Why Use a Business Broker?

Selling a business is can be a time consuming and confusing process. At GBE we strive to let business owners continue to run their business while it is discretely marketed to qualified buyers. This allows the owner to continue making the profits they are accustomed to without the distractions of having to market the business themselves. We handle the phone calls, separating the qualified buyers from the "tire kickers," the negotiations, and follow the paperwork from offer to closing. This is much of the legwork needed to put together a successful deal.

At GBE we take a multi-pronged approach to getting your business sold.

Interview
One of our analysts will conduct a face to face interview with you to learn all we can about your business; its history, significant trends, and major selling points of the business. We want to learn the key points that make you stand out from your competition.

Financial
We will need the last three years financial statements. We will recast these financial statements to show the true amount of discretionary cash flow generated by the business, rather than just the taxable income.

Pricing At GBE we believe that the best way to achieve a fair price at which to market your business comes from a non-biased qualified third party. Go to Pricing.

Marketing
Marketing your business is one of the most important steps in the process of selling your business. Your business will be marketed confidentially to qualified buyers. All buyers that will see information on your company must sign a non-disclosure agreement to ensure confidentiality. Understanding your business is the key to the development of a successful marketing plan for your business. We will create a custom marketing plan for the sale of your business targeting the most likely buyers, which in turn will generate the most offers at the highest prices. The creation of a custom marketing plan by understanding who the most likely buyer will be, will generate the most offers. This is the benefit of working with the seasoned brokers at GBE.

Negotiations Once an offer has been received with the appropriate down payment, this offer will be personally presented to you for your review. You will then receive the appropriate input on how to respond to an offer. The ultimate goal is to achieve acceptance on price and terms that make you, the seller content.

Closing
Once negotiations have led to a successful purchase agreement, we will take the proper steps to ensure an orderly process to closing the deal. Getting the deal closed is the primary goal after an offer is accepted. Keeping on top of the transaction, and being forward thinking is what a seasoned broker can do get the closing done!