Sell a Business for the Best Price

Selling a Parking Management Business

Owning a parking management business hasn't always been a bed of roses, but it's been worth the effort. The next step is to position your business for the demands of the business-for-sale marketplace.

Market timing is a perennial problem for business sellers.

Despite the conventional wisdom, we believe current economic conditions are right for selling a parking management business. With the right information and strategy, you could be well on your way to a successful sale

Selling to a Family Member

The idea of passing a business along to a family member sounds idyllic to many business owners. in reality, a family-based parking management business sale can be more complicated than selling to a stranger. Often, a sale to a family member creates fractures within the family. Whether you offer the family member special concessions or not, either the buyer or other family members may take offense. If possible, discuss a long-term, generational transition with the entire family and seek the advice of a professional consultant.

The Best Person to Sell Your Parking Management Business

An unassisted business sale is a double-edged sword. Without a doubt, you have the most at stake in the outcome of your sale. That makes you the most passionate advocate for your parking management business in the business-for-sale marketplace. But your knowledge and personal insights about the parking management business are also the problem. You see your company's potential. But buyers don't pay for potential - they pay for current market value. At a minimum, conduct an independent appraisal of the parking management business to gain an objective sense of fair market value.

Pre-Sale Checklist

There is a lot of work that needs to be done before you're ready to sell your parking management business. Perhaps the most important pre-sale consideration is to right-size your expectations to the realities of the market. Once your expectations are in the ballpark, you can move on to making your business presentable to prospective buyers.

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