Selling a Business: Offers, Succession, and Known Buyers

Published coverage

Includes owner situations with published guidance and a distinct sequence of decisions; broad life-stage or motivational labels do not create entries.

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Recommended starting point
Active offers
Compare the price, cash at closing, deferred payments, tax questions, adjustments, and continuing obligations in a written offer or letter of intent.
Explore the collection
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Direct guide
A competitor inquiry
Guidance for owners considering a competitor conversation while controlling access to customer, employee, and operating information.
Read How to Sell Your Business to a Competitor Without Oversharing
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Direct guide
A confidential sale process
Guidance for owners preparing confidentiality, outreach, and a defensible information path before the market knows the business is for sale.
Read Confidentiality Agreement for Selling a Business: Customer Data
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Direct guide
A known buyer
Guidance for owners who already know the potential buyer and need to manage process, terms, and diligence deliberately.
Read Can You Sell a Small Business Without a Broker?
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Direct guide
Family succession
Guidance for an owner considering a family handoff, including ownership, timing, operating responsibility, and financial constraints.
Read Family Business Succession Planning: Who Owns and Who Leads?

Active offers

A competitor inquiry

A confidential sale process

A known buyer

Family succession