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February 2020 Sales StatsFebruary 2020 BizBen Index Sales Stats: Sales Up 15.8 Percent

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   Total sales of California small businesses sold were up 15.8% from last month and up 4.8% from the same time last year in California. Peter Siegel, Founder Of BizBen.com reviews the February 2020 BizBen Index stats of businesses sold in California. See which Counties improved & which declined.
Sales Of California Small Businesses GrowsBizBen Index: Sales Of California Small Businesses Grows Through 3rd Quarter

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   The number of California business for sale offerings acquired by buyers during the first three quarters of 2014 totals 11,579, the state's highest business turnover rate since the 2009 slowdown, says BizBen Index. Steady growth is partly the result of the increase in availability of purchase funds.
California Sees Best Business For Sale Deal CountCalifornia Sees Best Business For Sale Deal Count In Five Years: BizBen Index

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   The number of small business for sale deals recorded in California during the first quarter of 2013 marks the highest total for the period in five years, according to the BizBen Index. The company said 4,006 small and mid-sized California businesses changed hands in the first three months of 2013.
Decline In January Business For Sale DealsBizBen Index Reports Decline in January Business For Sale Deals

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   Fewer small and mid-market California businesses sold last month than during January of last year. The decline results partly from the "rush to close" in December by sellers fearful of higher capital gains tax rates if they waited to 2013. Total business sales are expected to improve this year.
2016 California Business Sales StatsSmall Business Sales In California - Highest Number In 8 Years - BizBen Index

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   California business for sale transactions set their highest yearly total in 8 years. The number of business for sale transactions in December was 1,397 which brought the total number of transactions for 2016 up to 16,858 it was reported by the BizBen Index.
Small Business Sales Up August CaliforniaCalifornia Business For Sale Deals Hit A 5 Year High Says BizBen Index

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   California business for sale transactions for last month - August hit a five-year high. Transactions are up 32% over the previous August it was reported by the BizBen Index. The number of transactions completed in the month of August this year reached 1,615 compared to the 1,216 in August 2015.
California Small Business Sales Down Last MonthCalifornia Small Business Sales Drop Last Month, Still Up For The Year

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   California business for sale transactions for this July are down from the same time period last year. This is the first time this year that sales have been down year over year for any month it was reported by the BizBen Index.
California Small Business StatsApril Business For Sale Deals Up 14 Percent Over Last Year Says BizBen Index

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   California business for sale transactions for this April are up 14% over the previous April, it was reported by the BizBen Index. The number of transactions completed in the month of April this year reached 1,362 compared to the 1,193 of 2015.
Small Business Sales Stats CaliforniaBizBen Index: California Small Business For Sale Deals Just Miss Breaking All-Time March High

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   California business for sale transactions just missed setting the all-time high set back in 2013, it was reported by the BizBen Index. The number of transactions completed in the month of March this year reached 1,537 coming up just short of the 1,586 recorded in March of 2013.
Last Year and Month Show 34% Fewer Business Sales Throughout California

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   The 14,277 small and mid-sized businesses that changed hands in the state last year represent a 34% decline from 21,689 sales recorded in 2008, and a count of last month's deals, 1,193, also shows a 34% drop when compared to the 1,804 closed escrows in December 2008.

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