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Posting: 287577 | Available | 7/17/24
This dealership is a leading supplier of high-quality and affordable power sports products in Northern California. The dealership offers a wide range of vehicles including ATVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles, electric bicycles and scooters.
Asking Price
$90,000
Cash flow
$198,494
Revenue
$649,494
Down
$105,000
Posting: 287567 | Available | 7/16/24
Auto Glass has been providing high-quality auto glass services for over 21 years,services, including windshield replacement, side, and back window repairs.They specialize in windshield calibration for vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) .
Asking Price
$700,000
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$1,250,000
Posting: 286860 | Available | 7/15/24
This is a prime opportunity to own a profitable Arco gas station and property in a highly trafficked area of Los Angeles. Less than 6 years remaining on Arco contract. Owner carry available with $2,000,000 down payment
Asking Price
$5,200,000
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$50,000
Posting: 286754 | Available | 7/15/24
We have a hospice license located in Henderson, Nevada (Clark County) with our seller being extremely knowledgeable in hospice with a strategic Medicare Consultant in place to assist the buyer with the accreditation process. This agency is new with no operational history. Agency is not accredited.
Asking Price
$50,000
Cash flow
$330,000
Revenue
$1,150,000
Down
$98,000
Posting: 287531 | Available | 7/13/24
Work in a recession-resistant industry where weekly pay is guaranteed. Straightforward business model - simply manage your fleet and team of drivers. No accounts receivable. No rental space required. No inventory required. No marketing required. Steady, predictable revenue.
Asking Price
$975,000
Cash flow
$389,005
Revenue
$1,493,253
Down
$1,100,000
Posting: 284733 | Available | 7/12/24
This establishment is a comprehensive auto repair shop catering to foreign and domestic cars. The owner serves as both the service writer and general manager. The lease includes a spacious fenced outdoor area. This business is located in a high-income area and caters to a discerning clientele.
Asking Price
$1,100,000
Cash flow
$226,000
Revenue
$964,000
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Posting: 287494 | Available | 7/10/24
For sale is a General Auto Repair business in North County San Diego. Operating since 1995, it has a long, consistent history of profitability and a great reputation in the community with 5-star ratings. The shop is 6,000 sq ft with 9 bays, including an alignment machine and a smog test station.
Asking Price
$629,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,500,000
Down
$20
Posting: 287454 | Available | 7/9/24
For sale is a gas station located in a prime area with less competition with the potential to improve volume. It is currently managed by a manager. It is doing 110k gallons and $100k inside. It is located on a busy street.
Asking Price
$7,500,000
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Posting: 285421 | In Escrow | 7/6/24
For sale 8 bays mechanic shop with smog check and repairs. (Assets Sale) It is located in Escondido, CA. Rent is at $1.60/foot per month. The building size is about 4,700 SQ/FT. The lease is 1 year plus 2/5 years options (asset sale). It has 8 bays and the asking price is $79,000.
Asking Price
$79,000
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$30
Posting: 254421 | Available | 7/6/24
For sale is a high-volume gas station with real estate included in San Joaquin county. It has freeway access. It is $8.5 million and the down is 30%.
Asking Price
$8,000,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,800,000
Down
$20
Posting: 284166 | Available | 7/6/24
For sale is a gas station that is high-volume in gas. They also have a Circle K convenience store. They do additional rental income. It is located near 2 highways and the real estate is available. There is also a carwash.
Asking Price
$10,500,000
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$25
Posting: 269673 | Available | 7/6/24
One of the top five smog shops in California by volume, this business is a rare gem in the market with solid cash flow and employees in place. It is an employee-run operation, with all day-to-day transactions accessible online.
Asking Price
$495,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$375,000
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Posting: 286239 | Available | 7/2/24
This heavy-duty truck brake parts and machine shop specializes in brakes and machining primarily for the heavy-duty trucking industry but also for elevators, cranes, and industrial equipment that have braking systems. Yearly sales approx. $375,000. Inventory is currently $300,000.
Asking Price
$140,000
Cash flow
$226,056
Revenue
$1,303,350
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Posting: 286728 | Available | 7/2/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each business, which is comprised of multiple routes, comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place for each route.
Asking Price
$625,000
Cash flow
$253,059
Revenue
$1,224,513
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Posting: 286859 | Available | 7/2/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each business, which is comprised of multiple routes, comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place for each route.
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
$168,781
Revenue
$1,350,598
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Posting: 287398 | Available | 7/2/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each business, which is comprised of multiple routes, comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place for each route.
Asking Price
$200,000
Cash flow
$345,325
Revenue
$1,316,315
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Posting: 287395 | Available | 7/2/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each business, which is comprised of multiple routes, comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place for each route.
Asking Price
$1,175,000
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Posting: 287383 | Available | 7/1/24
Newly opened Express car wash, hand wash and self-serve. Express wash with 40 feet tunnel. Brand new equipment.
Asking Price
$1,900,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,800,000
Down
$30
Posting: 287373 | In Contract | 6/29/24
For sale is a great prime location in the Bay area. It is semi-absentee-owned and is a fairly new business with increases in sales. There is great potential for an owner-operator. This is the best tire franchise in the country annual sales $1,800,000 and still increasing.
Asking Price
$500,000
Cash flow
$295,000
Revenue
$1,745,000
Down
$180,000
Posting: 287359 | Available | 6/29/24
Hit the ground running with 2022 fleet average and a rare 6-day work week operation. Fleet Value at 52% of purchase price! No accounts receivable. No rental space and marketing required. Steady, predictable revenue. Grow with FedEx and capitalize on the home delivery trend!
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
$295,000
Revenue
$1,745,000
Down
$180,000
Posting: 287358 | Available | 6/29/24
Hit the ground running with 2022 fleet average and a rare 6-day work week operation. Fleet Value at 52% of purchase price! No accounts receivable. No rental space and marketing required. Steady, predictable revenue. Grow with FedEx and capitalize on the home delivery trend!
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
$260,000
Revenue
$1,210,000
Down
$135,000
Posting: 287352 | Available | 6/28/24
Easy High Volume. Low Mileage. Residential Routes! Work in a recession-resistant industry where weekly pay is guaranteed. Straightforward business model - simply manage your fleet and team of drivers. Steady, predictable revenue.
Asking Price
$925,000
Cash flow
$132,000
Revenue
$360,000
Down
$80,000
Posting: 279801 | Available | 6/28/24
This is a profitable auto repair shop in Long Beach with the same owner for 18 years. It has a loyal client base on a great corner location near a large church with a huge parking area. The store size is 2,500 sq ft, and the lot size is 8,000 sq ft with 5 bays. Long-term rent: 5 years plus 5 years.
Asking Price
$125,000
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$568,000
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$25
Posting: 287343 | Available | 6/28/24
For sale is a gas station and food mart located on busy Hwy 299, next to a popular recreation area. The property spans a large 2.06-acre lot and includes a spacious 2,700 sqft store. It is an unbranded site with five years remaining on the fuel supplier contract.
Asking Price
$2,500,000
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Posting: 284893 | Available | 6/27/24
This is a high-quality, ASE-certified auto repair shop for sale in Fremont. The shop is clean and roomy. This is not your typical tech shop where it is dirty and messy with parts. There are shared parking spaces with another auto shop next to it. It is approximately 2,400 square feet with 7 bays.
Asking Price
$130,000
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Posting: 281479 | Available | 6/27/24
This is an 18-year-established auto body shop for sale in the San Francisco Tenderloin District. They do auto body restoration, collision repair, paint, restoration, paint services, rust repair, classic cars, dents, repair, frame straightening, and hail damage repair
Asking Price
$55,000
Cash flow
$99,110
Revenue
$310,743
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Posting: 263942 | Available | 6/27/24
This established auto repair shop provides all minor major repairs on foreign and domestic vehicles and completes preventative maintenance and diagnosis work. With 40+ years in business, they have approximately 90% customer retention and are very well-established. Gross revenue $311K Cash Flow $99K.
Asking Price
$200,000
Cash flow
$73,328
Revenue
$401,769
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Posting: 278188 | Available | 6/27/24
This well established auto shop is located in Northern California. The shop is fully equipped with well-maintained, state-of-the-art equipment. There is an option to purchase the building from the landlord if interested. Gross $401,769 Cash Flow $73,328
Asking Price
$225,000
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Posting: 286978 | In Escrow | 9/14/24
For sale is Sunnymead Car Wash located in Moreno Valley, CA. It is currently closed and the property is to be sold as-is, where-is condition with all known and unknown faults and defects.
Asking Price
$2,000,000
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Posting: 286916 | Available | 9/14/24
For sale is a Pomona hand car wash, a full-service 100% hand car wash. It is at a great location, situated less than 1/2 mile from a major off-ramp of the 10 freeway. This is the favorite place for car lovers to wash their vehicles.
Asking Price
$749,000
Cash flow
$70,000
Revenue
$450,000
Down
$749,000
Posting: 285011 | Available | 9/17/24
This Northern California-based auto repair business is a California Sole Proprietorship that has been in operation for the past 41 years, since 1983, under ownership of the founder. Located in Northern California, they service customers in an approximate 30-mile radius from their location.
Asking Price
$749,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$580,765
Down
$299,000
Posting: 285964 | Available | 9/16/24
For sale is a one-stop shop for all vehicle repair needs. It is well-established and 40 years old. This auto mechanic shop is repair pal certified with napa auto care and accepts Carmax extended insurance. They have a repeat customer base with a great reputation.
Asking Price
$299,000
Cash flow
$230,000
Revenue
$1,700,000
Down
$749,000
Posting: 285227 | Available | 9/17/24
This business offers a full and wide range of services for vehicles, including repair, overhaul or replacement of numerous items including brakes, fuel injectors, engines, transmissions, water pumps, air conditioning, drivelines, axles, timing belts, and the list goes on.
Asking Price
$749,000
Cash flow
$600,000
Revenue
$4,600,000
Down
$4,600,000
Posting: 283364 | Available | 9/17/24
This Northern California full-service performance and maintenance facility services and repairs Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles. They also have another division that provides innovative Jeep and truck accessories. This company has been in operation for 17 years (since 2006).
Asking Price
$4,600,000
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$960,000
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Posting: 286537 | Available | 9/14/24
Liquor store with Gas Station - Large Lot/Real Estate Included in Purchase Price - Short Operating Hours.
Asking Price
$2,600,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,429,635
Down
$50,000
Posting: 288007 | Available | 9/19/24
Explore the chance to become the proud owner of an automotive tire shop affiliated with a National Automotive Service franchise. This business operates as an owner-absentee model, but a dedicated working owner has the potential to significantly boost sales and profitability.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$200,000
Revenue
$1,046,000
Down
$181,250
Posting: 284627 | Available | 9/17/24
New Pricing! These are ten FedEx home & ground delivery routes for sale for $725,000. Currently grossing at $1,046,000 + and has estimated adjusted cash flow of $200,000 + per year. This includes 10 FedEx delivery vehicles that are worth an estimated $313,000 and 11 employees (FT & PT) in place.
Asking Price
$725,000
Cash flow
$2,673,790
Revenue
$11,566,788
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Posting: 276941 | Available | 9/17/24
This Nevada-based specialized trucking company is a Nevada Limited Liability Company and was established in 1980 as a 1-truck tow company and now has a fleet of over 50 vehicles. They provide heavy haul transportation, excavation removal, asphalt & dirt hauling, water truck usage, and many more.
Asking Price
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Revenue
$100,000
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$595,000
Posting: 287210 | Available | 9/17/24
This Northern Californian RV and Camping Cabin Park is a California Limited Liability Company and under current ownership for the past 6 years but has been in existence for the past 70 years! Located on the almost 8-acre property are 10 cabins, 16 full RV hookups, 5 dry RV spots, and 6 tent sites.
Asking Price
$595,000
Cash flow
$454,339
Revenue
$1,770,167
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Posting: 288367 | Available | 9/10/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. Each business, which is comprised of multiple routes, comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place for each route. Business has seen double digit organic growth since inception.
Asking Price
$1,400,000
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Posting: 288537 | Available | 9/19/24
A branded gas station is selling approximately 60,000 gallons per month at a margin of 80 cents per gallon. It includes a small convenience store and has four pumps, including diesel. The station is situated on a lot of over one acre.
Asking Price
$499,000
Cash flow
$400,113
Revenue
$1,456,014
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Posting: 278238 | Available | 9/16/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each route and supplemental comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place. Business has seen double digit organic growth since inception.
Asking Price
$1,400,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$669,995
Down
$125,000
Posting: 286811 | Available | 8/12/24
Here is a great opportunity to own and operate a national auto service franchise in the South Bay. There is a manager and excellent team in place. Great Location. A dedicated full-time working owner should greatly increase sales and profits at this desirable but underperforming store.
Asking Price
$125,000
Cash flow
$645,389
Revenue
$2,489,986
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Posting: 284528 | Available | 6/25/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each route and supplemental comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place. Business has seen double digit organic growth since inception.
Asking Price
$1,850,000
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Posting: 287634 | Available | 7/20/24
For sale is an excellent branded gas station with a liquor license. Inside sales average over $100,000 in gross sales per seller, and outside fuel sales average 30,000 to 35,000 gallons. There is huge upside potential by adding a deli, money services, and more inventory.
Asking Price
$3,450,000
Cash flow
$127,163
Revenue
$666,149
Down
$25,000
Posting: 288465 | Available | 9/13/24
For sale is a growing and profitable smog and auto repair shop located in Garden Grove, CA. The owner is retiring after 30 years in the business, offering you the opportunity to acquire this local favorite. The shop consistently generates both revenue and profit year after year.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$725,054
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Posting: 286632 | Available | 5/19/24
This auto repair shop in Newhall is in an extremely desirable area, with constant pass-by traffic. This profitable shop stays busy considering its great location and well established goodwill, and loyal customer base. This shop has been around for almost 20 years and continues to be a leader.
Asking Price
$675,750
Cash flow
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Revenue
$900,000
Down
$1,000,000
Posting: 288340 | Available | 9/9/24
For sale is a profitable gas station in a good location near Glendale. The station sells 110,000 gallons per month, with a market price of $35,000. The sale includes the land, and the property has excellent potential for growth.
Asking Price
$4,700,000
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$1,250,000
Posting: 286860 | Available | 7/15/24
This is a prime opportunity to own a profitable Arco gas station and property in a highly trafficked area of Los Angeles. Less than 6 years remaining on Arco contract. Owner carry available with $2,000,000 down payment
Asking Price
$5,200,000
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Posting: 272167 | Available | 2/22/22
Major Brand Gas Station with Property for Sale. High Volume & high gross profit Margin business. Well established business showing consistent sales revenue history & generating high profit margin. Please make a note while visiting location.
Asking Price
$7,500,000
Cash flow
$115,765
Revenue
$453,410
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Posting: 279398 | Available | 6/25/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Linehaul routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each route and supplemental comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place. The business has seen double-digit organic growth since its inception.
Asking Price
$525,000
Cash flow
$2,197,087
Revenue
$9,717,098
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Posting: 283084 | Available | 6/25/24
Well-established and highly profitable FedEx Ground routes. All routes are contiguous, making load sharing among routes efficient. Each route and supplemental comes with (1) truck and (1) experienced driver already in place. The business has seen double-digit organic growth since its inception.
Asking Price
$9,000,000
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Posting: 283661 | Available | 12/17/23
This is a terrific location for a gas station or express car wash development opportunity in the Lakeside community of San Diego East County. It has been approved by San Diego County to develop a gas station with tunnel car wash. The design can be modified to construct an express car wash.
Asking Price
$2,995,000
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Posting: 284208 | Available | 12/7/23
This is a prime location to operate an auto detailing business. The site is a brand-new gas station with an automatic carwash. They have a built-in database of existing clients to build your business. Ample space is available and it is a busy area with heavy traffic.
Asking Price
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Cash flow
$228,000
Revenue
$938,300
Down
$500,000
Posting: 284510 | Available | 6/17/24
For sale is a well-established carwash business with big potential. It is a 100% owner-absentee business in the Long Beach area. The previous seller ran the business very actively and used to make $93k per month 4 years ago. The current seller has no time to run this business. 50% cash down.
Asking Price
$1,000,000
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Posting: 275841 | Available | 3/5/23
This is a well-established, full-service car wash with property in a prime location. It is waiting for a buyer to convert it to an express car wash or flex car wash. It is a big property of 1.82 acres on a major street. It is possible to add 40-50 vacuums and add multi-profit centers.
Asking Price
$5,800,000
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Buying a small to mid-sized business can be a confusing and/or frustrating process for many buyers. Statistics show that over 80% of all buyers never end up buying a business. The ProBuy Program assists potential buyers with the process of finding, evaluating & buying a small to mid-sized business.
Peter Siegel, MBA discusses buyers who want to buy a business or franchise know about asking the seller to provide part of the financing with a carry-back note. Many business buyers need some cash to help fund the down payment and for working capital. Here are four ideas about how to get that money.
With the multitude of factors that come into play when deciding the appropriate time to inform your employees that your business is for sale, I do not offer a standard or general answer. When sellers consult me as to my opinion on when it is the right time, I like to review the major issues that...
What are actual adjusted net earnings (cash flow) of a small business being purchased with business acquisition SBA Loan financing? That's an important amount that lenders need to know. Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen.com, SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder) reviews this important concept with BizBen Blog users.
Selling a business is hard enough but using the wrong word, text, and strategy can really delay or outright kill a campaign to sell a small business successfully. Peter Siegel, MBA Founder of BizBen.com shares what words, phrases, and strategies work (and not) when selling a small business online.
The unfortunate truth is that approximately 50% of all small business sales transactions fall through. While failed transactions can happen for a variety of reasons, Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen Founder & Lead Advisor) discusses the most common reason deals fall through; unrealistic asking prices.
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.
Buying a gas station can be a profitable business. From my experience, here are the pros & cons of buying a gas station that I share with BizBen ProBuy Buyers when they come to me to to get pre-qualified for financing to buy a gas station (with or without real estate). I discuss all these factors.
How much money should you expect to make when buying an automatic car wash? Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program Director and Business Purchase Financing Expert) explains with other brokers, intermediaries, and advisors info on this topic.
This is a hard question to answer specifically without any knowledge of the business. What kind of car wash it is (auto, self-serve, or full service)?, How many bays does the car wash have? Is there any other streams of revenue? We discuss this topic regarding car washes on this BizBen Discussion.
Before purchasing a car wash (quick serve or full serve) you must understand that the industry as a whole will provide you with plenty of competition. More importantly, depending on what your interests are, you will identify what type of car wash you want. We discuss this all in this Discussion.
Doing due diligence when buying any type of business is extremely important. Regardless of what type of business you are buying there are certain things you will always look at such as, financials, equipment, legal issues etc. We take a look at several angles for optimal gas station due diligence.
For those who don't know, a non-compete agreement is a contract between a buyer and seller of a business, which after the sale, prohibits the seller from engaging in direct competition with the business they previously sold. Joe Ranieri (Business Broker) adds this topic to a BizBen Discussion Post.
In our BizBen.com June 2021 Monthly Report the top ProIntermediaries and ProAdvisors on BizBen offer their thoughts about the current status of the business for sale marketplace with trends and predictions for Business Buyers, Owner/Sellers, Business Brokers, Agents, Advisors in the near future.
Sometimes business brokers just can't win with their clients, because if an offer comes in too fast & too early then they must have lowballed the price & the seller is suspicious, and if not enough offers come in after putting the business on the market - they may look unproductive to their clients.
As the year winds down, it's tempting for business brokers to go through their old files and throw them out to make room for new client's folders, but that would be foolish. Joe Ranieri (Orange County Business broker) discusses strategies for saving files - a key annual strategy for brokers/agents.
When seeking SBA loan financing many potential business buyers have wrong information about the process of securing the best financing to buy a business. Peter Siegel, MBA a business purchase financing expert delves into the myths regarding SBA financing and business purchase financing.
We're hearing more and more about "crowd funding" through sites like gofundme and kickstarter as a possible way to raise the cash needed to buy a small business. This method of collecting funds has proven successful in other kinds of situations. Could this strategy work when buying a small business?
We all understand the idea of paying too much for a small business. But is there such a thing as not paying enough? That seems like an odd notion, but I'm familiar with situations in which a buyer acquired a small business for a figure substantially under what probably was market value.
Buying a small business is hard enough when there is no competition, so how might a buyer navigate the process when there is additional competition from other buyers? Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) and others explain a few of the ways that a buyer can beat out other buyers.
When purchasing a small to mid-szied business, there are a multitude of things to evaluate. One area that is often overlooked is the business's culture. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen discusses with potential buyers the importance of understanding how the business runs on a day-to-day basis.
Negotiating the terms of a business deal is a delicate process, where one wrong move can cost you the business that you wanted to purchase. Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses the ins and outs of negotiations, and how to work well with the seller to get a deal done.
It's important to remember that selling a business takes time. Unlike selling a house, which can be sold relatively fast, a business can take up to six months to a year to sell. I discuss this topic with other advisors and intermediaries on this BizBen Discussion.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what enhances the value of a business. The following factors in this Discussion are aspects of a business that really drives its value and pricing. A business owner asked me this question today so I wanted to get others view points as well in this Discussion.
It can take months, sometimes longer to sell a small business. Here are 6 questions plus other information from myself plus other BizBen Users to ask yourself to help you determine why your small to mid-sized California business isn't selling. You might be surprised what those reasons are!
Should I Sell My Business During The Holidays Or Wait Till After The New Year? Business Broker Joe Ranieri and others chime in on this BizBen Discussion about selling a business during the Holiday Season.
Applying for a business acquisition loan can be challenging for someone who hasn't been through that process in the past. If one has a mortgage one knows that the value of the property being pledged has to at least equal the amount of the loan, SBA loans to buy a small business are very different.
Yes, there are ways to find businesses with growth potential that can be purchased with modest investments. But before offering any ideas about finding cheap businesses, it's important to review some of the risks involved. Peter Siegel (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses this topic with others.
At What Point Do You Show Key Marketing Info And Materials To Buyers? Robb Hartman, Business Broker at BizBen discusses this topic with others on this BizBen Discussion.
Business buyers many times ask in my ProBuy consulting sessions - how long should I ask for due-diligence when buying a small business? The answer really depends on several factors. They include: type of business, demand for the business, complexity of the business. Advisors weigh in on this topic.
The owner selling the business doesn't have recent financial information or documentation but insists revenues are increasing. Should buyers believe the seller? What should buyers do in this situation? ProIntermediaries on BizBen answer the question of verifying seller / owner's financial claims.
