Selling a business is a complex undertaking. We help you understand the steps involved in selling a business. To ensure you get the best deal possible, it's critical that you thoroughly understand the process.

• Business Valuation. What's my business worth? That's a question asked by many an entrepreneur, and it's critical if you are raising money or selling a business. Here's how it works.
• Selling Your Business. Wondering how to sell your business? This article introduces you to the basic processes involved in selling a business.

• Using Business Brokers. How do I sell my business? Using business brokers makes selling a business easy, provided you pick a good business broker.
• Seller Financing. You're selling your business and the seller requests seller financing. Should you finance the buyer who is purchasing your business or should you avoid seller financing at all costs?
• How to Go Public. What does it take to go public? If you want to know how to go public, this article is a must read.
• Selling Small Businesses. How do you decide when it's in your best interest to sell your small business? In this article on small business exit strategies, we examine a few scenarios where selling small businesses can make sense.
• Pros and Cons of Using Business Brokers. Are business brokers worth the fees they charge? If you are buying a business or selling a business, this article provides a wealth of useful information on the value that business brokers provide. We discuss the pros and cons of using a business broker.
• Quitting Time. Closing down a business is never easy. Perhaps you started a business years ago and have been just barely eeking out a living. When is it time to give up, admit defeat and move on?
• Prepare for Due Diligence ASAP. It's a good idea to always be prepared to sell your business. That means you need to document and organize all of your contracts well so you can quickly be ready for buyer due diligence.
• Choosing an Investment Banker. Investment bankers can help you to sell your business, but not all investment bankers are created equal. Here are attributes to look for when you are choosing an investment banking firm.
• Selling a Business Online. Many new business-for-sale marketplaces such as BizBuySell.com now make it easy to sell businesses online. Here are a few considerations to contemplate as you prepare to list your business for sale with one of these online services.
• Five Tips for Maximizing Your Business Sale Price. Just as you market your products and services to attract customers, it's important to market you business in a way that maximizes its value in the eyes of prospective buyers. Here are a few tips for getting a great price when you sell a business.
• When to Walk Away from a Buyer. You're selling your business and you've got a buyer on the line but something just doesn't feel right about the buyer. Here are a few situations in which it's best to simply walk away from a prospective buyer and look for another potential buyer.
• Selling a Restaurant. The market for restaurant buying and selling is well-established and has its own norms and processes. Here's a primer on how to sell a restaurant.
• Selling a Business to Relatives. What needs to be considered when you sell your business to a relative? Shoud a child, sibling or spouse be treated differently than any other buyer? You bet.
• Free Business Valuation Tool. A free business valuation tool from BizBuySell.com makes it easy to value a business. No need to hire a business valuation consultant -- just use this free valuation tool.
• What to Tell Employees When Selling a Business. Is it best to not let employees know if you are selling the business or should you give them a heads up that the business is for sale?
• Renewing Leases Prior to Selling a Business. When planning to sell a business, it pays to think strategically about your real estate leases. Here are a few good things to do before selling a business.

• Training New Owners After Selling a Business. Training new business owners after selling a business may seem like something you can put on your back burner. However, it turns out it can be very important.
• Confidentiality When Selling a Business. Have all potential business buyers sign and date a Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreement before giving out any info. Make sure potential buyers understand how important it is to keep the sale of the business confidential and that there are legal ramifications if they don't.
• Surviving Buyer Due Diligence. Selling a business? If so, it's very important to be prepared for due diligence by the buyer.
• Seller Carryback Notes. By offering "seller carry back financing" sellers can greatly increase the number of potential buyers for their business, and most likely sell the business at a higher price.
• Baby Boomer Retirement and Businesses for Sale. With baby boomer business owners retiring at an accelerating rate, the number of businesses for sale is rising and, as a result, prices are dropping. That's great news for buyers. Here are the implications for sellers.
• Entrepreneurial Exit Strategies. The mark of a good entrepreneur is that they always have their eye on an exit strategy. We discuss why selling a company should be top of mind from start to finish as you progress through your entrepreneurial adventures.
• Selling to Competitors. Competitors are great potential buyers when selling your business, but how do you make sure they're serious and not just wasting your time?
• Giving Up on a Business. This article briefly goes over how to decide when to push through obstacles and when it is time to pull the plug on a business.
• Valuating a Business. If you are looking to sell a business, obtain outside funding or just want to know what your company is worth, there are a variety of valuation methods available. This article, the first in a two-part series, discusses several valuation methods that are commonly used.
• Valuating a Company. When selling a business or obtaining outside funding, it's important to know how to value a company. We discuss the various business valuation methods in the second article in our two-part article series on company valuation methods.
• Q1 2009 Business Valuation Trends By City. How much is my business worth? It's a question we hear often from business owners. Fortunately, we've got some business valuation trend data for Q1 2009 that lets you know what business are selling for. This data is provided to us by BizBuySell.com.
• Is Now a Good Time to Sell a Business?. Thinking about selling a business? First Quarter 2009 national data recently released from BizBuySell.com suggests that it's a tough time to sell, but deals are still getting done.
• Choosing the Right Team to Sell a Business. Business owners don't typically sell a business on their own. It's a team effort, and you will be the captain of the team. We offer a few tips on how to choose a good team to help you sell a business.
• Selling a Business in a Down Economy. Selling a business in a down economy? It may not be the best time, but some distressed sellers don't have a choice. In this article, we discuss a few important things to consider before you decide to sell a business.
• Understanding IPOs. An IPO is one of the most common methods of exit for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. We talk about what’s involved in the IPO process.
• Seller Financing When Selling a Business. Selling a business? Seller financing may be the only way to get a business-for-sale transaction done these days. We take a look at the pros and cons of offering seller financing in your exit strategy.
• Confidentiality Breach Can Ruin a Business Sale. When selling a business, confidentiality is key. If employees, competitors and others find out that an owner intends to sell a business, the consequences can be extremely negative, well beyond simply putting the business sale at risk.
• Fewer Businesses Were Sold in Second Quarter 2009. Business-for-sale trend data for Second Quarter 2009 suggests that the down economy is taking its toll on exit strategies for small business owners.
• Second Quarter 2009 Business Valuation Data by City. What are small businesses selling for in your area? This business valuation trend data for Q2 2009, provided by BizBuySell.com, will give you some perspective on local business valuations.
• Improving Business-for-Sale Market in Third Quarter 2009. The latest BizBuySell.com business valuation data for Third Quarter 2009 suggests that business-for-sale transactions have begun to increase after hitting bottom in recent months.
• Third Quarter 2009 Business Valuation Data by City. The business-for-sale marketplace stalled out during the recession. But new Third Quarter 2009 data BizBuySell.com suggests that things may have bottomed out and are now on an upswing. Check out the business valuation trends for your city and see what businesses are selling for in your town.
• Reasons For Selling a Business. Business owners will sell a business for a variety of reasons. We've listed out the Top 10 reasons that business owners decide to exit a business and put a company up for sale.