Selling a Business
Exiting a business you've built is both a financial and personal decision. Years of effort, risk, and growth have created real value, and real attachment. This is a significant transition that requires strategy, not just emotion.
Your job right now is to keep running and growing the business. Our job is to handle the sale, positioning it properly, finding qualified buyers, and managing the transaction from valuation through closing.
THE STEPS
Seller Preparation
Exiting a business you've built requires both strategy and discretion. Years of effort have created real value, and protecting that value throughout the sale process demands systematic execution. Your job is to keep running and growing the business. Our job is to position it properly, find qualified buyers, and manage the transaction from valuation through closing.
We develop three core documents with every seller: Confidentiality Agreements, Business Analysis Plan, and Business Positioning Plan. Once complete, we begin targeted marketing to pre-qualified buyers from our proprietary database - including acquisition entrepreneurs, strategic acquirers, and investors actively seeking businesses like yours.
Confidentiality Agreements
Protecting your business during the sale process is critical to maintaining value. Employees, customers, suppliers, and competitors cannot know the business is for sale, uncertainty creates problems that directly impact operations and valuation. We market your business without revealing its identity until buyers are qualified and under signed confidentiality agreement.
Every potential buyer signs before receiving any identifying information about your company. This confidential approach keeps operations running smoothly, your team focused, and customers confident. The business continues generating value throughout the marketing period, which strengthens your negotiating position and supports the pricing we've established.
Business Analysis Plan
Accurate valuation is the foundation of successful sale. Overpricing drives away qualified buyers while underpricing leaves money on the table. We use multiple valuation methodologies to assess your business: asset-based valuation, earnings multiples, comparable sales data, and discounted cash flow analysis.
Our analysis examines financial performance, customer base, operational systems, growth trajectory, competitive positioning, and market conditions. This comprehensive assessment establishes defensible market value supported by data and current buyer appetite in your industry. The result is realistic pricing that attracts serious buyers while maximizing your return on years of building the business.
Business Positioning Plan
Once valuation is complete, we develop your positioning strategy that guides the transaction from buyer identification through closing. The plan addresses deal structure, transaction timeline, financing options, seller involvement post-closing, and transition support to ensure business continuity. We identify optimal buyer profiles for your specific business and establish marketing strategy targeting the right acquisition entrepreneurs, strategic buyers, or investors.
We coordinate all transaction aspects: purchase agreement negotiation, due diligence management, financing coordination, and transition planning. This systematic approach ensures you move from decision to closing with maximum value and minimal disruption to operations.
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