{"id":560590,"date":"2019-06-22T03:01:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T07:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrbbd.wpengine.com\/vrbbmadison\/7-big-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-moving-forward\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T12:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:42:41","slug":"7-big-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/7-big-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-moving-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Big Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first step towards successfully selling a business is finding a qualified business broker to work with. \u00a0Sellers should also ask themselves an array of important questions.\u00a0 A recent article, \u201c<\/span>7 Questions to Answer Before Selling Your Business<\/span><\/a>,\u201d published by Good Men Project, has a great overview of questions sellers should answer before moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Author Troy Lambert believes that at the top of the list is one very simple and powerful question, \u201cAre you ready?\u201d \u00a0For example, your financial reports should be ready to show. <\/span><\/p>\n

The second question is, \u201cWhat\u2019s it worth?\u201d \u00a0Determining what a business is worth means you\u2019ll need a professional business valuation. \u00a0A great deal can go into evaluating your business and you need an expert to help you determine that value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third, Lambert believes that prospective sellers should ask themselves, \u201cHow\u2019s the health of my industry?\u201d \u00a0He emphasizes that honesty is key here for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 If your industry is in a transition period, for example, then it might be better to wait until a better time to sell.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth question on Lambert\u2019s list is, \u201cHow long will it take?\u201d \u00a0In short, you need to remember that selling a business can take a long time. \u00a0Successfully selling your business may even mean that you have to stay on and work with the new owner during a transition period.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fifth key question is, \u201cWho is my buyer?\u201d \u00a0You don\u2019t want to waste a lot of time with potential buyers who are simply not a good fit. \u00a0Finding the right buyer for your business helps to ensure that a deal will be finalized. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sixth, Lambert wants sellers to think about how they will get paid. \u00a0Are you willing to finance part of the deal?\u00a0 What about balloon payments over time? \u00a0Understanding, before you put your business on the market how you want to be paid and how flexible you can be in terms of payment is essential.<\/span><\/p>\n

For most sellers, selling a business will stand as the largest financial decision of their lives. \u00a0With this realization comes more than a little pressure. <\/span><\/p>\n

Considering the enormity of the decision, having good advice is simply a must. \u00a0A seasoned and experienced business broker understands what it takes to buy and sell a business. \u00a0Working with a business broker is an easy and efficient way to begin the process of selling your business. \u00a0Brokers know what it takes to successfully sell a business and can help you answer these questions and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Copyright: Business Brokerage Press, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The first step towards successfully selling a business is finding a qualified business broker to work with. \u00a0Sellers should also ask themselves an array of important questions.\u00a0 A recent article, \u201c7 Questions to Answer Before Selling Your Business,\u201d published by Good Men Project, has a great overview of questions sellers should answer before moving forward. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-560590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seller-articles","category-seller-faq","category-selling-a-business"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrbusinessbrokers.com\/vrbbmadison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}