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Selling a Business
Online guide to prepare your business for sale — click here

Plus download FREE our Market Planning Model to build and strengthen your company value.

Steps in the SELLING Process

Step 1:

Start with the Intent to SELL

   
 

Step 2:

Meet with a Professional Advisor

 
   
 

Step 3:

Determine the TRUE Market Value

 
   
 

Step 4:

Package the Company for Sale

 
   
 

Step 5:

Find Prospective Buyers

 
   
 

Step 6:

Negotiate and Close the Sale

 
   
Not Ready to Sale

Not ready to sell your business right now? Then how about buying a business to expand your current line.

Think about it. You may need to:

· move into new markets
· pick up new customers
· expand your product line
· offer a service to round out your product offering
· increase sales
· buyout the competition
· other: __________

We can inquire about business opportunities under complete confidentiality. Give us a call to discuss your objectives.

See our buyers section for more information

 

How About Making Your Current Business Stronger


Business is getting tough. New players entering the market can make a competitive landscape tough to beat.

How about expanding and strengthening your market. We have a complete Market Expansion Model that you can review and download FREE. Click here.

Plus, The Novars Group maintains a network of professionals that can help in:

· market planning
· technology
· networking
· finance
· e/m-commerce
· employee benefits
· investment management
· financial planning
· tax / accounting
· other: __________

Check us out

 

Business Sellers
For Business Owners Looking to Sell

There are 2 main reasons why many businesses do not sell:

  1. They Are Under Marketed
  2. They Are Incorrectly Priced

    You have worked hard over the years building your company. You expect to be compensated in a timely manner with a fair price that reflects your hard work and goodwill.

    So when it's time to make the sale, don't make the mistake by relying on anyone other than a professional business broker to market and price your company successfully.

The Novars Group Approach

It is called our network:
it is far more productive and efficient to have the potential of over 1,500 brokers seeking the right buyer for your business.

Our affiliations with the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and Business Brokers Network® (BBN®) mean that our brokers are working for you in every state and province in North America.

It is called our experience: we use the most advanced technologies, the highest ethical standards and professional practices, and extensive business transfer experience as we represent our clients interests.

It is called our process:
when you list your business with The Novars Group —

  • we put to work all of the brokers in our National Network — making it easy to do a business deal anywhere in the country
  • we successfully co-ordinate the transaction with a buyer or seller, regardless of their current location
  • we have an extensive referral network of professionals we can recommend to ensure your deal closes smoothly and at a reasonable cost
  • we respect your need for confidentiality and discretion
  • we offer professional advisory services in packaging and marketing your company.

    That means a shorter time to market and higher values.


Our Business Transfer Model

Types of Business We Represent

We represent a broad range of businesses and industries:

  • service providers
  • manufacturers
  • financial service firms
  • franchises
  • sporting / recreational facilities
  • food service / food processing companies
  • wholesale and retail distributors
  • importers and exporters
  • trucking companies
  • printers
  • technology companies
  • telecommunications companies
  • real estate firms
  • other

The Novars Group maintains affiliations with the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). Our network has extensive experience in each of the above industry categories and more.

Expect Personalized Attention

Selling your business is a very personal matter. As your business broker, the Novars Group will dedicate its full resources in presenting and marketing your business. You will meet and work with one of our business brokers from beginning to end. He or she will focus entirely on the packaging, marketing, negotiations and closing of your business sale.

Nothing But Total Confidentiality

Announcing the sale of your business could bring undesirable consequences, especially if word gets out prematurely to your employees and competition.

That is why we work under strict confidentiality guidelines. All correspondence (verbal and writing) are between you and the business broker — and no one else. We meet on your terms, at a place chosen by you, at a time that is convenient to you.

We will promote your business using a method that has been tested for over 20 years. We target qualified, screened buyers who have a direct interest in your type of business. Everything is confidential. The buyer only knows your business name and location after you give us written permission to present your information. We do this to ensure no disruption in your current business or competitive position.

Our Standard for Packaging Your Company

First things first. We need to help you "straighten-up-the-office" before you list your company for sale, That means we:

  • discuss your business objectives and goals
  • summarize your company history and markets
  • analyze your current market position
  • review your financial statements
  • recommend that we recast your assets to bring them up to market value
  • look at your revenue models
  • review other aspects of your business

We then use a national model that has been tested for the past 20 years to summarize your information. We call it our Confidential Memorandum Report, which includes the following:

  • history of the business
  • financial statements
  • marketing report
  • economic valuation report (if completed)
  • management's view of the future

This approach is being used in over 1500+ affiliated offices nationwide. It has become one of the most respected industry standards when listing your company to prospective buyers. We expect nothing less. You shouldn't either.

Buyer Targeting and Prospecting

The hardest part of selling any business is finding a qualified buyer. You are not selling a home where there is an unlimited number of prospects. You are selling a business whose name, location, customers, etc., are kept under seal until a prospective and qualified buyer can be brought forward.

We have an active and growing database of thousands of qualified, motivated corporate, strategic, and individual buyers with total down-payments available in the billions of dollars. With this much buying power the chances are we will have plenty of competition between buyers for a profitable business like yours. That type of competition increases the likelihood of a deal at a price and terms you will be happy with.

That means we will do OUR homework. We screen buyers in the following ways:

  • develop a buyer profile that includes financial statements
  • ensure that the potential buyer has the financial capacity and qualifications to meet the required financing
  • screen buyers for the business type and business location
  • introduce the buyer to you after obtaining written consents from both parties
  • assist the buyer where appropriate in arranging financing

In other words, the first buyer that we present will be a serious buyer with the financial capacity to close the sale.

This is a definite competitive advantage for our clients.

The Novars Group Objectives and Services

As your broker, we provide the personalized, professional service to maximize the value in your business sale.

When we agree to market your business for sale or partnership investment, we immediately:

  • let all associated brokers know that a new opportunity to buy a terrific business is now available!
  • with our Internet-based Multi-List System, and Affiliates communicating with one another daily we notify every broker quickly, increasing your visibility to brokers and therefore to buyers
  • search our database for potential buyers who are already registered with our associates and contact those Affiliates with initial information
  • set to work investigating the possibilities for a good match between buyer & seller
  • our central office notifies EVERY Buyer who has requested notice when this type of business comes on the market
  • we leverage all available technologies to maximize the chances of a SALE, quickly and profitably!

Our Objectives:

  • obtain fair market value for the seller's company
  • illustrate and assist the seller through steps in the selling process
  • act as the seller's interim manager when negotiating and presenting the company
  • maintain the highest level of confidentiality to avoid undesirable publicity that may harm the seller's business
  • tailor an individualized sales and sales management strategy
  • provide national buyer exposure through the largest business brokerage network in the world.

Our Services:

  • business valuation
  • packaging
  • buyer screening and prospecting
  • confidential offering memorandum
  • market and competitive analysis
  • financial presentations
  • buyer and seller financial analysis and acquisition financing
  • due diligence
  • business negotiations and closing

 

For further discussion on how we can help, please call for a FREE initial consultation:

The Novars Group
703-319-1565

or e-mail your questions to:
info@novarsgroup.com

 

 

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FAQs

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Let's say that we decide to meet, what will you review in our first meeting?

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Why should I use a business broker and more importantly, The Novars Group?

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How do I list my business for sale?

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How do I keep my employees and competition from hearing about my plans?

     
 

 

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