By having your financials evaluated, you will get a better understanding
of what your business is worth.
By us marketing your business confidentially, your employees will not be
disturbed.
Our experienced intermediaries can make
selling your business significantly easier by assisting you with many of the
time-intensive details and the emotional ups and downs of the selling
process.
By us promoting your business confidentially on multiple web sites, to
other Sunbelt offices, and in major publications, you have a better
chance of maximizing the value of your business.
Capabilities
Valuation
By analyzing your financial statements, we are able to determine the
amount of cash generated by your business and which is available to a
buyer. This helps us determine the value of your business.
All valuations are checked through our extensive databases and
compared to the valuations of similar businesses. We offer optional
extensive written valuations which can be used not only to determine
value, but also to help you in planning your retirement or valuing
your estate. An optional
evaluation can also aid the buyer in securing financing to purchase
your business.
Confidentiality
We know that it is important that the sale of your business be kept
confidential. The fact that you are selling or thinking of
selling your business could be disruptive to your customers, employees
and suppliers. It could also be used by your competitors to harm
your business. Sunbelt uses its best efforts to ensure that no
information regarding the sale of the business or information about
the business is disclosed to anyone who has not agreed in writing to
keep the information confidential.
Marketing
To maximize the price you receive for your business, Sunbelt
develops, with your assistance, a marketing plan designed to
accomplish the sale. We select major publications which make
sense for your business such as the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Trenton
Times or the Camden Courier Post. We advertise in specific
industry trade publications. We list your business
confidentially on multiple Web sites in addition to the Sunbelt site.
We review our database of interested buyers to determine whether your
business is one that might interest them. Finally, because we are part
of Sunbelt Business Advisors Network, an international organization of more than 300
offices, listings on our web site are viewed by Sunbelt Associates
worldwide and we are often contacted with buyers from other offices.
Structuring the Deal
While the price you receive for your
business is important, more important is the amount left for you after
taxes are paid. Sunbelt will help structure the deal to maximize your
after tax proceeds.
Closing the Deal
Selling a business can be very complex.
Sunbelt will assist you through the entire process including due
diligence, review of documents, assisting your accountant and legal
counsel and culminating of the deal.
