{"id":11926,"date":"2025-10-06T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunbeltnetwork.com\/roanoke-va\/?p=11926"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:11:22","slug":"what-you-need-to-be-thinking-about-before-selling-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunbeltnetwork.com\/roanoke-va\/what-you-need-to-be-thinking-about-before-selling-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to be thinking about BEFORE selling your business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join Jeannie Keen,\u00a0<em>owner\u00a0<\/em>of Sunbelt Business Brokers of Roanoke and Lynchburg, and Rick Chess,\u00a0<em>owner\u00a0<\/em>of Chess Law Firm, as they discuss some expert advice on how taxes affect the sale and things you need to be thinking about prior to selling your business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-vbh5jTW4bDQ\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;vbh5jTW4bDQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vbh5jTW4bDQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out Rick Chess of Chess Law Firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesslawfirm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow along for more content like this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selling your business involves more than finding the right buyer. 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