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Sell A Business In Bellevue, Tacoma, or Seattle

Sell No to Sell Yes
Brokers can help sell a business with local knowledge and connections not available to typical business owners. They typically have networks of buyers and sellers allowing owners to get maximum value with less effort. Avoid pitfalls and common mistakes that are common with business sales.

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Why Choose Transition360 Business Brokers?

Business owners looking to sell their company in the competitive Seattle, Tacoma, or Bellevue markets should choose Transition360 Business Brokers for a successful, stress-free exit. Our foundation is built on our our proven strategy designed to maximize your business’s valuation and attract the right buyer. This strategy covers every phase of the selling process, from meticulous preparation and valuation to targeted marketing and skilled negotiation, ensuring a smooth transition that meets your financial goals.

What truly sets us apart is our deep Expertise in the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Markets. We are not simply national brokers; we are local experts who understand the unique economic landscape, buyer demographics, and industry-specific nuances of the Puget Sound region. This local knowledge allows us to accurately position your business, price it effectively, and market it to a curated network of qualified regional and national buyers who value the opportunity presented by a business in the thriving Pacific Northwest.

Finally, we prioritize Confidentiality and Due Diligence throughout the entire sale process. Our process ensures that all potential buyers are vetted, serious, and financially capable, streamlining negotiations and mitigating potential roadblocks, ultimately protecting your time, interests, and reputation.
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Credibility and Trust

We understand that for many business owners, the journey to sell a company may have included disappointing experiences or even outright failures with previous brokers. We are adept at handling these situations and restoring faith in the process. Our approach is fundamentally different: we are committed to being truthful and direct with you from the very beginning. We don’t just tell you what you want to hear; we tell you what you need to hear to successfully prepare for and execute the sale of your business. This commitment is based on a core belief: truth in transparency. This principle guides every valuation, every negotiation, and every piece of advice we offer, ensuring you have a clear, realistic, and honest understanding of the market, your business’s position, and the path forward.

Proven, professional, principled

At Transition360, our commitment is to aggressively and diligently pursue the highest possible value for your business. We approach every engagement with the unwavering goal of maximizing the return on your years of hard work and investment.

Your success is our success. This is more than a simple motto; it is the foundation of our partnership. We view ourselves not just as a service provider, but as a dedicated extension of your team: a true business partner invested in a successful outcome.

We have a Fiduciary responsibility to the owner. This is the cornerstone of our ethical and legal commitment. A fiduciary duty means we are legally and morally obligated to act in your best financial interest above all else. This mandates transparency, loyalty, and the dedication to do everything possible to secure the most favorable terms and value from the sale of your business.

Our Proven Business Selling Process (High-Level Steps):

The 360° Development Program™ is an exclusive, multi-phase service based on 30 years of best practices for selling a business. Its tailored phases optimize the owner-to-buyer transition, eliminating “Deal Killers” and “Time Wasters” early. Since every company is unique, various phases are used to maximize value and ensure a low-stress transition.

Phase 1: Business Analysis

High-level assessment of your business’s scalability, operational, and financial health. Includes external review of industry/economic trends and a discussion on your transition readiness.

Phase 2: Market Valuation

A current market valuation considering: financial history, industry trends/ratios, tangible/intangible assets, expected return on capital, internal growth funding capability, and Transition360 risk assessment.

Phase 3: Value Acceleration

A proprietary, research-based service to increase business value by accelerating revenue. Includes analysis, development, and implementation of a validated growth plan based on competitive advantage. The goal is to increase revenue and, consequently, market value before the sale.

Phase 4: Exit Planning

Creation of a strategic transition plan aligned with your business, financial, and timing objectives to achieve personal goals and ensure a smooth exit. Focuses on realizing the highest possible value through a well-planned strategy.

Phase 5: Business Brokerage

Our 30 years of experience provide a proven path to transition your business to a qualified buyer. This process includes designing customized marketing packages for different buyer segments, culminating in the selection and interview of a small group of pre-qualified buyers. The end goal is the optimal sale and transition to a new owner.

Transition360 Has Been Serving the Pacific Northwest as Business Brokers For Years

  • Seattle
  • Tacoma
  • Bellevue
  • Kirkland
  • Redmond
  • Bothell
  • Everett
  • Shoreline
  • And more!
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Transition360 can also help with business brokerage services in Spokane, eastern Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.

Next Steps: Schedule a Confidential Consultation

The best way to move forward is reach out to us today. We can help answer your questions and get the process started.

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Our Process

Our <span>Process</span>

Watch and listen on how to prepare your business for sale by Bill Pearsall.
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Understanding Brokers

Understanding <span>Brokers</span>

Selling your business may be the most financially important decision you will ever make. Don't you want to make sure your Broker represents your interests?
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Guiding Principles

Guiding <span>Principles</span>

If your agenda is to fraud your partners, your employees, your vendors, your suppliers or the government, we’d like to refer you to our code of ethics.
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Client Testimonials

This group is truly experts in their field. Each transaction is customized and unique. –
Jason TotedoBuyerAGP Wealth Advisors
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Tod and the Transition360 team are an outstanding resource for business decision-makers. They are some of the best connected people in the area. When I need advice, I ask Tod as he is one of the few I know that has the depth of experience to give immediately useful advice. He has helped his firm be… Read more
Corey Hansen, MScODPersonal Training CoachHot100Business
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“Transition 360 exemplifies the integrity and the honesty and professionalism that uh really gives you comfort when you’re on the buy side.” – Tim Mather, Investor

Paola Taylor and Tim MatherInvestors
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With my 40+ years experience doing business purchases and sales, I refer clients to no other brokers besides Transition360.
Gary E. JacobsonAttorney
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When the time is right [to exit] they’ve been incredible to work with I would so highly recommend them they have immenseintegrity great knowledge of the market of selling and buying.  – Sharon Stewart, Seller

Sharon Stewart, Seller - Bed Voyage
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It’s a pleasure to recommend Tod as one of the finest business development professionals in the region. In addition, he provides value above the role he serves in, looking to bring the best out in others in the team around him.
Jeff RogersCEOOneAccord Partners
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Transition360 has a remarkable ability to see a deal that is good for both sides before anyone else at the table has seen it. The icing on the cake – they also have the social skills to get the parties to see it and the level of detail orientation to earn the confidence of all involved that he perso… Read more
Mike Dusche - ReferralSenior Sales SpecialistIBM
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I’ve finished reviewing your document and while I’m not sure which direction I would like to go, I wanted to compliment you and your firm on one of the most legible, logical, and compelling business overview I’ve seen. Your client should be very happy they have your team representing them. Great wor… Read more
VinceProspective Business Buyer
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I have worked with Dan and Bill on several client transactions over the last few years and I have considered my work with them a true collaboration with the clients’ best interests in mind. They have not only a breadth of knowledge to handle the multiple issues presented by often complicated busine… Read more
Cynthia HallAttorney
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As a busy practitioner in the field of mergers and acquisitions as well as in my role as closing agent in the sale of business opportunities, I have worked closely with a large number of business brokers and acquisition specialists over the years and give the team at Transition360 my highest accola… Read more
Jaye Lynn SchneiderAttorneySchneider Law Firm, PS
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Welcome to Transition360 | Business Brokers – Serving the Pacific Northwest

Transition360 is the only business brokerage firm with a proven and comprehensive program that helps small business sellers and buyers through an optimal transition. Our track record of 90% successful business buy and sell transactions make us the Seattle business broker to use when you want results.

We engage with business owners that have built their businesses with sweat, risk and hundreds of hours of lost sleep, resulting in positive cash flow for a new owner to grow the company to the next level and beyond.

Business Buyers

Our Buyer Clients are proven managers with a desire to be their own boss. They have the confidence, skills and resources to take a proven business platform and build a continued legacy. They look … Read More »

Our Partners

After 30+ years of business, we’ve developed relationships with professional service providers who have proven that they understand how to … Read More »

Mission Statement

Transition360 has three primary rules: Complete Transparency No Seller Remorse No Buyers Remorse If your agenda is to defraud your partners, your … Read More »

Connect with Us

If you’re contemplating a sale of your business or in the market to buy, we’re always available for a confidential, no obligation meeting (and coffee is on us). Contact … Read More »

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