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First Venture Associates, Inc.

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SERVICES

            Information For Buyers      Information For Sellers

SERVICES WE CAN OFFER SELLERS  

  • Confidentiality: employees, customers, and vendors will not learn your business is for sale.
  • Business Brokers of Florida Network: Over 800 brokers statewide to help sell your business
  • Qualification: our Buyer screening will find the ready, willing and able buyer for your business.
  • Financing: pre-qualify qualified businesses with outside financings so you get cash at closing.
  • Advertising: we pay the cost of reaching local, national and international markets.
  • Pricing: establish a fair market evaluation of business worth or independently appraised.
  • Downtime: no business interruption to you.
  • Leases: assist with new or assignment of leases.
  • Real Estate: we can sell it along with the business or structure a new lease to provide income.
  • Mergers/Acquisitions: locate businesses that will improve your competitiveness & profits.
  • Consulting: we are experts in solving the many problems encountered in the selling process.
  • Taxes:  we can work with your CPA to structure the best method of sale to minimize your taxes.
  • Last but not least: service after the sale; many satisfied customers.

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1. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SELL?  The best time to sell is when a business is doing well. It's best not to wait until after a business has peaked; the selling price can suffer. However, almost any business can be sold, even if it is not doing too well, if the sale is handled correctly.

2. HOW MUCH IS MY BUSINESS WORTH?  A company's value depends on many factors-such as cash flow, asset values, financial history, condition of equipment and premises, lease attractiveness, competition, potential for improvement, location, industry type and the economy, among many others. We have unparalleled knowledge of real market values from selling many businesses each year. By analyzing your business and comparable sales in your industry, we can advise you on proper pricing strategy for your business.

 

3. CAN A REAL ESTATE AGENT SELL MY BUSINESS?   While many business brokers are licensed to sell real estate, most real estate only agents do not know how to sell businesses. The techniques of pricing, selling and putting together the business transaction are altogether different from selling houses or commercial property. And, it's virtually impossible for a real estate agent to get the confidential exposure to qualified buyers that a major business brokerage can.

 

4. WHAT ABOUT THE MARKETING FEE?  There are no up front fees or costs. The marketing fee is paid only if your business sells. We pay even the advertising. Most sellers have found that the cost of using our services is more than offset by the value they have gained from our expertise and access to buyers.

 

5. WHY NOT SELL THE BUSINESS MYSELF?  Most owners find that the frustration, expense and time involved do not yield cost savings.