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3 Ways to Make Your Business Appealing to Buyers

September 9, 2022 By

If you are like most business owners, you have never sold a business before and might not have a clear idea of what the process is like. We recommend preparing your business in a way that makes the sale and transition process as easy for your buyer as possible. It should come as no surprise that buyers will like the idea of an easy transition.  It will be very beneficial if you take the time in advance to evaluate the steps and think about what you can do on your end to benefit your buyer. Since you’re the expert on your business, you have unique insights into what would make the transition the most seamless for the other party. When you prepare for the sale with your buyer’s experience in mind, you will likely not only speed up the sales process, but also increase the selling price.  1. Automate Processes Just like you may have never sold a business before, your buyer may have never bought a business before. If you can figure out how to automate as many processes as you can, it will … [Read more...]

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Essential Meeting Tips for Buyers & Sellers of Businesses

August 7, 2020 By

The buyer-seller meeting is quite often a “make or break” meeting.  Your Business Broker or M&A Advisor will do everything possible to ensure that this meeting goes as well as possible. It is vitally important to realize that rarely is there an offer before buyers and sellers actually meet.  The all-important offer usually comes directly after this all-important meeting.  As a result, you want to ensure that meetings are as positive and productive as possible. Buyers need to understand how the process of selling a business works and what is expected of them from the process. Buyers should also take the time to clearly express their background and financial capabilities to the seller since this is highly important to the seller. A lot of buyers dive into questions on the business without discussing their qualifications first. As sellers get more comfortable with buyers and a rapport is built, they will be more willing to share information and provide … [Read more...]

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