Are you ready for the sale?

  • Have you made plans for what your monthly income requirements will be for you and your family?
  • Have you a plan for how you will spend your time once the business is sold?
  • How long are you willing to commit to the new buyer to stick around after they business to help them “learn the ropes?”
  • Have you family members working in the business who will be impacted by the sale?
  • Do you have the time to screen and “vet” prospective buyers?
  • How will you confidentially market your business without disclosing to customers, employees, vendors, lenders that you are trying to sell?
  • Is your spouse/partner ready to sell? Do you have a buy-sell agreement?