How do you sell a minority share in an unprofitable small business?
Selling a business share when you went in blind requires navigating an unfamiliar process and timeline with little guidance. Without knowing the steps or how to approach the existing owner, owners can feel stuck when trying to exit and move on from life changes.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Listing the business on regular broker websites like BizBuySell
- 2Directly searching for adjacent brands or competitors
- 3Seeing if existing employees would be interested in buying it
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm looking to exit my small business, would be great if someone who has done it before could give me some tips.”source ↗
“if anyone has any tips on how I would go about selling the business to an owner who could take it to a new level it would be appreaciated.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 6How do I know if I should sell my business?
- 7How do technical founders actually sell their product?
- 3How do you sell two businesses at the same time without losing momentum?
- 2How to price a business with no revenue
- 2Who to hire when buying out a co-owner?
- 3Why can't I sell my old-school accounting firm?