15 Good Reasons to Use Us as Your Business Broker

The Key Reasons To Use Us As Your Business Broker - Buying Or Selling

We can advise you on the true market value of your business.
Valuing a business is not an exact science. There are a myriad variables, each of which can have a significant effect on the final, realistic value of the business. In many cases, owners and their accountants actually under-value the business, and we can frequently show where and why the price should be increased rather than the other way around.

We are thoroughly familiar with the market on Queensland's Sunshine Coast for all types of businesses, from small, one man lawn-mowing operations to large, multi-million dollar manufacturing companies.  We are also fully qualified Business Valuers - one of the very few brokerages with this qualification.

We are trained negotiators.
We have a clear understanding of the complexities of a business sale transaction and are able to deal professionally with accountants, solicitors, landlords, local councils, government authorities and banks. It may appear a simple process, but there are a myriad of details that have to be addressed accurately and precisely in order to 'make' the sale happen.

We can spot a 'time waster' within minutes.
Much of your valuable time can be wasted dealing with a 'would-be' purchaser who doesn't have the wherewithal to complete a purchase. We know how to qualify a genuine buyer and weed-out the 'tyre kickers' straight away.

We pre-empt problems.
Hard-won experience has taught us how to identify a problem before it happens, especially on the financials of a business. We're fully aware of what the purchaser's accountant will want and we know that without all the relevant, correct information, much time can be wasted.

We communicate with you on a regular and on-going basis.
We will always keep you informed as to the progress we are achieving as it happens.

We Know All The Right People!
We have excellent working relationships with other professionals including solicitors, accountants, financiers and marketing people. On many occasions our networking and rapport with these professionals has helped to effect a difficult sale.

We constantly expand our skills in the marketing and selling of businesses.
We attend courses in all areas of business broking; from sales to accounting, to law, negotiating; franchising, tax, GST, benchmarking and more.

We love what we do.
We enjoy our profession and achieve a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction from a 'job well done'. We are proud of the numerous testimonials from satisfied vendors and purchasers attesting to this.

Our web site is the advertising medium of the future reaching world-wide audiences every day.
We constantly update this site and seek methods to improve the number of prospective clients who really use this resource. Just in the last few months we have achieved nearly 16,000 visitors or potential clients who between them viewed approximately 240,000 pages here. 47% of our visitors were from Australia with the balance from more than 20 overseas countries. These actual, unique visitor/page view figures are far more meaningful than mere site 'hits' - a figure which usually grossly exaggerates actual site usage.

"We just can't find what we want".
This is the constant cry we hear from fully qualified buyers who are ready to sign a contract if only we can find them the right business. That 'right' business may be yours!

We charge a fair fee for our services.
We make every effort to achieve the highest possible sale price for your business. We are very aware that the Vendor is our principal and we are always working in the Vendor's best interests.

We are dogged, we are determined and we are success driven!
We always seek the best outcome for all concerned and we will keep working till we achieve it. At the end of the day and at the end of the deal we want everyone to be fully satisfied with the result. And, not surprisingly, that's usually exactly what happens. It's a business transaction and we make absolutely sure that it's conducted in the most business-like way.

The Runs Are On The Board!
We are the undisputed Number One business brokers on the Sunshine Coast. I now have ten fully qualified Business Brokers working 7 days a week to achieve a sale for you at the best possible price, or to find you the business you really want to buy.

We have a constant stream of referrals.
We receive referrals every day from former clients, from accountants, solicitors, real estate agents who don't deal with business broking, and from banks and other financiers who know how good we are at our job. We understand the importance of networking, which brings us a steady flow of repeat and referral business from both buyers and sellers. In fact we have clients who have bought and sold 3, 4 and even 5 businesses through us over the years.

We have a high profile in all media.
You'll see us on television and in the papers, you'll hear us on radio, you'll read about us in newspapers and magazines. We are the most talked about and sought after business brokers on the Coast - the 'first port of call' for most buyers and sellers of all kinds of businesses. Every single buyer of a business on the Sunshine Coast eventually comes to us. If you are listed with us, we will sell your business!

We're in the ideal, easy-to-find location with plenty of parking.
We have prominent offices in Maroochydore at Holbrook House, 48-50 Sugar Road, right at the Sugar Road/Maude Street roundabout - one of the busiest roads on the Sunshine Coast. There is ample drive-in parking right at our door. This high-visibility office brings us many 'walk-in' buyers, in fact, we hand out at least 10 'Businesses for sale' lists a day to prospective purchasers.

In Summary:
Buying or selling a business is infinitely more complicated and risk-prone than buying or selling a normal property. The potential for error and the subsequent possibility of loss is real! In fact very few standard real estate agents have the training and the skills to successfully conclude the sale of a business, simply because it requires a much broader and deeper knowledge of financial and legal matters and negotiating skills than any normal property transaction.

So, you need an expert to make sure that it's all done right!

For that reason every Broker who works for me is fully qualified by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland specifically as a Business Broker. Our expertise is such that we'll frequently spot a problem or a potential problem long before your other professional advisors, saving you protracted or fruitless negotiation or, worse still, broken contracts or the threat of litigation.

I also insist on the very highest standards of training, expertise, and knowledge, as well as business and personal ethics, because in business you can't be too careful!

My company is also one of the very few Business Brokers in Queensland that is fully Accredited to the REIQ - a qualification that I consider essential for your peace of mind and security. And I myself am a Certified Business Valuer.

We also have a huge database of buyers waiting - cashed-up buyers - looking for businesses right now with net profits right up to $1,000,000, or even more.  And if we don't already have the business you are looking for on our extensive listings database, we will go out and find it for you.

We cover all areas of the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia and extend to Hinterland areas and in some cases to other Queensland towns.

So, even if you're just thinking about buying or selling a business, whether large or small, in manufacturing, motels, management rights, retail, takeaway, distribution, hairdressing salons, restaurants, couriers, transport, mechanical, or whatever, our team of professionals can and will help you, 7 days a week.

I founded Coastal Business Brokers in June 1997 and I now employ ten full-time, professional Brokers. In terms of businesses sold, we are the Number One Business Brokers on the Sunshine Coast by a factor of three, and the third largest in all Queensland too. In fact we grew by over 30% in real terms in the financial year 2005-2006. So, we must be doing it right!

And whichever way you decide to contact us - phone, email, or fax - you will always receive courteous, prompt and professional service. That is my personal guarantee to you!