Seller Listing Information
The business owner is a key resource in assisting our firm in the sale of a business. Please help us by providing as much information about your business as possible. The following is a suggested list of information to be made available for a buyer to make an informed decision:
Company history. How did it become successful? What is unique about it? This information will help refine prospective buyers' interests.
Financial Statements for the past three years. Year-End Profit & Loss statements and Balance Sheets.
Income Tax Returns for the past three years.
Current list of furniture, fixtures, and equipment to be sold. Assign an estimated market value to each item.
Dollar amount of inventory and supplies being sold. In the absence of an up-to-date inventory, a current estimate that will be adjusted + or - at closing.
Photos, brochures, trade journals, etc. which you may have available on your business.
Number of employees with respective responsibilities, salaries, wages, and fringe benefits, if any.
Hours of business operation.
Legal description of the real estate being sold or leased (if applicable).
Detailed information on any encumbrances on the real property.
Copy of mortgage or lease, or detailed description of terms.
List any impending legal actions, suits, liens, judgments, or other knowledge that you may have which affects the sale ability or the value of your business.
Is the business now being operated at its optimum potential? If not, how would you change the operation?