Seller Cooperation is Key to Selling a Business

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HBSI professionals look forward to working with you in finding a suitable buyer for your business. You, as the seller, are an integral part of the total marketing program. Our job is to find willing and able, compatible buyers for your business but, you as the owner, will actually sell the business. It will be your enthusiam, knowledge and expertise that will convince a potential buyer that your business is right for him or her.

It is important that you take a good look at your business from the perspective of a buyer. Try to put yourself in the place of a prospective purchaser of the business. What would you do to make it more attractive or more saleable? Obviously, the financial records of your business are critical to the sale of your business, but how it looks is also important. First impressions really matter! If a potential buyer doesn't like the appearance of your business, the rest of it may never get a chance. We will work with you at every phase of the process to ensure that the business is packaged for a timely sale. It's only by working together that we'll get the best results.

You might want to check the following to see if any of them are applicable:

Keep normal operating hours. There may be a tendency to "let down" when you put your business up for sale. However, it's important that prospective buyers see your business at its best.
Repair signs, replace outside lights, etc. You don't want your business to look as if it has been neglected.
Maintain inventory at a constant level. If you let your inventory slide, your business will look neglected. If anything, increase it so your business will look busy.
Remove items that are not included in the sale or unnecessary items, especially if inoperative.
Repair non-operating equipment or remove it if you are not using it.
Make cosmetic improvements to both the outside and inside of the business. Copyright 2002 BBP

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