What buyers check, before one calls

Guides for owners of established small businesses who are weighing a sale: what buyers check, how a sale runs from first call to close, and what to fix years before you list. We don't value businesses and we don't make offers.

How it is written

Guides are written by Nick Bryant, drawing on published research, practitioner interviews and public data. Sources are cited in the text. Disclosure: Nick is a co-founder of SMB Investor Network. Some links on this site go there. Nothing here is investment, legal or tax advice.

Our partnership

Published in partnership with SMB Investor Network. Investors on that network, including Search Fund Ventures, buy small businesses. We tell you that so you can weigh what you read here. We don't value businesses, make offers or broker sales.

We link to our partner only where a guide needs it. Nothing here is an offer to buy your business or a recommendation to sell it.

Get in touch

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