Selling A Business

Christina Lazuric, an Orange County Business Broker explores why owners of small businesses elect to sell their business. Retirement, lack of capital, illness, boredom are just a few of the reasons.

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Just because its time to sell your business does not mean you're throwing in the towel. Many times small business owners are ready to move on to other things; retirement, a new job, a new venture, more time with family, a focus on personal health, or any combination of factors. Bob Hughes a Coachella Valley Business Broker discusses this topic for BizBen.com Blog readers.

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San Diego Business Broker Steve Fitzgerald discusses tips on preparing your company for sale. Helpful tips for all small business owers to consider.

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The more prepared you are the better the transaction will go, so here are a few tips and guidelines that should better prepare you for selling your tax practice or CPA firm. Specialist business broker Christina Lazuric covers this topic.

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Several factors influence a business sale. Steve Fitzgerald, business broker in San Diego explores these issues with BizBen Blog readers.

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There are a handful of key asset categories in allocating or breaking down the purchase price allocation of a business sale. The allocation is required to complete the transaction. Lee Petsas, a Southern California business broker reviews this topic.

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Goodwill is what a business owner has built into his business over the years. Bob Hughes, a long time business broker in the Coachella Valley gives his definition of goodwill and what is included in this BizBen.com article.

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In the vast majority of cases, a Buyer will come to a decision as to the value of a business they are interested in buying based upon six primary issues. This article by San Diego Business Broker Steve Fitzgerald explains the differences in valuation according to buyers vs. lenders.

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Determining the right time to sell a private business is as much an art as a science, because there are so many factors at play and each business is unique. Christina Lazuric an Orange County Business Broker shares her experience on this issue.

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The coin laundry is an all-cash, necessity of life service business. What could be better? Yet, understanding how the business justifies such a high purchase price is baffling. In fact, many times the value is so misunderstood that it results in investors over-paying. Sometimes grossly over-paying.

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Lee Petsas a Southern California business broker writes about his experiences relating to when to tell employees the business is for sale or has been sold.

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Successful business sellers need a game plan to sell their California small business for maximum price and for the best terms. Peter Siegel, MBA discusses these strategies with BizBen Blog readers.

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There are companies who specialize in purchasing Business Notes (of course at a discount). You can sell all or part of your note. Lee Petsas, a Southern California business broker discusses this entire process in his latest article on BizBen.com.

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Tawnya Gilreath a Los Angeles area business broker explains why earnest money deposits serve several purposes when buying or selling a small business.

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Peter Siegel, MBA Founder of BizBen and the BizBen Network discusses interpreting reported earnings from sellers through tax returns, financial statements and other means when selling a California small business.

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Steve Fitzgerald a Southern California business broker discusses parts of the franchise agreement that pertain to sale of the franchise, that should be understood by potential franchise buyers.

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It might be the most tedious thing you do when buying or selling a small California business for sale, but conducting inventory - counting out the items that are sold or used in running the business is absolutely essential. Peter Siegel, MBA founder of BizBen.com discusses this topic.

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Small business owners should keep the fact that they want to sell their business confidential. Before releasing information to prospective buyers, those buyers should commit to confidentiality in writing and should understand why it is important.

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Ron Hottes walks you through the steps in selling a business through a business broker.

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Depending on the type of business, a month-to-month situation can be severely detrimental to the value of the business. Tawnya Gilreath, a Los Angeles County business broker explores the issue of month to month leases in this blog/article.

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