Selling a Business
Selling your business can appear to be a daunting task, you may have worked for years or even decades concentrating on making your business what it is today but now you're looking to exit that business whilst still having the day to day task of running it. Finding the right business transfer agent is not always as simple as it may seem, many agents may promise you the earth providing you agree to pay them a substantial fee before they even undertake any work on your behalf, and once they have received this fee you may be left feeling very dissappointed at the lack of advertising or other efforts they put in to find you a buyer. Ask yourself a couple of questions, if an agent needs you to pay in advance, are they really more interested in obtaining your signature to receive this fee than finding you a buyer? Do they really have the resources to sell your business? Our advice is straight forward, if an agent, asks for any payment from you in advance, don't use that agent.
Ernest Wilson is the leading business transfer agent in the north of England. We will never ask for payment in advance, not only do we have the necessary expertise to correctly value your business, we also have the resources to professionally market that business and obtain the best possible price in the market.
Being established for over 50 years, we also understand the need for confidentiality. We do not give details of your business to just anyone, all our potential buyers must register with us before receiving information on your business and the initial registration for all applicants is by Royal Mail which ensures that we know who we are dealing with. Many other agents believe they have done their job simply by erecting a For Sale sign, where we realise that doing so may do little more than damage your business and unsettle your staff - We find that in over 99% of the businesses we sell we do so without the need for a For Sale sign at all.
We continually invest into our own business to achieve the sale of your business and our database of potential buyers is unrivalled by any other business transfer agent. Of course, that is only a very small part of the service we offer. We continuously work to provide the best possible chance of selling your business as swiftly as possible, we offer consistent local, regional and national newspaper advertising in addition of course to internet advertising. We build relationships with potential purchasers so that we fully understand what it is they are looking for in a business and so that any potential buyer understands what they require to make a successful purchase. We have extensive links to finance through the High Street banks and other financial institutions which have been built over many years and is a critical factor in ensuring that sales are not just talked about but that they are completed. We are recommended to clients by many Solicitors, Accountants and Banks. In short, we are not just another database.
If you are considering selling your business, why not call us on 0113 238 2900 or email us by clicking here to arrange a free valuation without any obligation.