Thinking about Selling your Business?
Call The Silva Group!
The Silva Group can assist you with every step of your business sale. As Burlington, Vermont business brokers, we provide local, in-person support to Vermont business owners.
When you begin planning the sale of your business, we can provide you information needed for good decisions on exit strategy. By performing a business salability and market valuation analysis, we can help you understand not only the likely market value of your business, but also which elements truly enhance value. In addition, we identify operating issues that may weaken the salability of your business, so that these issues can be addressed prior to going on the market. The purpose of our exit planning is to help you optimize the value and the salability of your business.
We identify the types of buyers who may be a good fit for your business. Possible qualified buyers may include employees, family members, outside individuals, competitors in your industry or companies allied to your industry.
You may be ready to sell your business to a known buyer, such as a family member or employee. In this case, The Silva Group can support you by providing selected services on an as-needed basis. For example, we can value your business and assist you with negotiations and transitional issues to ensure your business sale proceeds smoothly.
You may need us to find a buyer, in which case we can provide full brokerage services and access to a large network of potential business buyers.
The Silva Group can help you sell your business by providing:
- Business salability and market valuation analyses
- Identification of suitable buyers
- Preparation of custom marketing packages
- Strategic local, regional and national marketing
- Buyer screening
- Confidentiality agreements
- Financial disclosures
- Negotiation of sale terms
- Coordination of closings and transitions
As a member of your team, we coordinate closely with your other advisors, including your accountant, financial planner and attorney. We recognize that transactional issues such as potential tax liabilities should be well understood so that your business sale is structured to your advantage.
Confidentiality in the transfer of a business is absolutely essential. Your business can be harmed if the pending sale is revealed prematurely to your employees, customers, suppliers or competitors. As your intermediary, we hold the identity of your business and your sensitive operating data in the strictest confidence. We release this information only to qualified prospective buyers who have been bound by confidentiality agreements and have demonstrated the financial strength to complete the purchase. No identifying or sensitive information is released in open advertising.
We understand that you need to spend your time running your business. We will bring to you only serious, qualified buyers - we do not waste your time with "window shoppers".
Our process is well designed to match your business with a strong buyer and to provide excellent value for your company.
Call The Silva Group to discuss selling your business!