Currently
there are over 17 million privately held businesses in America. Approximately
20% of these businesses are for sale at any one time, as their owners
face retirement, poor health, divorce, or simple "burn-out".
Business Brokerage is the relatively new profession that lists and
sells these businesses for a fee.
When a business owner decides to sell, concerns about price, negotiations
and confidentiality are paramount. The use of a professional Sunbelt
Business Broker eliminates these concerns for the seller. The Sunbelt
Broker can market the business to the widest possible market in a
professional and confidential manner. Sunbelt is a full service business
brokerage firm, suited to handle any size privately held business.
Our network size enables us to expose the larger business to buyers
who have the financial resources to purchase such a business. Generally,
the commission on a sale is 10%, with a minimum of $10,000.00 (on
deals over $1,000,000.00, the commission rate may drop for the portion
of the purchase price in excess of $1,000,000.00).
As
large businesses "downsize," "re-engineer" and
"rightsize", thousands of potential small business buyers
are entering the market. For these potential buyers, jobs are scarce
and the future is uncertain. These buyers have two basic options,
start a new business or buy an existing business or franchise. New
business start-ups have a historically high failure rate, making
the purchase of an existing business a much more prudent way to
secure their future. A Sunbelt Business Broker has access to a large
inventory of businesses for sale and, working with the buyer, the
Sunbelt Broker can find a business that will enable the buyer to
succeed.
Sunbelt
brokers come from all backgrounds and experiences. In most states,
a real estate license is not required to be a business broker. If
you have the interest and the willingness to work hard and succeed,
we can train you to be a successful business broker. The need
for honest, hard working, knowlegeable and professional business
brokers has never been greater. Sunbelt Business Brokers will be
leading the profession into the 21st century!
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