Sunbelt sells more businesses each year than anyone else in the world. With a very large international network of brokers, our ability to market businesses is unmatched by any other brokerage in the industry.

Sunbelt’s brokers participate in a comprehensive, ongoing training and development program in addition to any third party professional certifications they may earn. The visibility and expertise of the Sunbelt network has given rise to a proven methodology for expediting business sales.

Our local office, Sunbelt Network of Pennsylvania, includes professionals with degrees and expertise in law, business, finance, optometry, process engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales, electro-mechanical systems and consulting. They have sold businesses in a variety of manufacturing, distribution, automotive, retail, restaurants, franchise re-sales and different types of service businesses including healthcare, preschools, day care, salons, consulting, internet, non-profits, tutoring and more.

Business Brokerage and Sunbelt

For Sellers

Business owners sell their business for a variety of reasons ranging from personal health and burnout issues to family and partnership issues to a desire to retire. Often an owner realizes that the next phase of growth for the business requires a new owner who has the skill set and the finances to capitalize on growth potential.

It is a difficult decision, and Sunbelt will partner with you to find out if it is the right time to sell and, if so, how to maximize the price you receive for your business, and to find the right buyer who will build on the legacy you created.

Sunbelt can assist sellers in preparing a business for sale before they are ready to sell. This can be done in an informal advisory capacity or through formal evaluations, reports and on-going consulting to maximize profits and resale prior to marketing the business.

Sunbelt assists sellers with determining the value of their businesses, establishing their asking price, identifying and screening prospective buyers confidentially, and facilitating negotiations and closing arrangements, thereby enabling sellers to concentrate on the management of their business during the sales process. Our broker services are designed to complement the services provided by attorneys, CPAs, bankers and other professionals. By working as a team with other professionals, we are able to collectively provide our clients with a full range of services.

Is Your Business Saleable and Are You Ready to Sell?

1. What do you plan to do after you leave your business?

2. Do you need advice on what your business is worth?

3. Are you willing to negotiate the asking price with a prospective buyer?

4. If you can get your asking price or close to it, are you willing to take a Note from the buyer if he/she cannot finance the business through normal financial channels?

5. If you put on the buyer’s hat, would you say your business is in good shape?

6. 6. Could you give the buyer some ideas of how they could make the business grow even more?

7. Are your expenses too high for the amount of sales and profit produced?

8. Are there any liens on the business, large outstanding debts or tax problems?

9. If you leave the business, would a large part of the revenue and cash flow disappear?

10. Can you prove your sales and profit figures to a prospective buyer?

11. If a financial analysis is done for the last 3 years, would it show that sales and profits were going up or steady but not down?

12. Are you worried about industry changes that may impact your business?

13. Are you worried about new competition which could impact sales?

14. Could you benefit financially from consulting on how to improve your business before listing it for sale?

15. Do you need help answering the above questions?