Am I stuck with my broker if I'm unhappy with them?

Not necessarily, but the listing agreement you signed decides the answer, not just how unhappy you feel. Most brokerage agreements for a business purchase and sale set a fixed term, an exclusivity period, and sometimes a "tail" clause that keeps commission obligations alive for a period after the agreement ends. General dissatisfaction with communication or a lack of buyer activity isn't automatically a legal basis to walk away without consequence — it usually depends on whether the broker actually failed to do what the agreement required, such as not marketing the business at all or acting outside their authority.

Start by reading the termination section closely. Some agreements let either side end the relationship on written notice; others lock both parties in for the full term with limited exit routes. If the broker has genuinely underperformed, that can support ending things early without owing further commission, but the outcome usually turns on the specific wording and what actually happened, not general frustration. Before assuming you're stuck, or assuming you can simply walk away, have a Treadstone business lawyer review the agreement and the history with your broker.