--- title: Thinking about selling? Use our Selling a Business Planning Sheet [template] description: The JPAbusiness Selling a Business Planning Sheet contains 20 questions to help business sellers place themselves and their business in the best position for a successful sale. image: https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/1.%20Images/3.%20Other%20blog%20images/Selling%20a%20business%20planning%20sheet%20image.png --- 19 February 2019 # Thinking about selling? Use our Selling a Business Planning Sheet [template] WRITTEN BYJames Price | JPAbusiness Selling a business is a massive undertaking and not one to be entered into lightly. We created our free [Selling a Business Planning Sheet](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/seller/selling-a-business-planning-sheet) as a ‘first step’ resource for business owners thinking about selling. The [template](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/seller/selling-a-business-planning-sheet) contains **20 questions designed to prompt you to undertake the necessary thinking, planning and acting** that will ensure you and your business are well prepared for the sale process. ** [![Selling a business planning sheet image](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/1.%20Images/3.%20Other%20blog%20images/Selling%20a%20business%20planning%20sheet%20image.png?width=500&name=Selling%20a%20business%20planning%20sheet%20image.png)](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/seller/selling-a-business-planning-sheet)** **Questions include:** - Have you discussed your objective in selling with your business partner, spouse and/or advisor? - Have you prepared a marketing plan? - Have you prepared a confidentiality agreement for interested parties to sign? - Do you have the means of sharing sensitive legal and commercial information during the detailed due diligence process? If you are considering selling your business, [download the free template](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/2.%20Documents/2.%20Templates,%20checklists/Selling%20a%20Business%20Planning%20Sheet_JPAbusiness.pdf) and work through the questions to help place your business in the best position for a successful sale. ### Help is at hand We have a number of other free resources to help business sellers: - eBook – [Selling a Business: What works, what doesn’t and how to avoid the common pitfalls](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/selling-your-business-ebook) - eBook – [How NOT to sell a business](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/how-not-to-sell-a-business-ebook) - template – [Business Transfer Checklist](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/business-transfer-checklist) - template – [Selling a Business Checklist](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/selling-a-business-checklist) - template – [Information Memorandum Checklist for Sellers](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/df-business-profile-info-memo-checklist) If you would like assistance or advice regarding selling your business, [contact the team](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/contactus) at JPAbusiness on **02 6360 0360 **or **02 9893 1803** for a confidential, initial discussion.   Share this Article Share this blog post on Twitter [mailto:?subject=Share%20this%20blog%20post&body=https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/thinking-about-selling-use-our-selling-a-business-planning-sheet-template](mailto:?subject=Share%20this%20blog%20post&body=https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/thinking-about-selling-use-our-selling-a-business-planning-sheet-template) Copied to clipboard Topics - [selling your business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/selling-your-business) - [template ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/template) - [selling a business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/selling-a-business) - [selling my business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/selling-my-business) - [planning sheet ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/planning-sheet) About James Price | JPAbusiness James Price has over 30 years’ experience in providing strategic, commercial and valuation advice to Australian and international business clients. James’ blogs provide business advice for aspiring and current small to mid-sized business owners, operators and managers. #### Related Blog Posts ### [6 tips for doing vendor due diligence when selling a business](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-tips-for-doing-vendor-due-diligence-when-selling-a-business) When helping business owners sell their businesses, we usually start with two key steps: Determine... [Read more ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-tips-for-doing-vendor-due-diligence-when-selling-a-business) ### [Why you need to provide good information when selling your business](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/why-you-need-to-provide-good-information-when-selling-your-business) At JPAbusiness we know that professional, credible information is key to a successful business... 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