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Confidentiality AgreementsConfidentiality: Why Keeping A Deal Quiet Is Important To Business Sellers

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   Owners should keep the fact that they want to sell their small business confidential. Before releasing information to prospective buyers, buyers should commit to confidentiality in writing & should understand why it is important. Peter Siegel, MBA a ProBuy and ProSell Advisor with BizBen explains.
Stock Sale VS Asset Sale Tax ConsiderationsKey Tax Considerations: Deciding Between An Asset vs Stock Sale

Posted By: William Ziprick, Attorney At Law.   There are a number of the critical tax-related factors which should be reviewed by a party with their legal and tax advisers in determining the best structure for a sale transaction, i.e., whether it should be an Asset Sale or a Stock Sale. Attorney William Ziprick, Esq covers this topic.
How Do I Sell My Business Without Getting SuedHow Do I Sell My Business Without Getting Sued

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   A question sellers ask: how do I sell my business without getting sued, isn't a subject just for discussions with lawyers. A seller can take some precautions to reduce potential legal problems. Peter Siegel, MBA Founder Of BizBen and BizBen.com's ProBuy and ProSell Programs discusses this topic.
The Details Of ObamacareThe Information And Details Of Obamacare For Small Business Owners

Posted By: Peter Siegel MBA: BizBen Founder, Lead Advisor.   I don't know many small business owners that have the time to study and read through all 2,400 pages of the Obamacare bill, so I'm going to break it down here for you and give you the details of the bill that every small business owner needs to know.
What I Learned About Earn Outs - Advice From A Business Broker

Posted By: Christina Lazuric: Business Broker - CA, TX.   Christina Lazuric, a business broker in Southern California explores earn-outs and her experiences of structuring one on her latest deal.
In Comes the Attorney - Dead Goes the Transaction?

Posted By: .   If you talk to any business broker that has been in the industry for more than a year or two, they've had at least a couple of good transactions go south as soon as the buyer or seller involved an attorney. Tawnya Gilreath discusses this topic in her recent BizBen.com article.
Visas Strategy Defined For Those Thinking Of Buying A Business

Posted By: Christina Lazuric: Business Broker - CA, TX.   Business Broker Christina Lazuric explain and define the different types of Visa's utilized to buy California small and mid-sized businesses for sale on the BizBen.com Blog.

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