Thinking of selling a business? Maximize your return on investment with this 11-page guide entitled Sell Your Business: 10 Steps and 8 Rules for Getting the Best Possible Deal.

Selling your business for its highest and best value requires time, teamwork, research, planning, strategy, preparation, networking and commitment. This guide walks you through the process, including:

assembling an advisory team to help you sell the business,

• researching and analyzing the business opportunity you are selling,


• ensuring that your company's housekeeping is in order (financial, legal, tax, etc.),


• preparing an opportunity plan and a marketing plan,


• preparing and distributing disclosure documents,


• writing a letter of intent, deal memo or term sheet,


• due diligence and negotiating the legal agreements,


• closing arrangements.

This generic guide to selling your business is in MS Word format.