Selling Your Business

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Advantages

• Our time and effort goes into the sale so your time and effort can stay with your business
• Selling a business involves many simultaneous, contingent, and subsequent processes which it is easy for sellers to lose track of. Attention to detail and ability to gather and present information on short notice characterize the selling process. Delegating the sale of your business to ANA Brokers allows you to focus on your business, family, and other unexpected occurrences rather than learning a new trade for a single use.
• Confidentiality and professionalism for all communications and transactions
• ANA Brokers recognizes the importance of confidentiality when thinking about selling a business, which can affect not only the business and its owner but also family members, coworkers, employees, and other people in the industry. We respect the desire for confidentiality and keep any and all information about you and your business in the strictest confidence before, during, and after the sale.
• Expertise when you need it, deference when you don't
• The sales volume and experience at ANA Brokers allows us to accrue and develop methods, forms, spreadsheets, algorithms, and other processes that would be prohibitively expensive for sellers. This allows each of our sales to proceed effectively and efficiently, keeping costs at a minimum.
• We recognize that you know your business better than anyone else. You are our primary source of information about your business and we respect your business and personal goals as well as your opinions.
• Well-organized documentation throughout the entire process
• In selling a business as in owning one, having easily searchable documentation can be very beneficial. The documentation methods at ANA Brokers allow us to be responsive, adaptive, and flexible in meeting changing sale conditions, allowing you to keep your options open without unnecessary expense.
• Transparency keeps you knowledgeable in control of your purchase
• Throughout the buyer acquisition phase, ANA Brokers markets your business to professional networks, accumulated connections, and other interested buyers. We analyze prospective buyers and discuss their suitability with you at regular intervals, allowing you to make the most informed decision with your business.

• Stage 1: Evaluating Your Business
• Preliminary valuation (Most Probable Selling Price)
• In-depth appraisal
• Stage 2: Advertising Your Business
• Develop and distribute promotional materials detailing your business
• o Targeted advertising, pamphlets, and tours
• Actively seek out and market to potential buyers
• o National membership sites, professional networks, newsletters, custom-tailored campaigns, and more
• Stage 3: Managing Potential Buyers
• Answer questions about your business
• Schedule showings of your real estate, if any
• Manage and facilitate communication between you and buyers
• Screen buyers to ensure ability to complete purchase
• o Financial qualifications, experience, and more
• Stage 4: Structuring Your Sale
• Coordinate negotiation logistics
• Advise on deal structuring
• Hold buyer's earnest payment in escrow until closing
• Complete professional inventory of business