Selling Your Business And The Power Of Competition
Author: Fernando Simo
Author: Fernando Simo
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http://www.mineeds.com/Orlando/Transworld-Business-Brokers/Articles/Selling-your-Business-and-the-power-of-CompetitionTHE-SELLING-CRITERIATags: Selling and Buying a Business in Central Florida
More than ever before, the selling of your business has become extremely competitive. As a seller, in this market, you are competing with a greater volume of similar businesses for sale, buyers investment choices in this very tight and limited financing environment and, most importantly, the brokers time and involvement in your listing.
Here, I would like to focus on the latterthe brokers time and involvement in your listing. By the way, by broker I do not mean the person who got your listing, I really mean the thousands of other brokers in the market, whose purpose is to find a buyer for your listing and, as such generate a commission. They and your broker SELL YOUR BUSINESS. Now, they are human, folks. So, they look for listings that meet a Selling Criteria-- In other words, the listings that have a greater probability to sell. Now, what do we mean by a Selling Criteria? Let me give you a few elements of it:
a. Commission. Many sellers like to pay less commission than standard on their listing. Guess what? Some brokers look at higher commission levels. Money speaks so they move to higher commission listings.
b. Financials. In our business, we can disclose a business profit and loss in more than one way. Although there are several ways in which we can disclose it, let me focus on three:
1. Owner to Prove. This means that an owners financial figures shown on the listing will be proven by the owner. Brokers and buyers normally spend little time with this kind of listing.
2. Profit and Loss Statements. This means that the numbers shown on the listing are backed by prepared financial statementsit could be QuickBooks, Accountants or CPAs. Obviously, a preference would be audited financial statements, which seldom is provided.
3. Tax Returns. Buyers and Brokers both like Tax Returns. They are normally an understated indicator of the financial results of the companyas I mentioned in a previous blog, the understatement occurs through cheating.
c. Proper Documentation. Lease agreement, Franchise Agreement. This information provides the broker with greater insight on your ability to sell the business and help buyers make a quicker decision to buy your business.
d. Equipment List. The lists represent incremental value, therefore, more appealing to buyers.
So, if you want your business to sell, BE COMPETITIVE!! Please make sure that you meet the very minimum level of the Selling Criteria and provide your broker with the right information, as listed above, to be competitive.
Should you want to know more about buying or selling a business in Central Florida, please contact Fernando Simo at 407-361-8886, email me at fsimo@tworld.com or please visit my webpage at www.bizbuyorsellflorida.com .
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