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Seller's Guides

No matter where you are in the world, selling a business will remain a challenging process for most people. If this is your first time selling a business, then our guides will support you through the journey.

We cover how to sell a business successfully, how to use BusinessesForSale.com to advertise your business and find a suitable buyer, and much more.

These guides are carefully researched, and offer helpful guidance, business tools, and different examples from around the world.

Selling a Business Guide

Researching as much as possible before you sell your business is the best way to make sure you sell it successfully and for the right price. Take a look through these guides that we’ve put together to get yourself started. These resources should give you a clear idea of what you need to do to sell your business.

Read through these guides to find out how to create the best possible listing, what you need to do for the due diligence process and how to respond to the enquiries that you get.

You should use these resources as a starting point for your journey and to help you through all the steps that are involved in the process.

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Create a Listing Guide

In order to attract the right buyers, you need to craft the right listing. Spending time on your listing will help you entice a serious buyer with the funds to buy your business at the right price.

Find out what information you should put into the listing and what kind of images attract attention. Read this to make sure you know what buyers are looking for so that you can give that to them!

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Buyers Enquiries Guide

Valuing your business and creating the perfect listing will help you attract buyers, once you have, you will need to respond to all the enquiries that you get. Read this guide to find out how you should do this.

Discover how to sort the serious buyers from the time wasters so that you can invest in the enquiries that will give you results.

This guide will also help you prepare for meeting with the buyer and what you need to know about non-disclosure agreements.

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Value Your Business Guide

Valuing your business will be an important part of selling it or making sure your business is on the right path. After years of hard work, a good valuation will let you take stock and know where to focus your attention.

The sooner you start planning for the valuation the better and this guide is the perfect place to start. It will also take you through the process from start to finish. So, get started and find this is a lot less daunting than you think.

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Negotiating a Business Guide

Negotiating a business is a skill that requires meticulous planning, granular research and professional support. This guide offers you useful advice, examples, and tips on what you can expect during the negotiation process. We’ll point you in the right direction, and let you know how to yield successful results!

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The Seller’s Perspective: Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions incorporate two sides: the sell-side and the buy-side. This guide is dedicated to the seller’s perspective and will provide insights concerned with sell-side strategies, documents, FAQs and more.

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How to Sell a Failing Business

There are multiple reasons why a business fails, and there are strategic buyers who acquire failing businesses.

This guide will offer valuable tips and advice on how to sell a business that is no longer profitable.

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