Temecula, California Business Brokers

Tips for Selling Your Business
Be as cooperative as possible with potential buyers:
When presented you with a potential buyer, try to be as cooperative and
accommodating as possible. Make an effort to schedule meetings around
your potential buyer’s schedule and be open with them. Handling all
interactions with your potential buyers in a friendly and cooperative
manner will allow them to feel more comfortable and will make the entire
negotiation process run more smoothly.
Run your business as you normally would:
Experience has shown that while our business brokers are handling the
technical aspects of selling your business, it is important that you
continue to run your business as usual in order to maintain its market
value and prevent competitors from gaining market share. Failing to do
so could cause your business’s value to decrease, making it
significantly harder to sell.
Remove inventory or equipment that is broken or that will not be involved in the sale: When
selling a home, homeowners must get their property into top shape in
order to demand top dollar. Our business brokers believe this same
principle applies to selling a business. When showing a potential buyer
your business, you want to ensure that it is clean and that everything
is in good working order. Potential buyers want to be reassured that
your business is being properly maintained and that taking over
operations will be seamless. If possible, it is also a good idea to
remove anything that will not be involved in the sale to prevent any
confusion.
Prepare your financial information:
At Morgan & Westfield, we recommend preparing your financial
information before listing your business for sale. This way you will be
equipped to show buyers that your business is profitable and will
provide a significant stream of income. By demonstrating your business’s
financially producing history, you significantly increase the chances
of a successful sale.
Be aware of the terms of your lease agreement:
Make sure your lease agreement can be transferred or extended to the
person who buys your business. The location of your business is
extremely valuable to potential buyers.
Maintain your business’s reputation:
Along with running your business normally and maintaining your
facilities, it is important to preserve your business’s reputation.
Neglecting any aspect of your business that impacts its reputation will
cause your business to lose a significant portion of its value.
Be willing to negotiate: When our
business brokers facilitate negotiations and advise our clients on
negotiation techniques, we always remind them that the deal that is
negotiated is the deal that will close. For this reason, it is important
to remember that any offer that you receive is just that, an offer. It
is not the deal that will be closed on but rather a starting point.
Instead of feeling offended by an offer that you may receive, we
encourage you to consider it an opportunity to further negotiate a more
favorable deal.
Sell your business through an experienced business broker:
It has been shown that businesses sold with the assistance of an
experienced business broker tend to sell for a higher price than
businesses sold by its owner directly. Utilizing the guidance of a
professional business broker will ease the process and increase your
chances of successfully selling your business.
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