Selling a Business

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#330099" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="07714723.gif"> <div> <B>Confidential Business Connections LLC</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> <b> <font size="6"> <script> /* RAINBOW TEXT */ // var text="Helping People Buy, Build, and Sell Businesses" // var speed=80 // SPEED OF FADE // if (document.all||document.getElementById){ document.write('<span id="highlight">' + text + '</span>') var storetext=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("highlight") : document.all.highlight } else document.write(text) var hex=new Array("00","14","28","3C","50","64","78","8C","A0","B4","C8","DC","F0") var r=1 var g=1 var b=1 var seq=1 function changetext(){ rainbow="#"+hex[r]+hex[g]+hex[b] storetext.style.color=rainbow } function change(){ if (seq==6){ b-- if (b==0) seq=1 } if (seq==5){ r++ if (r==12) seq=6 } if (seq==4){ g-- if (g==0) seq=5 } if (seq==3){ b++ if (b==12) seq=4 } if (seq==2){ r-- if (r==0) seq=3 } if (seq==1){ g++ if (g==12) seq=2 } changetext() } function starteffect(){ if (document.all||document.getElementById) flash=setInterval("change()",speed) } starteffect() </script> </font></b>  </B></I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#330099" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0847e513.gif"> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="160" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#555555" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ROWS" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#0000FF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="buybiz.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buying a Business"><U><B>Buying a Business</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Selling a Business</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="bizlist.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Business Listing"><U><B>Business Listings</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="150"><div> <A HREF="bizstaff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Staff"><U><B>Our Staff</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="150"><div> <A HREF="bizfaq.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQS"><U><B>FAQ's</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="150"><div> <A HREF="bizlinks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tools / Links"><U><B>Tools / Links</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="150"><div> <A HREF="bizcontacts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="150"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Confidential Business Connections LLC"><U><I><B>Home</B></I></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Selling a Business </B></I></div> <div>  <A NAME="challenge"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>The Challenge -<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Selling a business is a complex event!  You can't simply put a FOR SALE sign up in front of your business and wait for offers.  At CBC we work with you to take the mystery out of the event.  We match only those pre-qualified buyers to your opportunity in complete confidentiality.  Our goal is to find the right buyer for your type of business.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="usellit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Why Not Sell It Yourself - <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >There are many great reasons why this is not a good idea, we don't recommend home dentistry, do-it-yourself heart surgery, or "build your own nuclear power plant".  Instead; consider some of the following logical points you need to think about:</FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">An owner representing himself cannot maintain anonymity - lost confidentiality will seriously hurt your business. Customers confidence can be shaken if they find out your no longer going to be in the picture.  The last thing that you would want at this time is employee problems, if employees discover that a business sale is on the horizion, you could experience any number of challenges that could spoil a transaction .</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ask yourself, are you up to speed on current areas of the law regarding business transactions?  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Do you have the expertise to find the right buyer?  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Is this the best use of an owner's time?  Time spent growing your business will result in a much greater return.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Are you leaving money on the table?  Price is not the only component involved in selling a business.</div> <bR> <div> The old saying <I><U>"If it were easy everybody, would do it"</U></I><U> </U>holds greater truth in business brokerage than most people imagine.  Business transactions are generally very complicated, most buyers rarely come to the table with checkbook in hand - many times structuring a sale involves various payment instruments and timetables for repayment.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>