Restaurant For Sale - Ojai, California

There are a number of standard appraisal methods used to value a business that include, Asset approach, Income approach, Market approach (Comps), Capitalization of Earnings and Discounted Future Earnings. Each one of these methods individually does not always represent the true value of a business. In this article, Bob Klein, a Southern California business valuation professional shares his view on searching for market value. Bob can be reached at 949-254-4062 for business appraisal assistance.

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 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.

Lee Petsas, discusses purchase agreements when buying or selling a business in his new article on BizBen, "Rules And Guidelines About Deposits With Purchase Agreements". Lee discusses: How much consideration should I give as deposit? Are Deposits refundable and when? Cashing Deposits and Opening Escrow, Return of Deposit to Buyer, Why do we take a deposit from a buyer when preparing and executing a Purchase Agreement Contract?

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.

Serious buyer seeks established business, or group of businesses, with verifiable cash flow in excess of $350,000 per annum.  I am interested in established businesses with at least three years of operating history located in Ventura County, Conejo Valley, Simi Valley or the West San Fernando Valley. For more info about his search criteria go to Daniel Toomey's request for details and phone him at 805-501-1032.

Buyer seeks home health care agency with an annual adjusted net income of $180K+. Ideally the business should be located in Southern California, but will purchase outside of Southern California if the right deal presents itself. Buyer has high credit score and is looking to purchase a business immediately, and has been pre-qualified for SBA financing. Contact buyer direct. For buyer contact info and details, log into your BizBen Account.

Buyer looking to purchase food or beverage manufacturer in California. Prefer a company that is in need of improved sales, marketing, and build out of distribution channels into additional markets and is generating less than $10MM in gross sales. Turnaround and distressed considered. Log into your BizBen Account for buyer's contact information and details.