Gas Station, Mart For Sale - Milpitas, California

May numbers have started quickly over the first couple weeks - 586 sold small businesses - lots of spillover from last month's April numbers. Approximately 323 California small businesses were reported sold by small business owners, business brokers, and agents last week in California.  BizBen and Peter Siegel, MBA the Director of the BizBen Network has compiled the BizBen.com Index since 1998.

What are the actual "provable" adjusted net earnings (cash flow) of a company being purchased and considered for business acquisition financing? Buyers will need to look carefully at tax returns and financial statements to determine the "real" adjusted net income or cash flow of the business being purchased - banks and financial institutions review these numbers carefully (and in many instances discount items that may be considered addbacks). If you are thinking of financing a business purchase you need to read this BizBen blog posting.

What are the differences between a Business Appraiser, CPA auditor and Due Diligence Expert - and why should you care? Here are some insights from Willard Michlin (805-428-2063) in his latest BizBen Blog & article posting that will be useful for someone engaged in, or planning to conduct due diligence.

In this article, business purchase financing advisor and SBA loan broker, consultant Peter Siegel shares his views of getting SBA loan financing faster for business purchase financing on virtually all types of businesses for sale. Now with the new small business legislation in place getting an SBA loan to buy a business makes sense and this article shares what it takes to qualify for a SBA loan today.

Looking to buy a Northern California card or coin laundromat? PWS Laundry is presenting their next Northern California seminar Thursdays:  May 17th,  June 21st,  July 19th. For details go to How To Buy A Northern California Laundromat Seminar - To RSVP call 650-871-0300.

Build wealth and secure your future by learning how to buy and sell businesses at Global Perspective’s upcoming workshops located in the business district of Century City (Los Angeles County). The workshops are informative step-by-step instructional courses designed to give you the knowledge, material and structure needed to financially change your life. For more info call 888-222-8920 or go to workshop for buyers and sellers for upcoming schedule, workshop outline, & RSVP instructions.

A buyer in the insurance business currently is seeking to add more business through acquisition and is looking for insurance agencies or insurance brokerages for sale. They prefer property & casualty but have interest in other areas as well. They are not interested in non-standard auto business. Their preference is gross commissions ranging from $50K to $500K. They prefer an Orange County location - but will look at other areas throughout California. This buyer is part of the Business Buyers Program within the BizBen Network. Go to insurance business buyer info for details about this buyer and their request.

We are looking for a small San Francisco restaurant that can be opened as a breakfast restaurant. The restaurant can provide 25 to 40 seats, dish washing machine, a small storage, hood, grill, refrigerator space, a restroom. Any location in San Francisco that considered as a good area for a breakfast business, such as area is around by hotels, downtown, financial district. The price range we are looking for is $80,000 to $100,000. We all have been working in restaurants as server and chef in thai restaurants and breakfast restaurant for 6 to 10 years. Expected-income per day ( included expenses) should be about $1,000 to $1,500. For details about these buyers - their contact information, etc. log into your BizBen Account.

We are a partnership looking to buy a San Francisco Bay Area bath hardware, plumbing supply, decorative building and bath hardware and accessories dealer, showroom, wholesaler, and/or retailer. We currently operate a longstanding bath hardware wholesale business, and are looking to add to it, by buying a business in the bay area which would operate in synergy With the current wholesale business. We are able to finance the purchase internally, and would look at any and all opportunities. We are able to finance any amount provided the characteristics and economics of what we are looking for that makes sense. We'd be looking at selling locks, all bath hardware, all door/cabinet/closet hardware, shower baskets, and many other related bath and building hardware and decorative items. For more information regarding this buyer please log into your BizBen Account for buyer contact information.

Restaurant Acquisition Group seeks to buy San Francisco Bay Area, North Bay, SAC Area restaurants for sale. Areas Wanted: San Francisco Bay Area Counties Include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Solano, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo. Restaurant Size Wanted: 1000 sq. ft. to 2000 sq. ft. max. Maximum Selling Price: up to $200,000. Call Sam at 925-203-5733 if you have a restaurant that matches this criteria. Go go restaurants wanted criteria to find out more about their search criteria.