Blog Posts & Articles Related To: How To Buy A Business

Peter Siegel, Founder of BizBen and Director of the ProBuy and ProSell Programs on BizBen explores why earnest money deposits serve several purposes when buying or selling a small business. Several contributors on BizBen weigh in on this topic on this BizBen blog post.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

To understand the pros and cons of diverting funds from your retirement funds towards the purchase of a business, it is first necessary to brush up on some investment basics. Before approaching the issue of using retirement funds to buy a business, let's take a quick look at stocks and bonds.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Often business buyers actions cause a deal to tank but they never know why. Peter Siegel with the BizBen ProBuy Program discusses what mistakes business buyers make in the search process to buy a business with some of the best business brokers and recent sellers on BizBen about this topic.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Buying a franchise? Peter Siegel with BizBen explores pros and cons of whether to purchase a new or existing California franchise. This blog post goes on to summarize franchise fees, the FDD and other information that needs to be considered when considering a California franchise purchase.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Should brokers and agents be allowed to represent both the buyer and seller in a transaction? Doesn't California civil code require that when there is only one agent in a deal, that the agent is required to be a dual agent? These are the questions that I would like to address in this article.  By Willard Michlin   View All Willard Michlin Blog Posts

Today there are a lot of big competitors in the fast food franchise industry and one of the largest is Subway. Both Subway and Quiznos have entered a highly competitive industry and made a place for themselves. So in the battle of fast food franchises, Subway vs. Quiznos, who would win?  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

Chuck Post, coin laundry consultant & specialty business broker is giving a FREE San Diego area workshop discussing how to buy a laundry. Topics Include: Valuing A Coin Laundry, Pitfalls To Watch For, Determing The True Income, Coin Or Card / Attended or Un-Attended, etc.  By Chuck Post   View All Chuck Post Blog Posts

Steve Erlinger, a laundromat business broker discusses tips on buying a laundry. He also discusses various options for financing a laundry purchase. Options include retirement funds, line of credit on your home, SBA loans etc. Being prepared is the key - getting pre-qualified for financing is best.  By Steve Erlinger   View All Steve Erlinger Blog Posts

Peter Siegel, MBA discusses buying pizza restaurant for sale tips and what to watch out for. Topics: Owner involvement in the business as pizzerias are most successful when the owner is onsite. Also discussed is the importance of location and reviewing all financial and tax information.  By Peter Siegel, MBA   View All Peter Siegel, MBA Blog Posts

As a consultant I talk to many California business owners, business buyers, brokers, and agents on a daily basis about valuing businesses. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen.com talks about key factors in pricing a business for sale in the California marketplace.