Time to sell your restaurant? How to defend your listing price
When it’s time to sell your Restaurant, how do you plan to defend your listing price? This question is excellent for anyone considering hiring a Restaurant Broker or For Sale by Owner. It’s easy to think of a random number, list a restaurant for sale, and answer buyer inquiries. Selling a restaurant is like fishing; […]
Top 4 Biggest Myths about Selling a Restaurant
Many restaurant owners share the Top 4 Biggest Myths about selling a restaurant. Selling a restaurant is much different from selling other businesses, and many restaurant owners will only sell a restaurant once in their lifetime. When it’s time to sell a restaurant, a large percentage of restaurant owners have common misperceptions about the process. […]
Selling your Franchise Restaurant
Are you thinking about selling your franchise restaurant in 2023? We have finished the Holiday season, and now it’s time to get ready to start a new year with new challenges. Some of the most seasoned restauranteurs, managers, and employees exited the restaurant industry in 2022. The challenges of labor rate inflation, labor shortage, food […]
Restaurant Owner Exit Strategy: How to Prepare to Sell Your Restaurant | EATS Broker
Restaurant Owner: Do You Have an Exit Strategy? Most restaurant owners spend months or years thinking about how to open their restaurant. They think about the concept, menu, build-out, equipment, staff, branding, lease, vendors, and grand opening. But many restaurant owners do not spend enough time thinking about how they will eventually exit the business. […]
3 Types of Restaurants for Sale
The start of a new year brings an increase in the inventory of listed restaurants for sale. There are three types of Restaurants for Sale that buyers will find on the market. The difference between the three types of for-sale methods is how they are listed. – Restaurants for Sale by a Business Broker […]
3 Challenges to Selling a Franchise Restaurant
3 Challenges to Selling a Franchise Restaurant Selling a franchise restaurant can be a great opportunity for an owner who is ready to retire, relocate, expand, downsize, or move on to another business venture. A franchise restaurant often has brand recognition, operating systems, training, menu standards, vendor relationships, and an established customer base. However, selling […]
Why Do Restaurant Brokers Prequalify Buyers? | EATS Broker
Why Do Restaurant Brokers Prequalify Buyers? If you have ever browsed listings for a restaurant business for sale, you have likely encountered a firm barrier before obtaining any sensitive data: the pre-qualification process. Many prospective buyers wonder why they must submit financial documentation or answer probing operational questions just to get an address. On the […]
Thinking about selling a restaurant in 2023
It’s the time of the year when restaurant owners are thinking about selling a restaurant in 2023. It’s been a challenging year with increased labor costs, supply chain issues, food price inflation, and a lack of government financial assistance. At the end of the year, some Restaurant owners must sacrifice time spent with their loved […]
Why use a Restaurant Broker? When selling a restaurant.
Why use a Restaurant Broker when selling a restaurant is a good question. Could you save on a commission and market your restaurant For Sale by Owner? Yes, but the reality about selling a restaurant is that only about 30%-40% of restaurants listed for sale will sell, and only about 2%-5% of the buyers looking […]