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Business Broker: problems and fixes, explained by Michael

Michael Rubin is the only business broker member of BNI Preston Center. These guides are written for a Dallas–Fort Worth reader who has the problem right now: what is happening, what to check, when to call, and what it costs.

October 13, 2026 · 8 min read Someone just offered to buy your business: how to know what it is worth before you answer One buyer, one number, and a deadline that feels urgent. Before you respond, here is what the offer tells you, what it hides and how a competitive sale is run. The email from a buyer, and the question you cannot answerWhy the first offer is almost always the low oneWhat to work out on your own before you respondWhen it is fine to wait a year, and when to act now

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