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Buy a Business

Buying a Business

Buying a Business with Murphy Business Sales -
Cedar Rapids, IA

Murphy Business is a leading Cedar Rapids, Iowa business brokerage in affiliations with National and International Business Brokerage and Merger & Acquisition associations. These connections help reveal the greatest opportunities for buying a business. The benefits from choosing Murphy Business as your partner, reach beyond what a local real estate or business sales firm can offer.

With Murphy Business - Cedar Rapids, you will have a professional partner represent you through the entire process and answer all of your questions on how to buy a business. All of our professionals have owned or managed a business in the past, which gives us first-hand experience to help guide our clients through the process of buying a business.

Reasons To Buy From Murphy Business - Cedar Rapids

- We offer personal, comprehensive and integrity based business services to buyers

- Experienced career business executives provide a personal touch, backed by national marketing

- National, regional and local listings of buyers

- Confidential business explorations, inquiries, and marketing

- We offer both franchise and private business options

How to Buy a Business

Murphy Business provides assistance to buyers through every step of the buying process to find a business for sale that matches your needs. The experienced business brokers who have owned or managed a business in the past will walk you through how to buy a business. Murphy Business works with buyers to engage them in a comprehensive Business Search. Our network provides access to thousands of businesses for sale many of which are not released to the public, in turn allowing the most aggregate view of possibilities.

Once a prospective business is identified, our valuation professionals provide buyers a fair market value of the business for sale to ensure you are receiving the maximum value for your dollars spent. Our banker connections will assist in arranging traditional financing or an SBA business loan if needed.

If needed, we can use our banking contacts to assist you in arranging to finance, both traditional and SBA small business loans. Murphy will continue to offer you guidance through closing, the end of the buying process.

Murphy Business helps connect buyers and sellers daily and pilot them through the entire buying process. We will customize your search to present you with the most suitable businesses.

The Buying Process

  • Identifying Parameters

    Your Murphy broker will assess your skills, interests, experience, and goals to tailor the search for businesses that fit your needs.

  • Locating Solid Opportunities

    Your broker will sift through businesses to find ones with solid financials and suitability, including franchise options.

  • Arranging Meetings and Site Visits

    Your broker will handle scheduling appointments and site visits, freeing up your time.

  • Assisting with Determining Business Value

    Leverage your broker’s expertise in negotiation and deal structuring.

  • Handling Negotiations and the Offer to Purchase

    Your broker will guide negotiations, ensuring a smooth transaction adhering to regulations and financing requirements.

  • Obtaining the Paperwork Necessary to Close

    Utilize standardized forms recognized by professionals to streamline the closing process.

  • Managing the Due Diligence Process

    Your broker will help navigate the complex due diligence phase, ensuring all necessary documentation is obtained.

  • Post-Closing

    Your broker will be there at closing and beyond to address any post-closing issues that arise.

Call your Cedar Rapids, Iowa Murphy Business office for professional expertise in buying a business.

Embark on Your Journey to Business Ownership!

Contact our Cedar Rapids, Iowa office to explore purchasing a business, benefiting from our extensive market exposure and efficient processes.


Murphy will guide you through the entire journey, from evaluating potential businesses to finding suitable opportunities, qualifying sellers, and successfully navigating the purchase process to closing.


The Cedar Rapids, IA office services the following cities: Cedar Rapids, Bertram, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins, Alburnett, Central City, Coggon, Ryan, Delhi, & Hopkinton.

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