Niche Exit Planning Tactics

Selling a Water Treatment Chemicals Business

Planning and execution can dramatically influence the price you receive for your water treatment chemicals business.

Cutting corners never pays off, especially in the sale of a water treatment chemicals business.

Most water treatment chemicals businesses are good business opportunities, a fact that is not going unnoticed by today's discerning buyers.

Negotiation 101

It's critical to negotiate from a position of strength. Information is the key to a great water treatment chemicals business negotiation. But before you can negotiate effectively, you need to have a clear sense of your minimum sale requirements. If you lack clarity about your goals, you're guaranteed to fall short of achieving of them. If you aren't sure what you need, put negotiations on hold until you gain a clearer understanding of your own deal parameters.

Selecting a Broker

Good business brokers inevitably produce better business sales. In the water treatment chemicals business industry, experience is a must-have characteristic for qualified brokerage. The best brokers should also come with a list of references, a demonstrable track record and a proven plan for selling water treatment chemicals businesses.

Preparing for What's Next

The decision to sell your water treatment chemicals business can't be made without adequate consideration of what will happen after the sale. If you aren't sure what's next, you could be in trouble because future plans and selling strategy are inextricably connected. We frequently encounter business sellers who haven't thought enough about their futures to know whether certain concessions (e.g seller financing) are a real possibility. As a result, they make bad decisions during the sale and experience less-than-optimal outcomes.

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