Sale readiness
Prepare the company, sequence outreach, and protect confidential information before a process begins.
Current: How to Sell Your Business to a Competitor: What to ShareHow to Get a Business Ready to Sell
Build the records, management depth, confidentiality plan, and diligence file that a buyer can use before a sale process begins. The articles below explain the documents, tradeoffs, and next questions that can change the answer for an owner.
3 articles
A practical place to begin
- 01
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business? A 25-Deal Study
A 25-deal study separates the winning-buyer clock from seller preparation and shows why exclusivity and closing need separate dates.
- 02
Business Sale Confidentiality Agreement: What to Share and When
Before buyer diligence, use a confidentiality-agreement disclosure log to match the request, file version, recipient, and access end.
- 03
How to Sell Your Business to a Competitor: What to Share
A staged disclosure guide for a competitor sale: test buyer interest, answer the next question narrowly, and close access when the facts change.
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