Posts tagged 'entrepreneur'

Utility rates are on the rise. More and more, I am getting calls from laundry owners complaining of the costs, asking for ideas. So what is the answer? What is the best approach in combating these costs? And, how does a laundry owner say competitive? Chuck Post -coin laundry consultant to buyers and sellers - with PBI discusses strategies for keeping coin laundry utility costs under control.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Small Business Issues

Christina Lazuric, a business broker in Southern California explores earn-outs and her experiences of structuring one on her latest deal.

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

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

Business Broker Christina Lazuric explain and define the different types of Visa's utilized to buy California small and mid-sized businesses for sale on the BizBen.com Blog.

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

Do you add the inventory value to the business value? Should the owner be expected to take back a note for the value of the inventory? BizBen Users give feedback to this question.

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 Categories: Answers To Viewers Questions, BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Broker Issues, Deal And Escrow Issues, How To Buy A Business

Rate of sale for small business in California grew slightly last month compared to sales activity in May 2010. Large counties showed the best gains. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen releases the BizBen Index for May 2011.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business For Sale Statistics

Buying a day care for sale is a dream for many people. Here, you'll learn how to successfully negotiate the purchase of a day care for sale to make that dream a reality. Peter Siegel with BizBen.com covers this topic.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Buying A Business, How To Buy A Business

Financing a yogurt shop for sale can be challenging. Here, you'll learn the real scoop behind financing a yogurt shop for sale to help it be profitable from the start. Peter Siegel with BizBen discusses strategies on this topic.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Purchase Financing, How To Buy A Business, Small Business Financing

Looking to buy a convenience store? Learn these critical tips for scouting the most profitable and safe locations before you put an offer on the table. Peter Siegel with covers this topic on the BizBen.com Blog.

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Trying to pick the best convenient stores for sale? Learn how to find convenient stores for sale with high traffic, profitable locations to maximize your investment. Peter Siegel with BizBen.com explores this issue.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Buying A Business, How To Buy A Business

Looking to buy restaurant businesses? Check out these tips first to avoid getting blindsided when you buy restaurants. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen.com discusses this topic.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Buying A Business, How To Sell A Business

Thinking about buying a coin laundry? Willard Michlin, CPA (due diligence specialist) shares some tips about what you should be thinking about when buying your next California small business laundromat.

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Buyers looking for a company to purchase need to be aware that there is a difference between investing in a business opportunity and buying a job.

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The entrepreneur interested in buying a janitorial cleaning business will find companies in this industry for sale that are quite profitable. Careful due diligence, including the six factors covered here, is advised before completing a deal for this kind of business purchase.

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In the controversy over how best to get into business ownership - buy an existing enterprise or start from scratch - the most important and most overlooked aspect is whether you can "take it to the bank."

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, How To Buy A Business

Our BizBen Panel of Experts was consulted on a problem posed by a visitor to our site, who asked what to do about selling her flower shop, considering that she has a manager who is interested in buying it and would be good at running it, but lacks the funds to make that happen.

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 Categories: Answers To Viewers Questions, Business Purchase Financing, Buying A Business, Deal And Escrow Issues, How To Buy A Business, Small Business Financing

To understand the pros and cons of diverting funds from your 401(k) retirement plan towards the purchase of a business, it is first necessary to brush up on some investment basics. Before approaching the issue of using a 401(k) to buy a business, let’s take a quick look at stocks and bonds.

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Although fairly new on the business scene, the quick copy business has grown rapidly into a desirable alternative for buyers wanting a profitable enterprise, not too difficult to learn. But there is some special knowledge a prospective purchaser should have in order to conduct an intelligent search for a quick printing business for sale.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, How To Buy A Business

The use of “add backs” is common among sellers of small and mid-sized businesses when showing their financials and explaining that the buyer will actually enjoy more profit than is shown. But buyers are cautioned to watch out for “add backs” that are actual expenses pretending to be owner benefits.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business Purchase Financing, Business Valuation Issues, Deal And Escrow Issues, Small Business Financing

An increase in the number of California buyers who managed to purchase a business last month, compared to the sales statistics posted in February of 2009, confirms that market activity is on a growth pattern, though it is slow. The hurdles haven't disappeared, but California's resourceful entrepreneurs are finding more ways to complete deals.

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 Categories: BizBen Blog Contributor, Business For Sale Statistics