Posts tagged 'business for sale'

Lee Petsas, a Southern California business broker addresses how he handles potential business buyers when they request information on a business for sale listing.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Buying A Business, Deal And Escrow Issues, How To Buy A Business

BizBen searchers looking to buy a business found a Christmas lighting service, a matchmaking company, golf products manufacturer, and several types of restaurants. See what searchers found most interesting on BizBen.com yesterday.

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 Categories: BizBen Top 20, Buying A Business

Due to the current state of the credit markets and bank financing, seller financing is more important then ever in a business sale. Lee Petsas, business broker walks us through the nuances of owner carry notes - seller financing.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Broker Issues, Deal And Escrow Issues

BizBen viewers top search requests on BizBen.com included a Oakland Gas Station/C-Store, a San Diego Car Audio Shop, a Laguna Hills Pizza Parlor, a San Marcos Internet, Wholesaler, a Cypress Arco Am/PM, as some of the more popular California small and mid-sized businesses for sale that were added and reviewed by business buyers, business brokers, agents, intermediaries, and business owners yesterday on BizBen.com.

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The laundry business model and the full justification of value of the business are based on its anticipated longevity. In this blog/article industry specialist Chuck Post covers the topic of coin laundry valuations.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Valuation Issues

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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 Categories: Business Valuation Issues, How To Buy A Business, How To Sell A Business, Selling A Business

Finding the best car wash for sale comes down to understanding your business strengths and the nature of the industry. BizBen.com Founder Peter Siegel with the help of car wash brokers discuss how to find a car wash for sale that will succeed.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Buyer Experiences, Business Valuation Issues, Buying A Business, How To Buy A Business, Small Business Issues

In dealing with business sales, often times the Seller or the Buyer will ask about the use of an escrow company. The seller may say, Why can't the buyer just pay me cash or give me a cashier's check? Tawnya Gilreath a Los Angeles County business broker discusses why it's always a good idea to utilize specialized escrow services to close a deal.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Buying A Business, Deal And Escrow Issues, How To Buy A Business, Selling A Business

Most business acquisition financing strategies involve borrowing money to meet the purchase price. But an entirely different approach, equity sharing, is sometimes pursued if borrowed money is not wanted, or is not available to complete the purchase. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen.com covers this topic.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Purchase Financing, Deal And Escrow Issues, How To Buy A Business, Small Business Financing

Small business sales in California inched up last month compared to the same period last year. November 2010 figures were down from year-high sales volume recorded the month before.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Broker Information, Business For Sale Statistics, Small Business Issues

Gas station for sale in California news: If you've ever conducted even a single search on BizBen, you see virtually every kind of business for sale by category every day. But very few of them actually provide opportunities for the savvy buyer to have another company help them enhance the property once the sale goes through. With the WRAP program, buyers of gas stations now have incentives to purchase a California gas station.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Purchase Financing, Buying A Business, Small Business Issues

A total of 8,999 small California businesses were sold in 2009, as of July 19, with a slowdown, in the most recently completed week. We're watching some interesting movements in business sales figures this year with competing pressures at work. Peter Siegel, Founder of BizBen chats about recent small business sales figures.

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Any deal when selling a business tends to have a life of its own. Joe Ranieri discusses a restaurant deal in Orange County that has had many twists and turns. This article shows what types of issues can and do come up when selling a business or in this case a restaurant.

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Are you looking to sell or buy a preschool or school? Joanne Weber with the Ryan Craig company has added her listings on BizBen as a business sales specialist.

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 Categories: Business Broker Information

310 California businesses were sold by business owners of small businesses, business brokers, & real estate agents for the week of January 12, 2009 and January 18, 2009.

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With “sub-prime” entering into the national lexicon and devastating many of the world’s financial institutions, it should not be surprising that there has been a direct affect on Small Business Administration (SBA) lenders as well. Many of these lenders joined in the lending exuberance of their mortgage cousins and are now feeling their pain. Some lenders have backed out of SBA loans altogether, and others tightened their requirements to the point where no one who actually needs the money would qualify to borrow it.

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 Categories: Buying A Business, Small Business Financing