[OMS_MANAGERS] Question about advertising businesses for sale

[BCD ED Ariel Reker]

Thanks Timothy! That's super helpful, thank you.

This is actually spurred in part by attending a presentation by Stephanie
and discussions with Amy Briels, our local SBDC Advisor (cc'ed).

We are looking to be strategic about providing resources and creating an
efficient pathway for our business owners to access resources - both from
BCD and SBDC.

On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM Timothy Bishop via OMS_MANAGERS <
oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Ariel and all www.bizbuysell.com is a good place to start and you can
> sort by state.
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> If there is enough lead time and a desire to be more strategic about their
> exit strategy, there are a few good consultants who specialize in small
> business succession planning, Stephanie Anderson Stroup with Uphill Edge
> Consulting is one that comes to mind.  Your local SBDC probably has some
> good resources for building an exit strategy as well.
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> I actually think succession planning is a good Main Street
> training/workshop opportunity for most Mainstreet programs to consider
> hosting periodically.
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> *Timothy Bishop, CMSM, OCED*
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> *Economic Development Director *
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> *City of La Grande – Economic Development Department *
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> *P.O. Box 670 / 1000 Adams Avenue*
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> *La Grande, OR  97850*
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> tbishop at cityoflagrande.org
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> *Office:  541-962-1308*
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> Cell: 541-962-5994
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> *Fax: 541-963-3333*
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> *Web www.lagrandeed.com <http://www.lagrandeed.com/> *
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of
> *BCD ED Ariel Reker
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 25, 2026 2:12 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>;
> Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Cc:* Amy Briels <abriels at bluecc.edu>
> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] Question about advertising businesses for sale
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> STOP and VERIFY - This message came from *outside* of the City of La
> Grande.
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> Hey OMS folks,
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> In Baker we have several business owners who are looking to retire this
> year and are looking to put their businesses up for sale. My question for
> y'all is how and where have you seen business owners advertise their
> business successfully?
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> For our business owners who have a lease and/or own their building, they
> can list with a realtor. But where else has advertising a business resulted
> in a successful sale?
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> Thank you in advance!
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> Ariel
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