Home

When is the best time to sell my business?

The best time to sell is when a business is doing well. It is best not to wait until after a business has peaked; the selling price can suffer.

However, almost any business can be sold, even if it is not doing well, if the sale is handled professionally and priced correctly.

I am planning to sell my business in the next two years. What steps should I be taking now to assure a smooth (and profitable) transition?

Business buyers always confirm the financial standing of a business during due diligence.

Are you ready to Buy a Business?

In most cases, our recommendation is that you buy an established business, as 57% of “new” businesses fail within the first 3 years.

While an established business has a built-in market base with recurring revenues, proven products or services and tested locations. Most of the time, an established business can be successfully transferred through adequate training and a planned introduction to employees and existing customers and vendors.

And often, new owners take their recently acquired business to the next level by injecting fresh ideas, better management and a renewed energy and passion.

VR is Valued Representation

The entrepreneurial boom has changed the face of business worldwide. The thousands of companies that make up the middle market are critically important to economic activity and job creation.

Inside this spectrum, one can observe entrepreneurial behavior, ranging from product development and manufacturing, to leveraging of technology, to market expansion. This lifeblood is the driver behind the growth of mid-sized companies.

Where is the next mid-market company that is developing a technology that will not just capture a market, but create one? Where is the organization that has improved its operations, increased its profitability, grown its work force, and now needs options to advance past its competitors?

Looking for Businesses in Your Location?

VR Has Sold More Businesses In The World Than Anyone.®

Our advanced business for sale search feature allows you to search by industry type, business size ranges, revenue ranges, earnings ranges, as well as by state or county.

To find the businesses for sale you are interested in, it is best to start with a broad search and then narrow it down. You can pick very specific industries or select the all category (e.g. Manufacturing, All) to search all of the businesses for sale in a particular category.

State of the Company

Valued Representation… It’s the meaning behind our name; it’s what we deliver to every client.

VR Business Sales / Mergers & Acquisitions are proud of its heritage as the leader in sales and transfer of the privately-held business since 1979. It is even prouder knowing that it has helped hundreds of thousands of families live the American dream of business ownership. These same people are those who make up the business communities in every town and city, and who drive job creation and economies.

Bruce Johnson

Managing Partner VR in Greenville, SC

Featured Listings

We are

Our advanced business for sale search feature allows you to search by industry type, business size ranges, revenue ranges, earnings ranges, as well as by state or county.

To find the businesses for sale you are interested in, it is best to start with a broad search and then narrow it down. You can pick very specific industries or select the all category (e.g. Manufacturing, All) to search all of the businesses for sale in a particular category.

VR Has Sold More Businesses In The World Than Anyone.®

Subscribe to our newsletter

"(Required)" indicates required fields

Our Affiliations