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Sell a Business in the San Francisco Area

Expert Guidance for Selling Your Business in San Francisco and Surrounding Areas

At Murphy Business Sales – San Francisco, our experienced business brokers are ready to help business owners confidently navigate the sale process with expert guidance, market insight, and personalized support every step of the way.


We provide maximum exposure for clients selling a business in any market. Our regional office in San Francisco is one of more than a hundred across the nation that has affiliations with National and International Business Brokerage and Merger & Acquisition associations. Partnering with Murphy Business, one of the nation’s largest brokerage firms provides an extensive reach to help promote your business to the maximum number of qualified potential buyers.


At the San Francisco Murphy Business office, we establish confidence when clients come to us to sell a business by treating the sale of your business as if it were our own. The business brokers at Murphy have experience and have been successful business owners prior to joining Murphy Business. Our experienced professionals can answer all of your questions on how to sell a business.


Murphy focuses on finding a qualified buyer willing to pay the true worth of your business. We use a proven system to manage the selling of a business from start to finish, beginning with a custom plan to promote your business to likely buyers. We always utilize experts in wealth management, taxation, and deal structure to ensure that we maximize your profits.

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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 San Francisco office will be with you each step of the way when answering the challenging questions of “how to sell a business.”

  • Plan your business exit with confidence. Call to arrange an appointment with one of our skilled business brokers to discuss the process of selling a business. We will begin by evaluating your business and personal goals.
  • Arrange for your San Francisco advisor to perform a business valuation so you know exactly what your business is worth and to set a realistic price that will ensure your business sells, FAST!
  • Sit back and let your Murphy Business business broker handle the confidential marketing of your business, qualifying buyer prospects, managing due diligence, and overseeing the closing process.

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.

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Take the First Step Towards Your Business Success!

Contact your local San Francisco 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.


We proudly serve business buyers and sellers throughout San Francisco, Marin County, Sonoma County, and Mendocino County. Our coverage includes San Francisco neighborhoods such as SoMa, the Mission District, Chinatown, and the Financial District; Marin communities including San Rafael, Novato, Sausalito, Mill Valley, and Tiburon; Sonoma County cities including Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sonoma, and Windsor; and Mendocino County communities including Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Boonville, Philo, and Point Arena.

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