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Sell a Business

Sell a Business

Selling a Business with the New Orleans, LA Murphy Business Professionals

The Murphy Business professionals in the Murphy Business Sales – New Orleans, Louisiana office are ready to assist you with the sale of your business.


Partnering with Murphy Business provides a broad reach that helps promote your business to the maximum number of qualified potential buyers. Our office is one of more than a hundred and thirty offices across the country with affiliations with National and International Business Brokerage and Merger and Acquisition associations.


Selling a Business with the New Orleans, LA 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 New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) office will be with you each step of the way when answering the challenging questions of “how to sell a business.”

  • Determine What The Business Is Worth - We will accomplish this by determining earnings, applying rules of thumb for that industry and looking at what comparable businesses have sold for as well as what is currently on the market. We have one of the area’s only Certified Business Appraisers and access to a lot of data on businesses that are for sale and those that have sold in the past several years – so you can be confident that our valuation will be accurate.
  • Prepare A Detailed Offering Portfolio - We will put together an attractive and informative offering portfolio that we will use to market your business to potential buyers.
  • Develop A Marketing Plan To Sell The Business - Our listings go out to over 30 different websites where your business is advertised. Because Murphy is the largest brokerage firm in North America, we also have a large pool of buyers with which we work.
  • Negotiate An Offer and Structure A Deal - We will be the go-between in the negotiation between the seller and buyer and will work diligently to ensure that everyone comes away happy. Murphy Business has relationships with some of the premier loan brokerage firms in the country, who have relationships with hundreds of lenders and the expertise to know which ones to go to for which types of deals.
  • Perform Due Diligence - During the due diligence period, the buyer will make sure that everything is in order for the business. We will facilitate this happening, as well as be there to smooth over any hiccups that may come up to ensure that the deal happens.
  • Finalize Closing - Once due diligence has been performed and everything is in order – the buyer and seller will attend the closing where all necessary documents are signed and any loans are finalized.

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.

Benefits to Sellers

Take the First Step Towards Your Business Success!

Contact your local New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) 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 New Orleans Murphy office serves New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

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