Playing your cards close to your chest may be the way to go in business, but not if you are trying to sell it for the best price.
So you have a potential buyer for your business. Congratulations! Marketing or advertising your business has paid off…so far.
Only when a prospect is sure that your business is going to go on making money into the future will you be able to close the deal. So the mantra is: “Don’t look as if you are holding back. Give them everything.”
Getting people to look at the sale of your business more closely is admirable, but getting the deal across the line is a whole other ball game. It usually means full access to all paperwork. Be prepared to go into everything, so the purchaser of your business can see where the good supersedes the difficulty.
Transparency
Your business operations must be transparent. If it’s all too much homework, raises too many questions or just looks too har, the chances are you may lose your buyer.
If they don’t understand your business quickly they will lose confidence.
You can give a buyer “everything” without having to give away your best trade secrets if you focus on what’s in it for them. Brush up your track record. Lay out your business potential. Reveal hidden strategies and point out where further savings can be made.
Zoran Sarabaca
Principal
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