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  • Key Takeaways: Nine Questions to Ask When Hiring a Business Broker
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  • Click here to link to the full article published in Media Training for CEOs on November 20, 2023, based on an interview with Eric J. Gall.


    Key Takeaways from the Article

    There are nine questions to ask when hiring a business broker.  They include:

    1.  What are the business broker’s qualifications, experience, and certifications?

    2.  What associations does the business broker belong to?

    3.  How does the business broker value and price a business?

    4.  Does the business broker sell businesses full-time?

    5.  What are the business broker’s marketing tools?

    6.  What is the business broker’s process for ensuring confidentiality and qualifying buyers before sharing confidential information?

    7.  What is the business broker’s recent and lifetime transaction record?

    8.  Is the business broker willing to co-broke?

    9.  What are the business broker’s fees?

    Business owners have one opportunity to sell their business. Knowing the right questions to ask when hiring a business broker can make a big difference in a business selling in a timely manner and at the best possible price and terms.

    If you are considering selling your business, contact Eric for a confidential, complimentary consultation.


    Eric Gall
    MBA, CM&AP, CBI, ABI, M&AMI
    239.738.6227
    [email protected]