14 New Orleans Road, Colony Building Suite 13, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 843-842-9100
Buyer Services
Buying a business is a detailed, time-consuming process that demands expert consultation and advice.
Island Business Brokerage & Advisory (IBBA) provides those services and much more to its buyer clients.
Depending on your needs, we will provide acquisition assistance or a full acquisition search.
Acquisition Assistance
If you have determined a company to acquire or interested purchasing already on the market for sale, IBBA can assist you in prescreening, approaching, valuing, negotiating the offer, arranging the financing manage the due diligence process, and closing the deal. Normally, at no fee to the buyer.
Full Acquisition Search & Representation
For this service we develop a profile of ideal companies for you to focus on acquiring. As part of this strategy we will examine the type of industry, revenue range, head count, cash flow, location, valuation, management capabilities and integration risks. We will then confidentially contact and intitate the acqusition process on your behalf.
Confidentiality is not revealed to potential acquisition subjects until or unless the client approves of the targeted firm.
In every case, you will gain from both professional service and confidential advice.
Remember to keep an open mind while searching for a business that will match your needs, skills, talents and lifestyle.
The success of a small business involves multiple factors. One issue that is undeniable is that start-ups are, historically, difficult to guarantee short-to-near term success. It is estimated that 80% to 90% of new ventures fail in the first few years of opening.
Because of this, savvy investors, and those such as yourself, who want to go into business search for an established enterprise.
The following are some common topics and questions frequently brought up by buyers. If you have any questions that are not covered below, please contact us.
Reasons to Buy an Established Business
- An established reputation within the industry and the community
- Repeat customers
- Immediate cash flow upon entrance of the business
- Transitional training by an owner who has successfully operated the business.
- Job security
- Trained and skilled personnel
- Established credit with vendors and suppliers
- Current occupational licensing in place
- Cost and time reduction in legal and professional assistance
- Cost savings for printing forms, documents, and business stationary.
- Reduction in cost and time to develop advertising and marketing
- Assurance that the business actually has a place in the market, as opposed to assuming that a "start-up brainstorm" will be readily received by multitudes of customers.
