Selling your Business Survey

The following questions will give us a sense of your and your business's readiness to sell in today's market. There are no right or wrong answers and we appreciate your candor.

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* 1. How ready are you to sell your business?

Beginning Phases

I'm ready to go!

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* 2. How far out do you think you want to sell?

As soon as possible

In a year's time

2-3 years

5+ years

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* 3. What is motivating you to sell?

Retirement

Burned out

Looking to next venture

Family needs

Moving out of town

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you have an idea of what your business is worth?

Not really.

I've had friends and some advisors give me some idea.

I've had a valuation done recently.

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* 5. Over the past three years, your revenue has been ...

Growing

Flat

Declining

Up and down

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* 6. What is your annual revenue?

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* 7. This year you expect your revenues to ...

be better than last year.

be about the same.

be lower than last year.

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* 8. Most of your revenue comes from ...

Less than 20% of my customers

Between 40% and 60% my customers

More than 80% of my customers

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* 9. What industry are you in?

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* 10. Please briefly describe your business.

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* 11. What is your industry trend in today's market?

Better than average

Average

Flat

Declining

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* 12. How would you describe your business versus your competitors?

Much better than

About the same

Less than

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* 13. How heavy is the competition in your market?

What competition?

Geographically well distributed

Heavily saturated.

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* 14. How involved are you in day-to-day operations?

I can leave for a month with no issues

I can be absent for several days with no issues

I'm there every day and make most of the decisions

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* 15. How organized are your financial statements?

We have audited statements.

Excellent - we use financial software (e.g. QuickBooks) and have tax returns from the past three years.

Ok, but they could use some cleaning up.

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* 16. How accessible are your business records, i.e. financials, contracts, payroll, bank statements, invoices, inventory, employee handbooks, etc., etc?

Mostly paper files.

Some paper, most saved on our servers / hard drive.

Everything's in the cloud.

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* 17. Over the years, have you ever worked with business consultants?

Often

Once in a while as needed

Never

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* 18. Do you own the business property or lease?

Own

Lease

If lease, how long remaining on the lease, and is it assignable?

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* 19. How would you rank a buyer's opportunities to grow your business in the short term? (You can click and drag the answers in the order you'd like.)

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* 20. Thank you for completing our survey. Please let us know how we can best contact you.

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Company

City

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Private Email Address

Phone Number

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How can we best help you to sell your business?

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* 1. How ready are you to sell your business?

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* 2. How far out do you think you want to sell?

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* 3. What is motivating you to sell?

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* 4. Do you have an idea of what your business is worth?

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* 5. Over the past three years, your revenue has been ...

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* 6. What is your annual revenue?

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* 7. This year you expect your revenues to ...

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* 8. Most of your revenue comes from ...

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* 9. What industry are you in?

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* 10. Please briefly describe your business.

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* 11. What is your industry trend in today's market?

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* 12. How would you describe your business versus your competitors?

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* 13. How heavy is the competition in your market?

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* 14. How involved are you in day-to-day operations?

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* 15. How organized are your financial statements?

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* 16. How accessible are your business records, i.e. financials, contracts, payroll, bank statements, invoices, inventory, employee handbooks, etc., etc?

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* 17. Over the years, have you ever worked with business consultants?

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* 18. Do you own the business property or lease?

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* 19. How would you rank a buyer's opportunities to grow your business in the short term? (You can click and drag the answers in the order you'd like.)

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* 20. Thank you for completing our survey. Please let us know how we can best contact you.