These notes are general information and are not tax or legal advice. Your attorney and CPA should confirm anything that affects your own sale.
- What a Business Broker Charges and When You Pay It
How a business broker is paid, when the fee comes due and the questions a Philadelphia area owner should ask before signing a listing agreement.
- How Buyers Turn Your Books Into Owner Earnings
How a buyer recasts your financial statements into owner earnings, what add backs count, and why owner draws and one time income do not.
- Keeping Your Business Sale Secret From Staff and Customers
How a confidential business sale works: blind listings, buyer screening, when to tell staff and why an early announcement puts a deal at risk.
- What Happens to Your Lease When You Sell a Business
How a lease affects a business sale: landlord approval, assignment language, personal guarantees, market rent and lien subordination.
- Why Seller Financing and SBA Loans Decide Who Can Buy
How buyers pay for a business: cash, seller notes and SBA loans, what lenders cap and how financing choices change your timeline and price.