Using Business Brokers to Sell a Business

How do I sell my business? Using business brokers makes selling a business easy, provided you pick a good business broker.

Selling a business? You want the best price for your life's work, right? That's why you need a business broker who can confidentially focus on selling your business so you can focus on getting the best price.

The first step in selling your business is to hire a business broker and sign a broker agreement, the document that shapes your brokerage relationship.

Brokers are an important part of a successful business sale. But before giving exclusivity to a business broker, make sure to ask these important questions.

What do business brokers charge? Business broker fees vary, but many business brokers adhere to the Lehman fee structure, created by the now defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers.

Like business owners, business brokers run the gamut from the fully qualified to the barely capable. Here's how to tell if your business broker is really qualified to sell your business.

As the seller, you have important reasons to keep your business sale as quiet as possible. A confidentiality agreement with your business broker is the best way to do it.