I am planning to start emailing brokers with a concise write-up of what kinds of businesses I am looking for, and a brief background on me. My goal is to get onto their buyer's list. I was originally planning to send it out as a short email with an 1-page flyer attachment. After reading more, it seems that might not be a good idea, as the messages will likely end up in the spam folder. So, I now plan to send the content in an email.
My question is: Do the brokers prefer to see a plain text email or a nicely formatted HTML email with pictures? Also, do brokers even want to see an email or do most prefer a phone call?
Broker outreach question
by a searcher from North Carolina State University
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2) Many brokers/M&A frms have tried that for decades. None has been very succesful. Axil has been successful. They charge each buer $5 k to $10 k per year. They are funded by VC.
3) In my 35 years as broker/Intermdiary, most of the individual buyers have bought a business that they never thought existed. Each one leveraged their "expertise" when they bought the business. As an aspiring CEO, "industry knowledge" is not the only "expertise" that can be, or should be, leveraged.