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Selling a Business with the Northwest Georgia Murphy Business Professionals

Murphy Business is very selective about who they allow to broker businesses. We are former (and often current) business owners and C-Suite executives who understand the business owner’s point of view. Murphy Brokers also collaborate to match buyers and sellers throughout North America. This level of cooperation is unique to Murphy Business and greatly increases your chances of finding the right buyer.

Every Murphy Business broker goes through a rigorous training process and has the back office support we need to facilitate the sale of your business.

Selling a Business with the Northwest 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.

Selling a business isn’t like selling a building. When you sell a building, you typically connect with a real estate agent, put a sign in the yard, and tell everyone you know that it’s for sale. When you want to sell a profitable business – with or without a building – it requires a very different approach. Here is what it looks like:

Arrange a business valuation
Don’t tell anyone! When people learn that your business is for sale they assume that something must be wrong with it. On average, your business will sell for 40% less if it’s widely known that it is for sale. So, keep it to yourself and keep more money when you sell it.
Contact us (preferably 3-5 years in advance) to find out what your business is worth. This gives us time to fix minor issues before they become major problems in negotiations.
Together we will determine the appropriate asking price and develop a marketing package that will promote your business to the most potential buyers.
We will prepare both a blind listing that explains your business in very vague terms and a confidential memorandum that explains your business in great detail. Anyone can see the blind listing when they search for businesses for sale, but only those who sign a non-disclosure agreement will be able to see the confidential memorandum.
We will pre-screen buyers so that you don’t take time away from your business talking to tire-kickers. When we introduce you to a prospective buyer, you can be assured that they are capable of, and interested in, doing a deal.
We present serious offers to you and help you negotiate the best deal that will maximize your proceeds and minimize your tax impact.
Once a contract is in place, we guide you through the due diligence period. Never let an unsupervised buyer look “under the hood.”
We close the deal.

Benefits to Sellers

Starting the journey of selling your business can be both thrilling and challenging. At Murphy Business, we recognize the importance of beginning with a solid foundation.

We start by conducting a professional valuation of your business to determine its fair market value, ensuring it’s priced correctly for a successful sale. Furthermore, Murphy professionals develop a detailed offering portfolio to create a compelling presentation for potential buyers. Our brokers are dedicated to exceeding expectations by tailoring customized marketing plans to attract qualified buyers. Our extensive local and national connections form a network of thousands of brokers, all focused on finding the right buyer for your business.
We offer buyers access to our network of banking professionals, assisting them with traditional financing or SBA small business loans, often reducing the need for seller financing.

Reach out to our office to sell your business with maximum marketing exposure and minimal selling time. Murphy will guide you from the initial valuation through preparing your business for sale, finding and qualifying potential purchasers, and finally managing the process to a successful closing.

Take the First Step Towards Your Business Success!

Contact your local Northwest Georgia 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.

Sell a Business