Exit Planning Techniques By Market

Selling a Folding Tables Retail Business

The business-for-sale marketplace has experienced no shortage of uncertainty over the past several years. But folding tables retail businesses haven't heard the news and are reporting steady action on the business-for-sale market.

Business sellers are notorious for second-guessing themselves about the right time to put their companies up for sale.

For sellers who are willing to perform adequate sale preparation, the numbers make folding tables retail businesses a solid investment for qualified buyers in the business-for-sale marketplace.

Finding Prospects

Many sellers don't realize how many prospective buyers there are for their businesses. Although some folding tables retail business sellers advertise their businesses in general classifieds, the most successful sales are those in which professional brokers seek out likely buyers. Competitors may seem like natural prospects and they are. The downside is that they won't pay top dollar and will probably absorb your company into their own.

Team-Based Negotiation Strategies

Even if you hire a business broker to facilitate the sale of your folding tables retail business, it's likely that you will be the front line negotiator. Negotiation is a chess game, best played with the resources and backend support of a negotiation team. Good negotiation teams support sellers, giving them insight and advice about how to overcome buyer objections and drive the process forward to a successful conclusion.

Selecting a Broker

Good business brokers inevitably produce better business sales. In the folding tables retail business industry, experience is a must-have characteristic for qualified brokerage. As a practical matter, you'll also want to focus your search on brokers who have pre-existing relationships with attorneys, appraisers, and other professionals who can provide assistance at various stages of the process.

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