Selling a business
As the leading business brokers in Dallas, we don’t just help you sell your business—we help you make informed decisions that align with your long-term goals. Our team is dedicated to maximizing the value of your sale, handling everything from pricing analysis to seamless execution.
Ready to take the next step? Contact us today for a no-obligation business valuation and let Paradigm Business Brokers provide you with the insight and support you need for a successful sale. Fill out the form below or call us directly to get started!
To exit your business, our recommendation is that you:
- Have a valid reason to sell – the more valid your reason, the more interest you will generate among buyers.
- Don’t wait until it’s too late – selling your business for economic or emotional reasons will lead you to the wrong deal for the wrong reasons.
- Have your financial records and documentation prepared – The more meticulous the better. Paradigm Business Brokers will help you identify what you have and what you’ll need.
- Be part of the marketing team for the sale of your company – you know your business best and we will help you put the information to use in securing a buyer.
- Don’t let your operations slip – maintain your normal business hours, inventory and appearance.
- Maintain confidentiality in your day-to-day operations and let us engage the market
- We will pre-qualify potential buyers for your business. Our evaluation will include financial credentials and will extend to competence and compatibility of potential buyers to help determine whether or not they can be successful after the deal is closed.
What to Expect When Selling
In the listing and marketing of your company, and throughout the transaction, maintaining confidentiality is very important
When we engage with you, initially you will be asked to supply some basic information about the business, to enable us to perform high level valuation of your business. We help value your company while setting realistic expectations of what the market will pay. This business valuation includes an income trend of the company, as well as normalized adjustments to get to the true cash flow of the company or SDE (Sellers Discretionary Earnings).
Other considerations for valuation:
If you want the valuation of your business to be done by top business brokers in Dallas, following are some considerations.
- FF&E
- Inventory
- WIP (Work In Progress)
- Finished Goods
- Real Estate
- Contracts
- Future Projections
- Intellectual Property
- Strong Management
- Franchise Value
- Licensing
- Website Domains
- Customer List
- History
- SOP’s
After a visit of your business and premises and a market appraisal, we would agree on a marketable price. We then compile a Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) to present the business in the best possible light, as the appointed agents. CIMs are shared ONLY when the potential buyer(s) has signed NDA.
We determine the most likely source of buyers for your business – our own database of prospective buyers, the internet, direct approaches to selective industry lists, local, national websites.
After handling all enquiries from the various sources, the prospective buyers must be qualified. We eliminate time-wasters, hopefuls with no money, and inquisitive competitors. we want to make sure buyers are qualified earlier in the selling process and only qualifies, willing and ready buyers are presented to you.
We will craft the Sale Offer and Acceptance Agreement with input from the buyer. When an offer is received in writing, a deposit is also sought.
