Define the objective
Discuss your timing, the proposed sale scope, and the outcome you want. Establish how information will be shared before approaching the market.
Business sales in South Florida
You built the business.
Make the next chapter count.
Selling a business is a decision about more than a price. FIP Commercial has brokered business sales and helps owners bring the business, the buyer, and the property considerations into one clear process.
For business owners
A considered path
from owner to seller.
Whether you are planning an exit or evaluating an approach from a buyer, start with what you want the transaction to achieve. Roy Faith is your first point of contact.
We work through the sale strategy, buyer fit, and transaction coordination, including the real estate or lease questions that can influence the outcome.
Prepare a business-sale briefOpens a private draft in your email application. Review it before sending.
Our approach
Prepare. Position. Progress.
Prepare the story
Organize the information buyers will need to understand the operation. Work with your accounting and legal advisers on the records and transaction structure.
Evaluate buyer fit
Consider interest, experience, funding readiness, and the buyer’s intended plans alongside the commercial offer.
Coordinate the transition
Keep negotiations, due diligence, and property or lease requirements connected through the transaction process.
Owner preparation
Before your first business-sale conversation
Start with the decision you want to make.
You do not need to settle every question before speaking with a broker. Start with what you want to understand: whether a sale is worth exploring, what preparation might be needed, or how the business and its premises should be considered together. A useful first conversation ends with a clearer next step, not a promised price.
Prepare a short overview, not a document dump.
Write down your business type, broad location and intended timing. Note whether the premises are owned or leased. Keep the first message brief. Do not attach tax returns, bank statements, customer lists or employee records. Agree an appropriate way to share detailed information before sending it.
Separate the questions about the business from the questions about the property.
If you own the premises, identify whether you want to discuss the property alongside the business or consider it separately. If you lease, flag the premises as a question for the transaction team. Ask your advisers what needs review; do not assume that a proposed business sale settles the property arrangements.
Make an unanswered-question list.
Create three columns: what I know, what needs checking, and who can help. Your list might include your preferred involvement after a sale, the information already organized and the questions to take to your accountant or lawyer. It is fine to mark an answer unknown. That is more useful than building the discussion around an assumption.
Agree the next step before sharing more.
Ask what information is needed next, who will review it and how it should be provided. Keep legal and tax decisions with your appointed advisers. An introductory conversation is not a valuation, an engagement agreement or a guarantee that a sale will proceed.
General preparation sources: SBA: Planning a business sale, FTC: Protecting business information. Updated September 24, 2026.
Start with your business type, location and timing. Please leave sensitive attachments out of the first message.
Clear answers
What owners
want to know.
Does FIP Commercial broker business sales?
Yes. FIP Commercial has brokered business sales and supports South Florida owners considering a sale, alongside its commercial real estate services.
Can the business sale include real estate?
A business sale and a property sale are different transactions. Where real estate or an existing lease is involved, FIP can help coordinate the property discussion alongside the business transaction.
How do I begin a confidential discussion?
Email Roy Faith with your business type, location, and intended timing. Start with a brief overview; the appropriate information-sharing process can be agreed before detailed records are exchanged.
The next conversation
Thinking about selling your business?
Start with a direct conversation with Roy Faith about your business, your timing, and your goals.