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A restaurant and bar specialty business broker gives us the inside look at California ABC liquor licenses - tips you won't find in an official manual! Jeff Back a Northern California restaurant/bar specialty broker covers the topic of liquor licenses and working with the ABC.  By Jeff Back   View All Jeff Back Blog Posts

Buying a coin laundry like other types of small business purchases has its nuances. Chuck Post a business broker specializing in assisting those selling and buying coin laundries shares his knowledge with coin laundry buyers and what to watch out for when searching for and buying laundromats.  By Chuck Post   View All Chuck Post Blog Posts

When on your search to buy liquor store businesses, consider additional ways that you may use the location to generate additional revenue streams. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen.com discusses buying California liquor stores.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Bob Klein, a California business valuation specialist discusses the wide variations of methods and accuracy of small businesss appraisals of California businesses sold and purchased he has encountered over the years. He discusses his business valuation methodology when evaluating an appraisal.  By Bob Klein   View All Bob Klein Blog Posts

Serving California laundry owners and investors, I am afforded the opportunity to see and analyze why various laundries make or lose money. Time and time again my associates and I work with our laundry clients analyzing what the true value of their laundry is and what can be done to improve it.  By Chuck Post   View All Chuck Post Blog Posts

What are actual adjusted net earnings of a company being purchased with business acquisition financing? That's the figure to know and to provide a lender. Peter Siegel, MBA at 866-270-6278 (business purchase financing expert with both SBA loans and non SBA loan financing) reviews this concept.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Willard Michlin, CPA, CFE chats about why you can do a large portion of the due diligence yourself, depending on your background, but you should never try to do it solely on your own. In this article he explores ways business buyers get themselves into trouble and avoiding trouble.  By Willard Michlin   View All Willard Michlin Blog Posts

There are multiples of gross sales, seller's discretionary earnings (SDE), earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Bob Klein discusses business sales multiples and how they relate to buying and selling California businesses.  By Bob Klein   View All Bob Klein Blog Posts

Buying a Laundromat can be a great investment for an Entrepreneur. With predictable sales and cash flow, a Laundromat is an easy business to run. However, as good as the business model is, there is always room for improvement. Here are my 3 tips on increasing profitability when buying a Laundromat.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

The laundry business offers all of those rewards of business ownership, with much fewer headaches than with most other businesses. However buyer beware - Chuck Post, laundry broker and consultant covers several mistakes many first time laundry buyers commit when buying a California laundromat.  By Chuck Post   View All Chuck Post Blog Posts