For Sellers

Advertisement

Should I stay or should I go? 4 questions to ask yourself before selling your business

For Sellers

Knowing when to sell your business is a subjective issue but a little common sense goes a long way

How to sell your car wash business

For Sellers

Tips on preparing your car wash for sale, including business valuation, preparing for due diligence and safeguarding your reputation online.

• How to Respond to Enquiries From Potential Buyers

  For Sellers

  Some essential tips on the etiquette of replying to enquiries, weeding out timewasters and when to disclose sensitive information.

• How to successfully sell a liquor store

  How-To

  Selling a liquor store? Tips on finding buyers and maximizing your sale price

• Why do deals fall apart?

  How-To

  The most common reasons for a collapsing: lack of transparency and inflexibility

• Don’t let negative customer reviews hamper the sale of your business

  For Buyers

  Your online reputation is not entirely beyond your control. Here’s how to bolster your virtual ‘goodwill’ and protect the value of your business.

• 10 questions to ask yourself before you sell your business

  For Sellers

  Are you absolutely sure you're ready to sell? Answer these 10 questions to find out!

• How to value your business

  For Sellers

  Just because you know your business inside out doesn't mean you can evaluate its worth correctly.

• How do you know when your business is ready to sell?

  For Sellers

  Your business is ready to sell when someone is willing to buy it. How do you get there?

• How to prepare your business for sale and why you should start now

  For Sellers

  Selling your business is a big decision, because it will have a big impact on your finances and your family’s future.

• How to run a drugstore - and sell it for a strong return: entrepreneur Q&A

  For Buyers

  An independent drugstore owner shares the secrets of his success and how his six drugstores became a key part of the small-town economy in two Midwest states

• When should I sell my business?

  For Sellers

  Timing is everything when selling a business, but how do you decide when that time is?

• Finding the right broker for your business

  For Sellers

  Even the most successful business owner, who knows their firm inside out and has been running it at a profit for years, may be at sea when it comes to putting their business up for sale.

• Confidentiality agreements and NDAs: when and how to use

  For Buyers

  Everything you need to know about legal documents that are indispensable in the business sale and buying process

• Five Google mistakes you’re making that damage your business

  Features

  We recently surveyed business buyers and sellers about which forms of social media they were using. The results were surprising.

• How to get your business ready to sell in 8 simple steps

  For Sellers

  A successful business sells itself, right? Not so: thorough preparation, undertaken over several months, is essential.

• Due Diligence: a Guide for Buyers and Sellers

  For Buyers

  Due diligence may seem like an ominous phrase, but don’t let the term scare you off

• How to market your website

  Features

  A website can act as an unpaid sales person, 24 hours per day – if you let it

• Selling a business? Answers to 5 common questions

  How-To

  Business owners considering a sale have dozens of questions. Let's answer the top 5

• Selling your business? Here are 5 ways to boost its value

  For Sellers

  From updating your accounts to thinking like a buyer, there are several ways to make sure you get the highest possible asking price.