SUNBELT is the largest office network of business brokers in the world. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a business, we have the resources to help you reach your goals. With hundreds of offices worldwide, and the most skilled brokers in the industry, SUNBELT has the marketing savvy and worldwide exposure that you can only get when you list your business for sale with us. If you are looking to buy a business or buy a franchise, no other business brokerage company can offer the same selection and quality of businesses as SUNBELT.

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Art holds a Real Estate Brokers License in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Art’s business career has spanned 30 years and has owned, operated and managed several businesses and real estate investments. Whether you are buying or selling investment properties, business opportunities Art is a professional with the experience to help you achieve your goals. Professionalism, Knowledge, Discretion, Confidentiality and Trust are synonymous with my service.

Main Street Businesses - General businesses that usually have gross sales of $1,000,000 or less per year and have 20 or fewer employees (95% of US businesses fall into this category).

Mergers and Acquisitions - SUNBELT M&A (Private Investment Banking) is a major division that has put SUNBELT in a market leadership position in supporting M&A transactions in the range of $1,000,000 - $30,000,000.

New England

Valuing Your Business

SUNBELT has a strategic relationship with Gulf Coast Financial. GCF specializes in valuations of privately held companies by using Fortune 500 valuation techniques adapted for the privately held business market. GCF is one of the largest and most respected business appraisal firms and their appraisals are accepted by lenders such as the Small Business Administration, Bank of America, CIT, and Business Development Bank of Canada. They offer four types of business appraisals:

1. Opinion of Value: A business valuation used for businesses with annual sales under $300,000.

2. Value Analysis: Limited scope, small business valuations for "Main Street" businesses with sales between $300,000 and $1,000,000. The report is about 40 pages long and considers primarily historical and current performance.

3. Formal Valuation: Also a limited scope valuation, this business asset appraisal is suitable for firms with sales between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. About 70 pages long, the report emphasizes ratios, trends, and common size analysis. In addition to company earnings, the balance sheet will be a key component of this analysis.

4. Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) Value: A customized valuation, the fee depends on the type of business and the use of the business appraisal.

Your SUNBELT broker will help you determine which business appraisal best suits your needs. The broker will also help you gather and package the necessary information for the appraisal prior to sending it to Gulf Coast or Business Valuation Canada.

Confidentiality
As the seller of a business, one of your most legitimate concerns is confidentiality. SUNBELT business brokers specialize in keeping all aspects of your business and your desire to sell confidential. Of course, certain information about your business must be disclosed to potential buyers. However, this is only done after your SUNBELT broker prescreens, filters and registers every prospective business buyer. All business sellers are concerned that their competitors or employees will discover that their business is for sale. SUNBELT brokers act on your behalf as your business for sale intermediary. If you engage a SUNBELT broker, he or she is working for you to sell your business in the most professional, discreet and effective way possible.

Time and Expertise
Many first time business sellers either think about selling their business themselves. Over time, the vast majority of these business sellers come to the conclusion that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to sell a business while running it day-to-day. In addition, keeping a potential sale confidential from employees is next to impossible. A SUNBELT business broker has the experience to handle the sale of your business in an efficient and professional manner. They know the procedures, the forms required and the proper methodology to protect you during the sale process. An experienced business broker, who has spent a number of years developing an understanding of the current market and acquisition process, can be invaluable in helping you sell your business.

Professional Marketing and Representation
Your SUNBELT business broker will prepare a Business Profile and/or a Confidential Business Review. These are informational packages that your SUNBELT broker uses when promoting the sale of your business. The SUNBELT Business Profile is a single page marketing piece and its purpose is to present all the important details about your business; its basic financials, your facilities, your employees and a verbal description of your business. It is easy to read and provides a snapshot of your business in an attractive and effective way. The elements of a SUNBELT Confidential Business Review are more detailed and similar to what you might find in a business plan that is prepared for a bank. It will be essential should a prospective buyer of your business require third party financing. These packages are essential tools when representing a business for sale.

A Business Environment
At SUNBELT, we are "The Place to Go to Buy or Sell a Business". With hundreds of offices and more than 1,000 brokers nationally and around the globe, we have offices where prospective business buyers and sellers can meet with a professional to discuss the potential sale of a business. Many independent business brokers operate out of their homes and by themselves. SUNBELT office owners have made substantial investments in their communities by opening offices and hiring other professionals to help grow their business and provide the human and intellectual capital to get the job professionally done. They are here to stay. Eighty percent of our business buyers purchase a business that is different from the one they originally inquired about. To attract serious business buyers, a brokerage office must have enough businesses for sale in house. Your SUNBELT broker will have many buyers in the wings waiting for the right business. By working with SUNBELT, your business will be introduced to the right kinds of business buyers at the right time. SUNBELT's filtering and prescreening process will ensure these buyers are financially and operationally capable of buying your business. You want to make sure that the prospective buyers who are going to be looking over your proprietary business information are both serious about and capable of purchasing your company.