Preparing to Sell a Business

Business location is often critical to the success of a company, so it should come as no big surprise that location plays an important role in selling a business. If a business has a great location that the new owner can stay in, the business will have a much better chance of selling.

When planning to sell a business, it pays to think strategically about your real estate leases. Here are a few good things to do before selling a business.

Just as you market your products and services to attract customers, it's important to market you business in a way that maximizes its value in the eyes of prospective buyers. Here are a few tips for getting a great price when you sell a business.

Before selling a business, it's important to think through whom your key business stakeholders are and how they might react to selling the company.

Developing businesses that can be sold is the key to building assets that can make money multi-fold. Here are some ways to make your business desirable enough to be sold.

Business owners don't typically sell a business on their own. It's a team effort, and you will be the captain of the team. We offer a few tips on how to choose a good team to help you sell a business.

Some businesses will never sell. A business that has no potential for a new buyer or that is entangled in problems is an unsellable business that will likely simply need to be closed down if it cannot be fixed.

When selling a company, how important is profitability? We take a look at the role profits play in helping to sell a business.

The five most important aspects of preparing a business for sale. Ways to increase your chances of finding a viable buyer, and increasing your bottom line.

Do you have the right management team in place to improve the odds of your exiting the business in style? Chicago exit planning consultant Ted Thomas explains why having a great management team makes it much easier to sell a business.