Deciding to sell your business is the easy part. How to go about selling it is another challenge altogether. Sunbelt has been in the business of selling businesses for over 25 years. Sunbelt Brokers are well-trained professionals who are aware of your needs. In fact, many of our brokers have experience as business owners.
Whether you are ready to sell your business now or are just beginning to consider selling, call our office for a confidential, no cost appointment. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Setting a price, advertising, negotiating with a prospective buyer, and a sea of legal and financial details need to be addressed. Also, most accounting in a privately held company is done to minimize tax obligations and may not portray the company in the best light; we deal with this problem every day. Your Sunbelt Broker will help you in Recasting or Normalizing your financial information to capture the true Seller's Discretionary Earnings. This allows you to show the business's true earning capacity and allows you to maximize the value of your business.
Sunbelt can market your business without employees, customers or competitors knowing that it is for sale. This is important to the smooth transition of the business during the selling process.
Unlike the sale of real estate or franchises, the sale of an ongoing business is very confidential for both the seller and the prospective buyer. All inquiries are held in strict confidence. Meetings are confidential, and we will work with you to schedule convienient meeting times and locations.
Because so many businesses go on the market each year, selling a business is a competitive ordeal. At Sunbelt, you have the advantage of the largest network of business brokers in the nation. We can expose your business to prospective buyers not only in you local area, but also throughout the United States and the world.
In addition, we screen all buyers to determine their financial qualifications. Because we work with each potential buyer in finding the right business for his or her needs, the prospects we bring to you are genuinely interested in your business.
Only a small percentage of people who inquire about a particular business eventually purchases a business of that type. While this can be maddening if you try to sell your business alone, it's a tremendous opportunity if you are working with Sunbelt Business Brokers. Since we receive dozens of inquiries each day, the fact that your business is listed with Sunbelt increases the likelihood of finding a buyer early in the selling process.
The Sunbelt Business Brokers Network places your business in front of a multitude of business brokers across the globe. Each SUNBELT office can confidentially access your listing and help promote the sale of your business at the best price possible. The SUNBELT Network, by its very nature, helps to ensure the quickest possible sale of your business.
Sunbelt can save you time and frustration when in comes to selling your business.
We're the business experts who can guide you through every aspect of the selling process - from arriving at a fair market price to handling financial arrangements and closing the transaction.
We're good at what we do. That's why so many of our clients come back to Sunbelt Business Advisors.
Determining the right price, of course, is crucial. We'll arrive at a fair market price that you can feel good about, because we know the prices of similar types of businesses in your area, in addition to trends at work in the market.
We screen all inquiries, and schedule meetings with serious prospects at a time convenient to you. This offers you the combined benefits of convenience and absolute confidentiality.
We handle negotiations in a clean, patient, professional manner that keeps the business issues clearly in focus, rather than clouded by emotions of personalities. Sunbelt Brokers turn the problems created by attorney's, accountants, land lords, buyers and sellers into creative solutions that work for you.
We at Sunbelt Business Brokers are well-trained professionals who are aware of your needs. In fact, many of our brokers have experience as business owners. Whether you are ready to sell your business now or are just beginning to consider selling, call a Sunbelt office near you for a confidential, no cost appointment. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Click here to find a Sunbelt office close to you. Sunbelt Business Brokers can make selling your business a successful, rewarding experience from your first meeting with us to the day you turn over the keys to the new owner.
As the Seller of a business one of your most legitimate concerns is confidentiality. Sunbelt specializes in keeping all aspects of your business and desire to sell confidential. Of course certain information about your business must be disclosed to individuals who might be interested in buying your business. However this is only done after your Sunbelt Broker prescreens, filters and registers every prospective business buyer. All Business Sellers are concerned that their competitors or employees will discover that their business is for sale. Sunbelt brokers act on your behalf as your business for sale intermediary. You and your business are his fiduciary responsibility. If you engage a Sunbelt broker, he or she is working for you to sell your business in the most professional, discreet and effective way possible.
Many first time business sellers either think about or try selling their business for themselves. Over time, the vast majority of these business sellers come to the conclusion that it is extremely difficult if not impossible to sell a business while running it day to day. In addition, keeping a potential sale confidential from employees is next to impossible. A Sunbelt business broker has the experience to handle the sale of your business in an efficient and professional manner. They know the procedures, the forms required and the proper methodology to protect you during the sale process. An experienced business broker who has spent a number of years developing an understanding of the current market and acquisition process can be invaluable in helping you sell your business.
Your Sunbelt business broker will prepare a Business Profile and/or a Confidential Business Review. These are informational packages that your Sunbelt broker uses when promoting the sale of your business. The Sunbelt Business Profile is a single page marketing piece and its purpose is to present all the important details about your business; its basic financials, your facilities, your employees and an upbeat verbal description about your business. It is easy to read, in plain language and provides a snapshot of your business in an attractive and effective way. The elements of a Sunbelt Confidential Business Review are more detailed and similar to what you might find in a business plan that is prepared for a bank and will be essential should a prospective buyer or your business require third party financing. These packages are essential tools when representing a business for sale.
Business owners decide to sell their businesses for many reasons, from retirement, to relocation, to just wanting a change. Whatever your goals may be, selling your business is a venture best handled by professionals. Offering experience, expertise all Sunbelt Brokers are extensively trained in mergers & acquisitions, business law, accounting and tax matters.
Sunbelt can market your business without current employees, customers or competitors being aware that the business is for sale. All inquiries and meetings regarding the sale of your business are confidential and may be scheduled in the evenings or on weekends. After a prospective buyer is approved and information is exchanged, your Sunbelt broker will ask both parties to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. This agreement binds the prospective buyer from disclosing any and all proprietary information on the operations of your business.
Utilizing the services of a Sunbelt Broker can speed up the selling process and save you frustration in dealing with the details. When your business is exposed to the Sunbelt Network, every one of its brokers seeks involvement to sell your business for the maximum selling price possible. Sunbelt Business Brokers, by its very nature, helps to ensure the quickest possible sale of your business.
Sunbelt Brokers are highly experienced in the areas of business financing. Our expertise will be invaluable in negotiating an agreement that works for you. Through Sunbelt's collaboration with SBA Preferred and local small business friendly lenders, your Sunbelt broker can begin to pre-qualify prospective buyers for financing as soon as an inquiry is initiated.
Overcoming many obstacles to find a fair and agreeable deal, a business broker is instrumental in turning problems created by attorneys, accountants, landlords and buyers into creative solutions, keeping your best interests in mind.
Sunbelt has relationships with several independent third party evaluation companies. They offer four types of business appraisals:
Your Sunbelt Business Advisor will help you determine which business appraisal best suits your needs. The Advisor will also help you gather the information necessary for the appraisal and assist in packaging it to be sent to Gulf Coast or Business Valuation Canada.
Contact Sunbelt Business Brokers for more information.
