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Peter Siegel, MBA is a nationally known consultant and author - with over 25 years experience on the topic of selling, buying, and niche financing (the purchase of), small to mid-sized businesses. His clients include: business buyers, business owners/sellers, small business advisors, and business brokers. |
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Franchises For Sale
The following posts are in the franchises for sale category.
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Posted on February 16, 2007
 California Franchises Make FTC List

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just published a guide on avoiding fraud in business opportunities ads. California has more franchises than any other state in the nation. A list of California franchises investigated by the state.

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Posted on February 9, 2007
 Franchise Owners Take Quiznos to Court

It's buyer beware when buying a franchise as a recent Business Week article illustrates. Troubled Quiznos owner Bhupinder "Bob" Baber killed himself in early November. He formed an association to handle complaints like his. Many other franchise chains now have independent associations.

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Posted on January 31, 2007
 Franchise Opportunity Tops Businesses Sold in California

Franchise opportunity sells for 98% of asking price. A meal prep franchise sold last week with help from Joan Young, a business broker at Sunbelt Business brokers. Following the story there is a list of businesses sold recently in California.

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Posted on January 7, 2007
 Franchises for Sale Tip: Have A Professional Business Valuation Performed Before Selling A Business

Franchises for Sale Tip: Have a professional business valuation performed before you sell your business - Getting a 3rd party professional business appraisal/valuation is important and critical for the process. BizBen viewers rated a Sprint/Nextel store opportunigy, a dry cleaning agency business, and a franchise sandwich company as some of the more popular California businesses for sale that were listed yesterday on BizBen.com.

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Posted on December 20, 2006
 Dinner by Design and Other Meal Prep Franchises for Sale

Meal prep franchises like Dinner by Design are popular right now. These services provide home cooked meals made ahead that can be baked at home. Find a meal prep franchise for sale in California on BizBen.com.

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Posted on September 11, 2006
 Business Buyers Should Qualify Business Sellers Also

Business sellers selling a small to mid-size business sometimes pull out of a deal for various reasons. Business buyers need to know the signs a seller may be thinking of of not selling or pulling the deal off the market entirely.

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Posted on August 25, 2006
 Selling Off Clients - Not A Great Franchise Businesses For Sale Strategy

When selling an established franchise business selling a book of business is sometimes the worst thing you can do if you trying to maximize the selling price. This example shows how a small business owner could have gotten a lot more cash if he would have sold the entire franchise.

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