What we ask
Every question, in full, before you tell us anything. Read it now, read it again next week, send it to your accountant. It is all here.
You do not need an account to read this page, and nothing you do here is stored. We will not know you were here.
Who sees each answer
Your business is not named anywhere until you personally approve a specific buyer. Below, each question says how far its answer travels.
- Anyone
- On the public listing, readable by anyone browsing, with no account.
- Buyers on a paid plan
- Only to buyers who have told us who they are and pay for a plan. A free buyer account sees only the public listing.
- Only a buyer you have approved
- Only after that buyer signs an agreement and you personally say yes to them, by name.
- Only us
- Never shown to a buyer, at any stage. This is us, and you.
How can we reach you?
We need this one before your listing can go up.
None of this reaches a buyer: not when your listing goes up, not after an agreement is signed, not ever. Buyers do not get your name, your email or your phone number at any stage. A buyer you approve, once they have signed the agreement, can reach the business through its own contact route, never you personally.
Your name
Email address
Mobile number
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Tell us about the business
We need this one before your listing can go up.
Is it a company, or are you a sole trader?
Which prefecture?
City or ward
Business type
What does the business do?
What year did the business start?
The registered name of your business
The numbers
We need this one before your listing can go up.
Roughly what was your revenue last year?
How many people work in the business?
What kind of deal are you looking for?
We need this one before your listing can go up.
What kind of transfer are you thinking of?
What is your role in the business?
What would you like to be paid for it?
Do you have any financial documents?
Skip the whole step if you would rather. Nothing here is required.
Nothing you upload is published. Documents stay with us, and a buyer sees a category of them only after they have signed an agreement, you have approved them by name, and we have released that category. You can also skip this entirely and type the numbers in yourself.
Why are you thinking about selling?
Skip the whole step if you would rather. Nothing here is required.
Which of these is closest?
What would you like to happen to your staff?
How long could you stay on to hand things over?
Anything else you would like to say?
What makes this business work?
Skip the whole step if you would rather. Nothing here is required.
What are the business's three biggest strengths?
How does the business make its money?
Who are your main customers?
Does the business run without you?
Profit, and the last three years
Skip the whole step if you would rather. Nothing here is required.
And roughly what was your operating profit?
What's included, and when?
Skip the whole step if you would rather. Nothing here is required.
Does the property come with the business?
How soon would you like this to happen?
Would you consider a buyer from outside Japan?
Would they need to meet any conditions?
Is there a kind of buyer you'd prefer?
Anything a buyer should know?
You can leave this until later, but we will need it before anything is published.
These five are for us, so nothing surprises anybody later. They are not published, and no buyer sees them.
Does the business have any borrowings?
Have you personally guaranteed any of the business's borrowing?
Are there any disputes or claims we should know about?
Does the business need a licence or permit to operate?
Does the business rent its premises?
Anything you would like to add?
Is there anything else a buyer would need to know?
That is the whole form. If it looks manageable, start with the first step. You can stop whenever you like, because your answers are saved as you go.