By Peggy DeMuse Licensed Business Broker, Sunbelt Business Advisor, Featured in Upsize Magazine When a business owner is planning their exit strategy, they should seek to minimize risk and maximize net proceeds from the sale. Seller financing can be a powerful tool in this regard. Seller financing drives higher prices Business buyers are also looking to...
See our recently sold Automotive Businesses. Cover Story AASP-MN News October 2022 Featuring Bradley Peterson, Sunbelt Business Broker Running a shop – automotive or collision – presents many challenges that keep owners busy, day in and day out. Their lives revolve around the business, and while some of them love it, others are counting the...
Watch a presentation on Valuing Your Business by Chris Jones, President of Sunbelt Business Advisors. Every business owner deserves to know what their business is worth in today’s market. The sale of your company is a major personal and financial decision. Whether you are thinking about selling now, or will continue to grow your business,...
Excerpts from the book Selling a Business for Dummies, written by Barbara Findlay Schenck and John Davies, CEO of Sunbelt To paraphrase Paul Simon, you have nearly fifty ways to leave your business, and selling comprises seven of them. Your selling options range from the obvious cut-all-the-strings approach by selling your business outright to selling...
By Keith Payne Licensed Business Broker, Sunbelt Business Advisor and Independent Insurance Specialists Many business owners that we meet with are often wondering if the time is right to considering selling their business. Often times they believe to have “the ideal or incumbent buyer” that they feel will be able to take over the business. With that,...
News Release | Contact: Kent Kaiser 651-338-1777 --New Owner, ShareTech, LLC, of Bloomington, Minn., & Apollo Beach, Fla. MINNEAPOLIS – October 24, 2022 – Sunbelt Business Advisors President Chris Jones today announced that the firm facilitated the acquisition of Now IT Connects of Clearwater, Minnesota, by ShareTech LLC of Bloomington, Minnesota, and Apollo Beach, Florida....
Author: Derek Brown President Brown & Associates Wealth Management You have worked hard for many years to build your business to a point to one day have the financial freedom to work less or not at all. Now, you are considering selling your business in hopes of obtaining that financial freedom. This new phase of...
Minnesota’s Largest Seller of Companies is Hiring Attend our Open House September 28, 2022 4:00 - 6:00 PM Register Becoming a Business Broker or M&A Advisor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q: Do I need a license? A: Yes. Many states, including the State of Minnesota, require a license. Minnesota specifically requires a real estate salesperson...
News Release | Contact: Kent Kaiser 651-338-1777 MINNEAPOLIS – July 21, 2022 – Sunbelt Business Advisors President Chris Jones today announced that Sunbelt has been honored as among the “Best Places to Work,” according to annual rankings published by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ). MSPBJ wrote, “In 2022, we are honoring 20 companies in the...
