Category: For Sellers

We got this Driving School MOVING!

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, Certified Business Intermediary on

I am excited to announce the sale of Easy Method Driving School (Ellicott City, MD) to Coastline Academy (California) on May 31, 2022. Robert initially contact us to help sell Easy Method Driving School in May 2020. COVID challenges made this not the ideal time to sell. We advised the own ...
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How we helped Sell a National Tutoring Franchise

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, Certified Business Intermediary on

In August 2021, Jim contact us to help sell his Huntington Learning Franchise located in Newark, Delaware. Jim was ready to retire and had his business listed with another business broker for almost two years before he engaged us. We helped position the business to be attractive to buyers.  ...
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Making a Plan to Exit Your Business

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Posted by Justin W Sandridge on

Many business owners plan how they are going to exit their business from the moment they first start building it. With an entrepreneurial mindset, business owners invest time and energy into building their business with a plan of selling their business to provide for retirement or their next bus ...
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Stop the Presses! We Sold this Business without taking it to Market!

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, CBI on

At the beginning of 2020, Caleb contacted us to explore his options for selling his business.  He wanted his business to be sold by the summer of 2021 so he could relocate his family to Florida.  Caleb's mother owned the business before him and he had been working there since he was a teenager ...
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We got this deal to SCOOT to Closing Quickly

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Murphy Business Sales (Towson, MD) On September 14, 2020, Justin Sandridge, Certified Business Intermediary of Murphy Business Sales successfully brokered the sale of College Park, MD based College Scooters to a Virginia based owner. The former owners of College Scooters, Navid Mazloom, star ...
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7 Simple Things to Consider When Planning To Sell Your Business

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, CBI on

While operating a small business, most business owners like to show as little profit as possible to minimize taxes. Wanting to avoid taxes is understandable; however, it can cause concern when the time comes to sell the business. The idea is that if you reduce the risk for a buyer, this will ...
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Can I sell my small business during an economic downturn?

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge on

We knew this would happen eventually, and here we are - the bear market has arrived. Over the past few weeks, many small business owners have had to close operations, and unfortunately, for many, it will be for good. If your business survives, this will serve as a reminder of the importance of keep ...
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Ten Steps to Selling your Small Business

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, Certified Business Intermediary on

If, after evaluating your options, you decide that selling your business to a third party is the right exit strategy for you, you will quickly experience that it is a very emotional and stressful process. The steps to selling a company are not black-and-white, nor clearly defined. The lines blur, ...
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Don’t be like Sam: Positioning Your Business to Sell

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Posted by Justin W. Sandridge, CBI on

By: Justin Sandridge, Certified Business Intermediary Murphy Business Sales - Baltimore I often receive calls from small business owners who are finally ready to sell their companies after decades of hard work and who want my help to do it. Unfortunately, for every seller who owns a profit ...
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ServiceMaster Franchise Owners Make a Clean Sweep and Sell their Business

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We are excited to announce that we helped Sell ServiceMaster of Harford County, Maryland on July 31, 2019 Libby and Jimmy took a chance and left their corporate jobs in New York City over 30 years ago to start this franchise in Maryland. Today they passed the torch on to Michael and Mary to cont ...
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Bumble Junk is BUZZING with a New Owner – Sold January 22, 2019

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Posted by Justin Sandridge, Business Broker on

Murphy Business Sales - Baltimore is excited to announce the successful sale of Bumble Junk on January 22, 2019.  The owner, Ryan Sentz, engaged Justin Sandridge of Murphy Business Sales to assist with valuing his business in August 2017.  Ryan had a successful business model that was i ...
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Winner, Winner Chicken Wing Dinner! How we helped John Sell his Wings & Subs Business in Baltimore

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Posted by Justin Sandridge, Business Broker on

In May 2018, John engaged Murphy Business Sales to help him sell his Wings and Subs Business in West Baltimore.  John previously purchased the business in 2011 when he got out of college.  John is young and was ready to try something new and branch out.  We were able to get th ...
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How we Massaged this Deal to Sell this Salon and Spa Business

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Posted by Justin Sandridge on

  In March 2018 the Owner of Indulge Salon and Spa contact me to help her sell her business.  She had new plans for her future and needed to move on from her business.  The seller, Wendy, also owned a Curves Gym Franchise and was ready to sell both.  Wendy was ready to sell ...
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VIDEO: What does a Business Broker Do?

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