Let Beacon Business Brokers help you
navigate your next chapter—confidently and successfully.
At Beacon Business Brokers, we guide entrepreneurs through one of the most important transitions of their lives—buying or selling a business.
Our Services
With years of verified experience
Sell a Business
We are dedicated to providing business owners the necessary guidance to confidentially sell their businesses.
Business Listings
We engage in extensive collaboration with our business owners, working closely to ensure that their businesses are prepared for the market.
Buy a Business
We assist independent buyers to ensure the process of business acquisitions is as smooth and hassle free as possible.
Based in New Hampshire
Our firm specializes in business brokerage services
With extensive experience in small business ownership and deal-making, and we understand the complexities and emotional nuances involved in each transaction.
Whether you’re preparing for retirement, seeking strategic growth through acquisition, or exploring new ventures, our team is dedicated to lighting the way with trusted advice, accurate valuations, and a streamlined sales process.
Our Services Include:
Business Sales & Acquisitions
Business Valuations
Buyer Representation
Franchise Resales
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do to help sell my business?
A buyer will want up-to-date financial information. If you use accountants, you can work with them on making current information available. If you are using an attorney, make sure they are familiar with the business closing process and the laws of your particular state.
How long does it take to sell my business?
It generally takes, on average, between five to eight months to sell most businesses. Keep in mind that an average is just that. Some businesses will take longer to sell, while others will sell in a shorter period of time. The sooner you have all the information needed to begin the marketing process, the shorter the time period should be. It is also important that the business be priced properly right from the start. Some sellers, operating under the premise that they can always come down in price, overprice their business. This theory often “backfires,” because buyers often will refuse to look at an overpriced business.
What happens when there is a buyer?
When a buyer is sufficiently interested in your business, he or she will, or should, submit an offer in writing. This offer or proposal may have one or more contingencies. Usually, the contingencies concern a detailed review of your financial records and may also include a review of your lease arrangements, franchise agreement (if there is one), or other pertinent details of the business. You may accept the terms of the offer or you may make a counter-proposal. You should understand, however, that if you do not accept the buyer’s proposal, the buyer can withdraw it at any time.
What does it take to be successful?
Certainly, you need adequate capital to buy the business and to make the improvements you want, along with maintaining some reserves in case things start off slowly. You need to be willing to work hard and, in many cases, to put in long hours. Unfortunately, many of today’s buyers are not willing to do what it takes to be successful in owning a business. A business owner has to, as they say, be the janitor, errand boy, employee, bookkeeper and “chief bottle washer!” Too many people think they can buy a business and then just sit behind a desk and work on their business plans. Owners of small businesses must be “doers.”
Why should I go to a business broker?
A professional business broker can be helpful in many ways. They can provide you with a selection of different and, in many cases, unique businesses, including many that you would not be able to find on your own. Approximately 90 percent of those who buy businesses end up with something completely different from the business that they first inquired about. Business brokers can offer you a wide variety of businesses to look at and consider.
