Buying a Business

Buying an existing business has many advantages over building a business from scratch. Surveys in the US have shown that 60% of new businesses fail within the first three years. A business that is already established and is purchased by a new owner shows a minimal failure rate.

Buying a business involves serious personal and financial commitments and is not something to be taken lightly. We help to take the anxiety out of this stressful and uncertain process and pride ourselves on our ability to match the right business opportunity with the right buyer.  You the Buyer will benefit from the fact that we prequalify all businesses before they are listed on our database. We analyse the business as a whole and before a business is sold, the seller is required to enter into a “non-competition agreement”.  

Our database of businesses for sale covers just about every industry and what we don’t have we will use our expertise to source. Our brokers are there to help you find potential businesses that meet your needs, allowing you more options and eliminating the headaches of dealing with all those meaningless contacts.  

We are skilled at negotiating finance and will help formulate a financial plan for you. Banks worldwide are reluctant to finance small businesses and therefore seller financing is very common, which allows for a lower interest rate, simpler credit checks and a lower payment plan. Greater seller commitment also results in this case as any owner who offers seller financing has a vested interest in your success. Contact us for more information on seller financing.

We will represent you in negotiations with the seller. After submitting an offer, the Buyer will enter into the due diligence phase of buying a business. This is an investigation that allows for peace of mind for the completion of a purchase. We will be right at your side during this phase, as well as be there to coordinate the closing paperwork. In short, when purchasing a business through us, we work with you till the end.

Prospective buyers may view a list of Businesses for Sale that meet the search criteria that they enter relating to location, Industry, activity, size, profitability and price. See our search link.