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The Role of a Business Broker: Do You Need One for Your Sale?

October 13, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

When to Skip: If your business is simple and you have time to manage the sale. When you have experience and wont make mistakes

Filed Under: michaelshea, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: businessbroker, cepa, ibba, michaelshea, tampa, Transworld

Confidential Selling: How to Market Your Business Without Tipping Off Employees

October 13, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Use a Broker: They handle inquiries and screen buyers anonymously.  Emails and strange communication will not happen allowing you to run your business and keep things as they are

Filed Under: cpa, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: businessbroker, cepa, confidentiality, michaelshea, tampa, Transworld

Crafting a Killer Business Listing: What Buyers Want to See in Your Pitch

October 13, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

A great listing attracts serious buyers. Here’s What your Business Broker Should Be Doing to Get Your Listing Noticed. Catchy Headline: Include business type, location, and a hook (e.g., “Profitable NYC Café, $500K Revenue”). Proactive Email Blasts: A experienced broker has a wide and deep email distribution list developed over years. CO-Broker: Dirty secret…good brokers co broker […]

Filed Under: Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: cbi, cepa, cobroker, ibba, michaelshea, orlando, tampa

Financial Cleanup Checklist: Getting Your Books Ready for a Business Sale

October 13, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

I would tell you that better than 70% of the time business owners have made short term decisions in a vacuum without thinking of the end goal of wealth and a exit.  Now is all they think of resulting in really horrible outcomes at the time of sale. If your CPA is not having this conversation with you you need a new CPA.

Filed Under: cpa, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: booksandrecords, cpa, exit, exitplanning, financials, michaelshea, tampa, tampabusinessbroker

Top 10 Mistakes Business Owners Make When Preparing to Sell (And How to Avoid Them)

October 13, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Work with a business broker to streamline the process and avoid these traps.

Filed Under: exitplan, exitplanning, poolroutesales, poolservice, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: businessbroker, cbi, cepa, debt, emotion, exitplan, florida, michaelshea, tampa, Transworld, valuation, vettingbuyers

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