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url: 'https://www.fmjlaw.com/finance-commerce-how-to-prepare-to-sell-your-small-business/'
title: 'Finance & Commerce: How to Prepare to Sell your Small Business'
author:
  name: Heather Morrison
  url: 'https://www.fmjlaw.com/author/hmorrison/'
date: '2012-05-14T17:32:01+00:00'
modified: '2021-08-17T19:09:32+00:00'
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# Finance & Commerce: How to Prepare to Sell your Small Business

FMJ [Corporate ](https://www.fmjlaw.com/practice-area/general-corporate-business/)attorney [Heidi Carpenter](https://www.fmjlaw.com/professional/heidi-a-carpenter/) wrote a guest column for the Small Business Resource Guide section of *Finance & Commerce*, a Minnesota-based publication.

In the column, “How to Prepare to Sell your Small Business,” Heidi explains some very important steps sellers need to take before considering a sale of their business. A couple important steps she advises taking are reviewing your contracts and agreements and identifying your assets with a thorough and accurate audit prior to sale.

For all of Heidi’s tips, see the entire column **[here](http://finance-commerce.com/2012/05/how-to-prepare-to-sell-your-small-business/)**.

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