered email address?

Question 15

What are the ROC-Verification.pdf and Domain-Verification.pdf documents that I see on my business profile? I haven't uploaded them.

Accepted Answer

These are the documents that are automatically generated by SMERGERS at the time of profile approval, depending on the information available. These documents provide potential investors with further information about the credibility of the business. Profile owners can access these documents via their Edit page and also choose to delete them if required.

ROC-Verification.pdf - This report compiles data from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) regarding public limited, private limited, and limited liability partnership companies that are registered in India.

Domain-Verification.pdf - The document contains the website ranking from SimilarWeb and Domain Authority from Moz which is an approximate indicator of a website's popularity. Note that this document is generated only if the user provides us with their website information and also has a good traffic ranking.

Question 16

Does SMERGERS have a mobile app?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS works as a Progressive Web App (PWA) which can be downloaded from the browser, instead of the App store. This is a lightweight app which takes minimal memory on your phone but an experience on par with native apps. To install, visit www.smergers.com on Safari (for iPhone) or Chrome (for Android Phones) and click on the logo to trigger the install message as shown below and follow the onscreen instructions.

Safari on iOS Chrome on Android

iOS web app Android web app

Question 17

How to change the currency in which the amounts are displayed?

Accepted Answer

The currency symbol is displayed on the top left portion of the website. By default, this is set to the local currency of your location. If you wish to change this, click and select the required currency from the dropdown. All numbers on the website will now be shown in the currency you have selected.

Question 18

Can I get a list of investors with emails and phone numbers?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, we do not sell investor databases and there is no option to directly access the phone numbers and emails of our members, as we believe this leads to unwanted calls and spam emails. Instead, you can list your business on SMERGERS and generate interest from investors to connect with you. You will have complete access to investors' email and phone numbers who specifically express an interest to connect with your business. If you are an advisor with multiple business opportunities, you can explore our Sell-side advisor plans to list multiple mandates and generate investor interest for each opportunity separately.

Question 19

How do I request permanent data deletion on SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

Login to the account which you would like to permanently delete and then visit the following link: https://www.smergers.com/profile/delete-account

Question 20

I received an email stating "Member feedback for your profile". What is this? Where can I find all such feedback?

Accepted Answer

For select profiles, investors on SMERGERS have the option to mark their feedback on why they did not connect with the business/franchise profile. The feedback is not displayed publicly but is shared with you, the business owner, so you can use the same to make your business/profile better. You can find all such Feedback received on your dashboard under "Feedback from Members".

Question 21

How can I unsubscribe from emails?

Accepted Answer

Log in to your Dashboard, click your profile picture on the upper right corner and select "Settings" as shown in the image below. You'll see an option to update your "Email Preferences" on the left side.

Question 22

How do I change my existing password?

Accepted Answer

Log in to your Dashboard, click on your profile picture on the upper right corner and select "Settings" as shown in the image below. You'll see an option to "Change Password" on the left side of this page.

Question 23

Where can I see the number of emails sent as part of accelerated marketing?

Accepted Answer

Login to your Dashboard and click on the Introductions page. Accelerated marketing emails appear as Exclusive Emails Sent on the left hand side, directly beneath the Profile Insights graph, along with the number of emails already sent. The emails are sent over a period of 3-4 weeks after profile approval.

Question 24

Why does my closed profile still show up on a search engine?

Accepted Answer

Once a profile is closed we mark the transaction has closed and remove it from search engine indexing. But Google and other search engines may still retain it and show the results for a while which isn't in our control.

Question 25

Why do advisors still connect with me when I’ve chosen not to receive quotations from advisors on my business profile?

Accepted Answer

Introductions are not blocked based on this. Instead, we show an indicator on the profile if the business is interested in connecting with advisors. This is because several advisors who have a buy-side mandate to identify target companies for their clients may still connect with you if your business matches their client's requirements. You may continue to receive such introductions. However, if other sell-side advisors connect with you, you could let them know that you are not interested in engaging an advisor for this transaction.

Question 26

Are documents uploaded on my business profile publicly visible?

Accepted Answer

Documents uploaded on a business profile are not publicly visible. They are accessible only to introduced members depending on the option you select on your profile:

If “Display company details to introduced members so that they can know about my company” is checked, introduced members can access the documents.

If unchecked, then the buyers/investors would not be able to access the documents even after the introduction and would instead see this message: "Profile owner has disabled view of documents. You can request these documents by messaging the user after introduction."

Question 27

What if I pay the finder's fee and then the buyer/investor backs out?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS Finder's fee would be applicable as soon as a definitive agreement is reached between the parties or on receipt of the first tranche of payment, whichever is earlier. In cases where the buyer breaches the definitive agreement, the parties involved will have to settle it through legal recourse.

Question 28

Is there an option to temporarily close my profile?

Accepted Answer

There is no option to temporarily close a profile. You can instead "Close" your profile and reopen it when required. To close your profile, log in to your dashboard and click on the "Close" button on the profiles shown below. Please note that the subscription validity will remain unaffected and will follow the original payment date.

Close Profile

You may reopen your profile anytime within the subscription validity by clicking on "Edit & Reopen" as shown in the picture below.

Reopen Profile

Question 29

How are notifications generated on my dashboard?

Accepted Answer

Dashboard notifications are based on the location, deal size, and industry preferences set in your account. These preferences are also used for sending email recommendations. You can edit them by visiting your dashboard and clicking on the ‘Feed Preferences’ section on the left side under your profile picture.

Dashboard Notifications

Question 30

Can I display the logo and company name on my advisor profile?

Accepted Answer

The display of the logo and company name for advisor profiles, funds, and banks will be determined by SMERGERS based on several factors including but not limited to: the date of establishment, past deal closure information, positive feedback received from businesses, etc. If you wish to not have your logo and company name displayed, you can send us an email at help@inbox.smergers.com.

Question 31

How to use Bundle Plan credits to upgrade expired fast track profiles?

Accepted Answer

If you have Fast Track credits left from your Bundle plan, you can use the same to re-upgrade your expired business profiles. To do the same login to SMERGERS, click on "Edit" under the profile you wish to resubscribe, and scroll all the way down to choose “Existing Fast Track Credits” as shown in the picture and click "Submit".

Question 32

What is the official email address mentioned in the profile used for?

Accepted Answer

The official email address is used only for verification purposes. All transactional and marketing emails, based on your email preference, are sent only to your registered email address and not to the official email address. Even introduced members see only your registered email address and not the official email address mentioned in your profile.

Question 33

I have problems with the party I closed a deal with. What can I do?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS is an online marketplace that connects businesses, investors, franchises and advisors. While we carry out basic checks on profiles that go live on the platform, the final responsibility of conducting thorough due diligence prior to deal closure lies with the users. You may also refer to the best practices.

If there is any transaction related concern at any stage, then both parties need to resolve it along with their concerned team and, if necessary, seek legal recourse. SMERGERS would be unable to mediate such disputes between parties as it is beyond the scope of our services. However, we encourage the aggrieved party to report the issue by sharing complete details and documentation so that our team can go through it, investigate the matter, and take appropriate steps on the platform as deemed necessary.

Question 34

Please explain the terms used in a Franchise profile

Accepted Answer

Space Required: The physical area required to set up a franchise outlet or office space. Typically specified as a range.
Brand Fee: A fee charged by the franchise brand owner to the franchise investor that permits the investor to operate under the brand name. This fee may either be a one time expense or be charged on a periodic basis.
Total Investment: An all-inclusive estimated cost of setting up a franchise outlet or office. The investment amount always includes the brand fee, cost of the office setup, cost of the outlet setup, legal and compliance costs, marketing costs, and other incidental start-up costs which includes employee salaries, and inventory costs. Typically specified as a range to account for circumstantial variables.
Royalty/Commission paid: Royalty is the recurring fee paid by the franchise investor to the franchise brand owner for the right to sell the brand’s products or services. In this scenario, the franchise investor collects the entire revenue and then pays the franchise brand owner a royalty fee.
Commission: Commission is the fee paid by the franchise brand owner to the franchise investor. In this scenario, either the franchise brand owner collects the entire revenue directly or the franchise investor collects the entire revenue and then remits either the entire revenue or the cost of the products sold/services rendered to the franchise brand owner. The franchise brand owner then compensates the franchise investor in the form of a commission for having sold its products or services.
Both royalty and commission can either be a fixed recurring fee or specified as a percentage of the monthly or annual revenue.
Monthly sales per franchise: The monthly sales per franchise is the estimated gross revenue that the franchise outlet is expected to generate in one month of operations. If the franchise brand owner already has similar outlets that are operational, the estimated monthly sales per franchise is expected to be in line with the average monthly revenue generated by the existing outlets similar to the franchise outlet.
Profit Margin: This is the estimated pre-tax profit a franchise investor is expected to make. This margin accounts for the cost of goods sold and/or the cost of the services rendered, operational expenses including rent, utility bills, and salaries, and the royalty fee or commission received as applicable.

Question 35

How to change my personal profile picture?

Accepted Answer

The profile picture is picked up automatically from your social login. To edit it please login to your Dashboard and click the Edit icon at the bottom right of your photo as shown below and select an alternate picture.

Question 36

Can the valuation prepared by SMERGERS be treated as a regulatory valuation report?

Accepted Answer

The valuation model prepared by SMERGERS, while being prepared by experienced valuation professionals, is not a regulated valuation report which can be used for regulatory or tax purposes. It is an excel valuation model built relying on several assumptions provided by the company and independent sources without independent verification or due diligence by SMERGERS team. This model can be used for internal and negotiation purposes only. It is not a registered valuer or merchant banker or a tax valuation.

Question 37

Will payment for a subscription plan be charged automatically on a recurring basis?

Accepted Answer

None of the subscription plans on SMERGERS renew automatically. User will have to manually resubscribe to continue using the plan based on the validity of the plan. Details of paid plans can be viewed here.

Question 38

What is SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS is derived from "SME" (Small Medium Enterprises) and “Mergers”. The online platform was developed to help SMEs to find reliable matchmaking and transaction opportunities i.e. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity, Venture Capital Fundraising, Debt Syndication, Joint Ventures, and Franchising.

SMEs across the globe have been underserved by traditional Investment Banks, especially in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). SMERGERS is an alternative business matchmaking platform for such small to mid-sized enterprises to access affordable investment banking services to sell, buy, invest, franchise, or divest businesses through an online platform.

The SMERGERS Logo, featuring six interlocking square boxes, represents our core mission and the six steps of the M&A process: Deal Discovery, Business Valuation, Negotiation, Financing, Due Diligence, and Closure Agreements. We offer these services either through in-house services or partner firms. To learn more about us, visit www.smergers.com/about

Question 39

Why am I not receiving emails from SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

There could be several reasons why you may not be receiving our emails.

1. Firstly, visit this page: Not receiving emails to check if your email address has been tagged as invalid in our system. If so follow the process mentioned in the page to resolve the same.

2. If the above page does not show any issues with your email, the problem could be at your end. Please check your spam folder, email filters and maximum inbox capacity to ensure your inbox is working fine and receiving emails. If your email service provider allows you could whitelist info@smergers.com so emails are received at your end without any blocking from your email service provider.

If none of the above work, please send an email to info@smergers.com stating you are not receiving our emails even after following the above steps.

Question 40

How to accept a business proposal?

Accepted Answer

If a business proposal sent to you meets your investment criteria, you connect with this business for free. To connect with the business directly from your email, simply click on the green "Connect" button as shown below.

Alternatively, you can also visit the Messages section on the top right of your dashboard to view all proposals received. Click on the "View" button to see the business details as shown below. Type your message to the business and click on the "Connect For Free" button to directly connect with the business.

Please note that accepting a proposal is free and your introduction credits are not used when you connect with a business or franchise which has sent you a proposal. For more details please refer to: Do my credits get used if I accept a proposal?

Question 41

How do I logout from SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

If you have logged in from your desktop or laptop, please click on your profile picture on the top right of your screen and select the last option "Logout" from the dropdown.

If you have logged in from your mobile, please click the navigation menu on the top left of your screen and select the last option "Logout" from the dropdown.

Question 42

How does the 'Unlimited Proposals' plan on sell-side work?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited Proposal allows you to enhance your outreach and get the best visibility for your business or franchise profile on SMERGERS. You get unlimited proposal credits (subject to fair usage policy) to reach out to registered investors and acquirers for a period of 1 year. SMERGERS will also trigger proposals from your business to top 50 investors/acquirers in your sector. Additionally up to 3,000 registered members from your industry will receive your business profile over an email blast as part of the marketing outreach.

To check the pricing and subscribe to this plan, log in to your profile, click on edit, and scroll all the way down to choose "Unlimited Proposals" plan inside "Select Individual Services" section.

Question 43

How can I connect social media accounts to my SMERGERS account?

Accepted Answer

You can connect LinkedIn, Facebook and Google accounts to your SMERGERS account by logging on to your dashboard and clicking on the links shown below. Logging into SMERGERS using your social account automatically captures this information if they are registered under the same email address. Kindly note that these social media links are not displayed on your public profile but would rather reflect in blue as verified once connected.

Social Media Accounts

Question 44

How to archive introductions I'm no longer interested in?

Accepted Answer

All introductions that you no longer wish to pursue or have been concluded can be archived by clicking on the "Archive" button on the bottom left of the introduction card as shown below. All archived introductions can still be accessed by clicking on the "Archived" tab on top of the introductions page.

Question 45

How to resubscribe to emails from SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

If you accidentally unsubscribed to all emails from SMERGERS, you can resubscribe by logging in to your dashboard. Click on "Edit" next to "Email Preferences" on your profile card. Under the “Important Communication” you could choose the “Subscribed” option as shown below and save the changes.

If you are unable to log in to your account, you can click on this link: Not receiving emails from SMERGERS and follow the instructions provided to re-activate your email address.

Additionally, if you wish not to receive any marketing emails from SMERGERS (and wish to receive only important communication regarding your profile and queries) you can select "No Email" option for New Opportunity Notifications and Business Proposals.

Email Preferences - Edit Email Preferences - 2nd Page

Question 46

Why can't I change my business profile to a different business?

Accepted Answer

Each business profile created is for a specific business and all introductions and recommendations on the platform are based on that business' industry and location. Once a profile is activated, users can update their profile with new information, but changing the profile materially in such a way that it represents a different business is not allowed. If the deal is no longer valid, the user will need to close the existing profile and create a new profile if they wish to list a new business.

Question 47

How is the pie chart on a member profile generated?

Accepted Answer

This is a constantly evolving pie chart which reflects the members prefered industries and locations based on their profile details and businesses they choose to connect with.

Question 48

How is the blue title on my business profile generated?

Accepted Answer

The title in blue is auto-generated based on the industry and location of your business. If you would like to convey a specific title, the same could be incorporated in the single line description which appears right below the title.

Question 49

Why haven't I heard from SMERGERS after submitting my profile?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS follows a priority based queue to review profiles due to the high volume of profiles we receive each day. Paid profiles are actioned within 1 business day as per our service guarantee. Ensure complete and relevant information is updated on your profile along with your official email address, verification documents and images as applicable. Such profiles are prioritised higher in the queue.

Question 50

Who should register on SMERGERS?

Accepted Answer

Business owners, Entrepreneurs, Franchise owners, Investors, Business Buyers, Lenders and Financial Advisors who would like to be in the know of latest deals in their industry register on SMERGERS.

Question 51

A profile which was previously available now says “Transaction has concluded”. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

This means that the profile owner is now no longer interested in pursuing the transaction. This could be because of a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, successful deal closure with another party, change of plans of the business owner, unavailability of the profile owner, etc.

SMERGERS periodically reviews profiles listed on the platform to ensure they remain current and active. Business owners and members may as well close their profiles when they aren’t keen on pursuing the transaction. Connecting with such profiles would not be possible.

Question 52

Do you have a sell side plan that allows me to list multiple businesses?

Accepted Answer

Yes, SMERGERS offers Fast Track Bundle plan which allows you to list 10 businesses at a substantial discount compared to the regular sell side plans. Plan details available here.

Question 53

How do I contact a business owner when no contact details are visible post introduction on the dashboard?

Accepted Answer

Business Owner has an option to not disclose contact details and name of the business even post the introduction. In such a case an investor needs to leave a message through the SMERGERS messaging system by logging onto their dashboard.

Kindly note the contact and business name on the teasers would either say "Available after connect" or "Not disclosed". The latter implies that the Business Owner has chosen not to display their details. See image below:

- Name, Phone, Email – Available after connect – meaning post introduction these details would be available on the dashboard.

- Business Name – Not disclosed – meaning the name of the business would not be visible even post the introduction.

Question 54

A profile on SMERGERS seems to be of my company, but I haven't created one. How do I report such an issue?

Accepted Answer

While we take appropriate measures to ensure only authorized personnel upload profiles on SMERGERS, it is important to understand that the content written on profiles is mostly user-generated and sometimes may infringe on others' copyrights. Before you reach out to us, please talk to all stakeholders in your company including other directors, investors, authorized employees, advisors engaged, etc, to check if they have listed the profile on your behalf on SMERGERS, as many a times such miscommunication leads to unnecessary emails with SMERGERS.

After confirming with all stakeholders, if you still have a reason to believe that your company's details have been listed on SMERGERS by unauthorized personnel, you can report the same at help@inbox.smergers.com from your official email address with the following details:

1. Link to the profile on SMERGERS which you believe represents your company

2. Specific details (photos, text, etc) which match your company

3. Proof of such matching details on your company's website or documents

4. Your name, designation and company's name

Once submitted, our analysts will verify the same and take necessary action. If there is reason for us to believe that such a profile indeed violates your copyright, we put the profile on hold and request the user to send us proof of authorization to reopen the profile. It is in our best interest to ensure only authorized personnel use SMERGERS, but if our analysts believe that the user's profile does not represent your company, we may allow the profile to continue on our website, with or without modifications. Please note that, unless there is a legal requirement, we will be unable to share details of who listed the profile in the first place because of privacy reasons.

Question 55

How to check the 'Promotions by SMERGERS' as part of the paid plan?

Accepted Answer

Promotion by SMERGERS for paid business profiles happens through emails. Such profiles are included in our regular industry mailers as premium listings. While there is no direct way of tracking the number of such emails sent and their status, you can view the number of visitors to your profile from such emails.

Login to your dashboard and click on the Introductions page. On the left hand side you’ll see a graph with Profile Insights. The number displayed as "Alerts" indicates the number of visitors to your profile through such emails. In case you do not see any number it would mean members haven’t reacted to your profile listing yet. Refer to the picture below:

Question 56

Do my credits get used if I accept a proposal?

Accepted Answer

No, it does not. The system is designed in such a way that no credits are utilised when a member accepts a proposal.

To check the same, you can visit your Dashboard > Introductions and click on "Reply" to check if that introduction was through a proposal.

If the business has sent you a proposal you would see "Sent a proposal" message indicating that no credits have been utilised for such an introduction.

If you do not find "Sent a proposal" message it indicates a direct connect which has utilized your credits

Question 57

How can I deduct Advance Tax/TDS for payment towards SMERGERS' services?

Accepted Answer

Advance Taxes / TDS might be applicable to your business, depending on its location. Once the complete payment has been made towards SMERGERS, depending on your country and applicable tax rules you will need to submit the Advance Tax / TDS certificate to SMERGERS so we can process and provide a corresponding reimbursement.

Question 58

How does SMERGERS recommend the valuation range for business?

Accepted Answer

Investment bankers widely use the comparable method to value a business. We use the same method to arrive at a valuation for any business. We use both publicly listed companies and similar private companies listed on SMERGERS to compute the valuation range of your company.

Please note the recommended valuation range is only visible to profile owners. For a more precise and in-depth valuation, you may refer to our detailed valuation services.

Question 59

Why can't I browse SMERGERS website without registering?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS is a private network of members and hence all users are required to register and login before they can view a profile on the website. It is quick and easy to register on SMERGERS. Click here to get started.

Question 60

I see some proposals sent from my free business profile. Who sent this?

Accepted Answer

If you started your business/franchise profile creation on a specific investor/buyer page, then the free proposal is triggered to that member after activation of your profile. This would show up as a proposal on your introductions page.

For a select few profiles, SMERGERS also sends out proposals on a complimentary basis to improve the chances of a deal closure.

Question 61

Do you provide any analytics on my profile?

Accepted Answer

The analytics which we currently provide are accessible from your dashboard as shown in the picture below. Click on the numbers to view further details:

You can also access Profile Insights from Introductions page as shown in the picture below:

Question 62

How do I cancel an introduction?

Accepted Answer

An introduction cannot be canceled once it has been initiated because the other party would have already been alerted of this introduction. In case you are not interested in connecting with this party, send them a note regarding the same. However, there won't be any re-credits provided for this.

Question 63

Does SMERGERS offer a discount on subscription plans?

Accepted Answer

SMERGERS offers loyalty discount on subscription renewals only. If you renew before your current plan expires, the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. The standard discount rate is 15% on resubscriptions, except when the previously purchased plan is lower-priced than the plan you are currently purchasing.

We may also email you about your discount eligibility before your plan expires and any such offers will be available only for a limited time as specified in the email.

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Question 64

What are the roles & responsibilities of an Account Manager?

Accepted Answer

Account managers will be your single point of contact for all queries related to your profile and subscription. They will be available to you over email and phone during business hours. They could also help you with curation and updation of your profile if required.

Below are some of the areas where account managers will NOT be able to assist you:

X Negotiate on your behalf with introduced members
X Providing you with valuation recommendations
X Filtering out or following up on your introductions
X Creating or sharing collateral documents with your introductions
X Participate in meetings/calls with prospective investors/acquirers
X Conducting or managing due diligence exercise