Peter Nola Business Sales

Peter Nola Business Sales Helping Buy and Sell Businesses Without Expensive Mistakes I sell business. I prepare businesses for sale. http://www.businessesforsale.co.nz/broker/peter-nola

Peter Nola is an Auckland based business broker, author and YouTuber with 20 years’ experience and over $100m of businesses sold, helping New Zealand business owners to buy and sell businesses. I work with owners to get the best price possible for their business at sale time. You can only sell your business once, so it makes sense to do everything you can to get the most for it when you do sell.

This is probably the strangest advice you'll ever hear from a business broker. If you want to sell your business for th...
31/08/2026

This is probably the strangest advice you'll ever hear from a business broker. If you want to sell your business for the highest price...

This is probably the strangest advice you'll ever hear from a busin...

I have never had a business owner say this to me, and mean it. This is the story of Fred and how he contacted me to sell...
31/08/2026

I have never had a business owner say this to me, and mean it. This is the story of Fred and how he contacted me to sell his business in circumstances I hadn't seen before, and probably wont see again.

At least, not to this extent.

If you want to understand what makes a business sellable and valuable, these are the five things Fred did to make his business more valuable and more salable than the others in his industry. This is what buyers look for in a business sale, what makes them want to buy THIS business instead of another.

If you are thinking “sell my business”, planning retirement, lookin...

I've worked with countless first-time business buyers who fail to buy a business because of these 3 words. It stops th...
17/08/2026

I've worked with countless first-time business buyers who fail to buy a business because of these 3 words. It stops them from buying a business that might be perfect for them. It might just the right business to buy, a business that's exactly what they want. But they don't buy it.

3 words that kill a buyer dream to buy a business. I've worked wit...

29/07/2026

Dave thought his business would sell itself… buyers saw something completely different.
Can a great business still be difficult to sell? Absolutely.
Dave was convinced his manufacturing business would "sell easily."
On paper, it had everything buyers say they want:
Strong profits, sought-after products, loyal customers, an excellent reputation.
What was the problem?
The business wasn't organised for sale.
The financial information needed work. The systems were minimal. Most of the knowledge lived inside Dave's head.
Buyers loved the business… But they couldn't get past the risk.
Because buyers don't pay premium prices for uncertainty, and they don’t want to buy the old owner.
They pay for confidence.
Before we went to market, we focused on preparation.
We improved the presentation. Strengthened the systems. Reduced the reliance on Dave.
Those weren't major changes, but they made a major difference.
Suddenly buyers weren't just interested. They were confident.
They lined up to compete for the business… And that's when I sold it.
A great business isn't always a saleable business. Preparation is often what bridges the gap.
What's the biggest risk you think buyers see in most small businesses: owner dependence, poor systems, or unclear financials?

21/07/2026

The most expensive part of buying a business isn’t the price.
Most buyers don’t realise this until it’s too late:
the most expensive part of buying a business is the waiting.
Waiting for the perfect business.
Waiting for the perfect price.
All the while, you’re losing more money looking than you would by paying a fair price and owning the business.
The cashflow isn’t yours.
The profits aren’t yours.
The opportunity quietly passes to someone else.
Smart buyers understand something critical: the real danger isn’t overpaying, it’s hesitating.
Do the work.
Understand the numbers.
Then move.
Because smart money doesn’t wait for perfection, it buys profit now
What do you think causes more regret: paying a fair price, or missing the deal entirely?

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