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Selling a Silverware Wholesale and Manufacturers Business
We hear it all the time: 'This economy is a hostile environment for a business sale.' However, silverware wholesale and manufacturers businesses haven't heard the news and are reporting steady action on the business-for-sale market.
Business-for-sale markets are less dependent on economic conditions than most sellers think they are.
However, serious buyers also understand the value of a good silverware wholesale and manufacturers business. So for silverware wholesale and manufacturers business sellers, today's market is all about convincing buyers that the numbers make their companies worth the asking price.
The Best Person to Sell Your Silverware Wholesale & Manufacturers Business
As the owner, you are both the best and worst person to sell your silverware wholesale and manufacturers business. Few people know your business as well as you do. But your knowledge and personal insights about the silverware wholesale and manufacturers business are also the problem. Nearly all sellers have an inflated sense of their company's value. At a minimum, conduct an independent appraisal of the silverware wholesale and manufacturers business to gain an objective sense of fair market value.
Finding Prospects
Many sellers don't realize how many prospective buyers there are for their businesses. We frequently see qualified buyers emerge from the seller's network of business and personal acquaintances. In other cases, sellers take a proactive approach to finding likely buyers and contacting them directly. 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.
Negotiation Teams
Business sellers are sometimes surprised to find themselves in the position of negotiator-in-chief. When you sell your silverware wholesale and manufacturers business, your business brokers may or may not be willing to conduct negotiations for you. Negotiation is a chess game, best played with the resources and backend support of a negotiation team. A negotiation team comprised of trusted advisors and senior business leaders is essential in helping you devise a winning negotiation strategy. More importantly, a negotiation team can serve as a sounding board -- an objective presence that prohibits your personal emotions from clouding your judgment or sabotaging your efforts to negotiate a successful deal.
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