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As an entrepreneur, you've worked hard to build your business, so if you are considering selling, you want to make sure you maximize the value from the sale. Merger & Acquisition professionals based in Cincinnati understand that selling a business isn't as simple as hanging a sign in the window. Their professionals have decades of experience advising business owners and have both local and nationwide contacts to locate buyers.

Selling a business exposes you to serious risks, which you can avoid by following these three tips from Cincinnati's experts:

  • Knowing Why You Want to Sell: Sometimes it's just time to retire, or maybe it’s time to do something else, or maybe it’s not fun anymore. Think about it, and whatever the reason, this is not something to be done without guidance and preparation.
  • What’s it Worth: Whether you are ready to seriously consider selling or not, an important step is to have an outsider analyze the business to estimate the value now and what you might do to increase it when you do decide to sell. It’s called a Comprehensive Business Analysis – and it estimates a likely Sale Price and what is left after paying Liabilities, Costs, and Taxes.Without this calculation, it’s impossible to make an informed decision.
  • Until you Sell: First of all, run the business like it is not for sale. But running it like you MIGHT sell will help make major decisions – to do things to increase versus decrease value. Focus on the strengths, fix weaknesses, take advantage of well thought out opportunities, and the business will be better.We can help with the analysis and suggestions.
  • Hiring A Professional: Selling a business involves navigating complex aspects including negotiation of price and terms and conditions, understanding documentation, allocation of purchase price, seller financing risks, plus a lot of other critical aspects. Our extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions will help you avoid common mistakes and pitfalls and .

Zoellner Garten & Co. has over two decades of experience advising busines sellers and buyers.They maintain a nationwide network of professional contacts. They've helped hundreds of entrepreneurs cash out of their business enterprises, often with higher offers than they would have gotten otherwise. Visit the website to learn more about the range of services today, or call (513) 852-2400 with any questions.

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