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Davidson Ashe will review your business and its financial information. A business valuation which takes into consideration the fair market value of the assets and the ongoing concern values of the business will be used to assure that the business is priced right.

To market the business, we have assembled an array of tools that provide business owners with the greatest probability of selling their business. The more tools a broker is capable of employing, the greater the probability of getting a fair price for the business. Through our newspaper advertising, our presence in multiple phone directories, Internet advertising, direct mail, and networking through affiliation, we generate contact with many potential buyer prospects every month. We now have access to a database of hundreds of individual and corporate buyers in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, and thousands of individual and corporate buyers on an International basis.

With over 350 affiliated offices in North America, business owners have the distinct advantage and availability of a nationwide web of offices. While a local business broker can market the business on a local or, at best, regional basis, Davidson Ashe, Inc., is able to list a business in British Columbia, Oregon or Washington, and that business can be presented in person, to potential buyers anywhere in the country.

Over seventy percent of the buyers we work with are first time buyers. Most are leaving corporate America with a strong desire to own a business in order to control their own destiny and earnings. We take the time to educate this type of buyer as to what can realistically be accomplished based on size of investment. Through these resources we will find that right buyer, negotiate the details of the sale, and close the transaction as quickly as possible. We work with accountants and attorneys involved in the sale so that the tax and legal issues of the sale are resolved in a way that nets the seller the maximum post tax return.