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Sell a Business

Sell a Business

Selling a Business with the Georgia Murphy Business Professionals

Murphy Business is a leading Georgia business brokerage in affiliations with National and International Business Brokerage and Merger & Acquisition associations.


These connections provide maximum exposure in selling a business yet still ensuring confidentiality. Our experienced valuation professionals help owners realize the true value of their business to properly establish a suitable marketing plan to help sell a business. The professionals at Murphy Business know the Georgia market and provide you access to the broadest number of qualified buyers.

Every business will at some time during its life arrive at the time when it needs to change ownership. It may be from the founder of the business to his children. Other times it may be to an employee or a group of employees. Most often the business is sold to a total stranger.

There are many difficult decisions that face a business owner when they have decided to sell their business:

  • How do I value and price the business?

  • How do I find a qualified buyer?

  • How do I offer the company for sale without premature release of sensitive and confidential information?

  • What and when do I tell the employees about the sale?

  • What will the income tax impact be on the proceeds?

  • What are the steps involved in properly presenting the business?

  • What information will be needed to get the maximum return?

  • Will accounting, legal, and brokerage fees eat up a large percentage of the sale price?

  • How much will outside professional help really be needed?

    • Murphy Business understands the business transfer process. With over 400 closing each year, we are experienced in getting you through the process and to the closing table. Murphy will help the seller with the answers to all these questions. We will work with you through every step in the process.

Selling a Business with the Georgia Murphy Business Professionals

How to Sell a Business

All of our professionals have owned or managed a business in the past, which gives us first-hand experience to help pilot clients through the process of selling a business.

The experienced professionals at the Georgia office will be with you each step of the way when answering the challenging questions of “how to sell a business.”

  • Arrange a business valuation
  • Prepare a detailed offering portfolio
  • Develop a marketing plan to sell the business
  • Implement the plan and promote to potential buyers
  • Negotiate offer to purchase or letter of intent
  • Coordinate Due Diligence
  • Finalize Closing through Financing and Funding

We provide a detailed offering portfolio above the typical one page MLS form. Going above and beyond in information gathering and presentation is just one way Murphy Business exceeds expectations to help provide information for buyers in their due diligence efforts. These efforts often help make selling a business smoother with speedier transaction times.

In addition, Murphy Business brokers can create a customized marketing plan to attract the most suitable qualified buyer. Our local and national connections and associations create a network of thousands of brokers seeking out the correct buyer.

We provide our network of banking professionals to assist the buyer with traditional financing or SBA small business loans. While providing this service we can often minimize the amount of seller financing, if needed. Murphy Business assists sellers through all the steps of selling a business, even through the closing.

Benefits to Sellers

Selling your business can be an exhilarating yet daunting task. At Murphy Business, we understand the importance of laying a strong foundation from the outset.

  • We begin by preparing a professional valuation to determine your business’s fair market value, ensuring it is appropriately priced to enhance the chances of a successful sale. Murphy experts also create a detailed offering portfolio, setting the stage for an appealing presentation to potential buyers. With a commitment to surpassing expectations, our brokers develop customized marketing plans designed to attract qualified buyers. Our extensive network of local and national brokers helps identify the perfect buyer for your business.
  • We provide buyers with access to our network of banking professionals, assisting them with traditional financing or SBA small business loans, which can sometimes minimize the need for seller financing.

Contact our office to ensure maximum marketing exposure and a swift selling process. From valuation to preparing your business for sale, identifying and qualifying potential purchasers, and managing the process to closing, Murphy Business is with you every step of the way.

Take the First Step Towards Your Business Success!

Contact your local Georgia (GA) office to sell a business with maximum marketing exposure and minimum selling time.

Murphy will be with you from the business valuation to preparing it for sale, then finding and qualifying prospective purchasers, and lastly managing the process to a successful closing.


The Georgia (GA) Murphy Business Brokerage Firm services the following areas: Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, Macon, Athens, Gainesville, Albany, Dalton, Warner Robbins, Valdosta, Brunswick, Rome, Hinesville, LaGrange, Statesboro, Dublin, Milledgeville, Waycross, and Calhoun.

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