Sell My Business

Often Forget Business Sale Rules
Selling a business is no longer as difficult as it used to be a few decades ago. Today, with a little research, you can sell your business to the highest bidder within a few months. Even so, you should educate yourself to avoid getting in trouble as you sell business. To sell my business, I realized that there are a few rules that you must adhere to in order to emerge on top.

Always assume there are skeletons in the closet
This is an important thing to do when preparing to sell business. The mistake most people make is that of assuming their business is perfect. Before you sell, take a step back and go through your books. You might be surprised by staggering number of inconsistencies. To avoid pushing buyers away or getting in trouble with the law, get your business in order before you put it on the market. If you realize you are behind with your taxes, rectify that as soon as possible. Making sure everything was unquestionably in order is one thing that helped sell my business fast.

Don’t be in a hurry to commit
An important thing you must always expect is for either you or your buyer to get cold feet. This is common in any business sale deal. After striking a deal, you might feel you have underestimated your business. On the other hand, your buyer may start questioning the deal you strike. Preparing well in advance is the key to avoiding the cold feet. You should start by making sure you are really ready to sell business then come up with business plan. On the side of buyers, you should not give them any reason to quit on you. Get everything in order. Getting as many deals before committing is also another thing that helped sell my business without a glitch.

Have a business plan
I found a business sale plan very important when I set out to sell my business. The best thing about a business plan is that it gives you some guidelines. For example, if you want to sell on your own without involving a business broker San Diego, your business plan should outline after how long you should hire a professional if your business is not getting as much attention. The plan should also stipulate the minimum amount you should sell business. To sell my business, I created a sale plan with the help of a business broker.

99% of potential buyers will not commit
The key reason I liaised with business brokers to sell my business is because 99% of potential buyers never really buy a business. You do not want to expose your business secrets to strangers. A business broker San Diego knows how to sort through the many unqualified potential buyers to get you ones that will actually make a real deal.

The above rules will apply regardless of whether you want to sell business on your own or through business brokers. All in all, to sell my business, I found the help of a broker indispensable. The service fees are worth every dime considering the support you will get.

What Client’s Say

We Couldn’t Be Happier

"When we thought about selling we had no idea what our business was worth or how to go about selling. What you were able to do was to cut through the fog so that we understood the valuation issue and had a comfort level with the process. As you know we ended up selling for somewhat more than the original valuation and we got all cash and our CPA loved the way our tax liability was minimized. We couldn’t be happier!"

Over $250,000 More

"Our first contact with you shocked us when you suggested that we wait 18 months before selling because you believed that if we hit our projections that the value would be significantly greater. As it turned out we not only followed your advice but also got slightly over $250,000 more than we originally had hoped for. It is seldom that we have had the opportunity to deal with a firm that doesn’t want both money and a commitment NOW. It was clear and obvious that you had our best interests at heart."

You Got the Valuation We Agreed On

"You did a great job on the sale of our business in really beating the bushes for buyers, including a UK company that was an active suitor. You managed to get the valuation that we had all agreed upon and got it substantially all in cash and got the transaction closed with little to no problems or expensive lawyers involved."

Thank You for Handling Our Business

"Our business was smaller than what your firm normally handles but it was a BIG part of our net worth and savings. Thank you for handling our business and we were very pleased and delighted with the results."

More Than Anticipated

"Our transaction was involved as we had different corporate entities located in different states. Our only regret is that we didn’t retain your services before 2012 when we paid $25,000 to a firm in Texas that did a valuation and market analysis for us before then failing to do anything in the way of trying to sell our business. You got it sold for more than anticipated."

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