351 California Small & Mid-Sized Businesses Sold Last Week

351 California businesses for sale were sold by business owners of small businesses, business brokers, & real estate agents for the week of April 7, 2008 and April 13, 2008.

Sales of California businesses during this time period by County include:

Alameda County: 17, Amador County: 1, Contra Costa County: 6, El Dorado County: 1, Fresno County: 9, Imperial County: 3, Kern County: 9, Kings County: 1, Los Angeles County: 121, Marin County: 5, Mendocino County: 2, Merced County: 1, Monterey County: 3, Napa County: 3, Nevada County: 3, Orange County: 18, Placer County: 4, Riverside County: 13, Sacramento County: 13, San Bernardino County: 14, San Diego County: 34, San Francisco County: 19, San Joaquin County: 3, San Luis Obispo County: 1, San Mateo County: 7, Santa Barbara County: 3, Santa Clara County: 10, Santa Cruz County: 2, Solano County: 1, Sonoma County: 4, Stanislaus County: 2, Sutter County: 1, Tulare County: 6, Ventura County: 4, Yolo County: 3

Note:  Sales of small businesses in California are still down overall in 2008 over last year record sales. Several economic factors contributing to this include:  lower equity in homes for down payment assistance to buy a business, more business owners holding onto their business in a time of uncertainty, and more potential business buyers gravitating to more "secure" jobs in the corporate arena.

Posted on April 14, 2008  |   Email This Blog Post   |   Print This Blog Post