The right broker costs you a commission and makes you significantly more. The wrong broker costs you time, positioning, and often a price reduction you could have avoided entirely.
Selling A Business, Selling Your Company
Why a Broker Who Charges Upfront Fees: It Has Already Told You Something Important
By Michael Shea | Transworld Business Advisors of Tampa Bay When you interview a business broker, you are evaluating their competence, their market reach, their track record, and their personality. Those things matter. But before any of them, there is a structural question that determines whose interests a broker is actually serving: do they […]
The Co-Brokerage Question: One Answer Tells You Everything About Whose Side Your Broker Is On
Follow up with: have you co-broked on closed deals in the past year, and can you give me an example? Asking for a real transaction turns a policy conversation into a track record conversation, and track records are harder to fake.
Why Represented Sellers Get Better Outcomes: The Data on Business Brokers — and 5 Things to Look For Before You Sign
The best time to engage a broker is before you feel the urgency to sell. Sellers who come to the table under pressure — from burnout, health issues, a business downturn, or a partnership dispute
Selling a CPA or Accounting Practice: What Your Practice Is Worth, Who’s Buying, and How Deals Actually Get Done
. Do not wait until you cannot go through another tax season. Keep overhead in line, do not overpay staff, and approach the sale as the business transaction it is.