Cash flow
$89,148
Revenue
$571,000
Down
$315,000
Posting: 281660 | Available | 4/25/24
For sale is a freestanding drive-through quick service restaurant located in a very busy area next to the college. There is a private parking lot, good visibility, with very little competition. They are serving burgers on the menu & Mexican food, breakfast lunch & dinner.
Asking Price
$315,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
Call / Email
Down
Cash
Posting: 248011 | Available | 4/23/24
Reduced Price. Fast food free standing restaurant with drive thru. Located on a Major corner intersection on a main street. Excellent books and records. Monthly Rent: $4,000. Lease has 17 years left. Open 7 days. Sunday - Thursday, 6am - 9pm + Friday - Saturday, 6am - 10pm. Price reduced $450K.
Asking Price
$450,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$800,000
Down
$1,250,000
Posting: 286193 | Available | 4/19/24
Are you searching for a prime investment opportunity in the heart of Lancaster, CA? Look no further! We present to you an incredible chance to own the renowned Shell Gas Station located in Antelope Valley.
Asking Price
$4,999,000
Cash flow
$540,000
Revenue
$2,200,000
Down
$550,000
Posting: 272494 | Available | 4/15/24
For sale is a 35-year-old, 6-day hamburger restaurant with a drive-thru. It is located near an industrial zone with many houses and several schools. The monthly average sale is more than $190,000 and the monthly net income is around $45,000 (based on seller's disclosure).
Asking Price
$1,450,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$780,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285983 | Available | 4/4/24
Here is a wonderful drive-thru beer market that has great potential and is at a good location in Los Angeles County. If any prospective buyer has experience or owns the same kind of business, this would be much better for them. Monthly sales are about $65,000.
Asking Price
$269,000
Cash flow
$400,000
Revenue
$2,200,000
Down
$1,500,000
Posting: 285943 | Available | 4/2/24
For sale is a fantastic drive thru hamburger restaurant with property. It was remodeled and extra income is $50,000. They have a huge parking lot. The annual sales are $2,200,000 and the annual net profit is $400,000. They have heavy traffic. There will be training and support.
Asking Price
$4,200,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285914 | Available | 4/1/24
Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a corner lot fast-food restaurant and real estate located on the busy Bay Area thoroughfare of San Pablo Avenue, in Richmond. The sellers ran their successful fast food concept H Salt Fish & Chips for over 20 years here.
Asking Price
$1,300,000
Cash flow
$144,000
Revenue
$900,000
Down
$400,000
Posting: 284087 | Available | 3/29/24
Welcome to the renowned "Last Great Hamburger Stand" - a free-standing Fat Burger restaurant with a drive-thru, located in the vibrant heart of Las Vegas. The owner is now looking to retire, presenting a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic new owner.
Asking Price
$400,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
$150,000
Posting: 285878 | Available | 3/28/24
This has been a great iconic hamburger shop for many years but times have changed and it's time for a new owner to shine for many years from here forward. This hamburger stand, strategically situated on Anaheim Blvd in Anaheim, California, boasts a prime location for a new drive thru franchise.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$96,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 279849 | Available | 3/26/24
This is a drive-thru beer and wine dairy market which is located in a good neighborhood, and has gross sales of $45,000/month. The business hours are 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM for 7 days. It has good potential.
Asking Price
$249,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$2,600,000
Down
$1,300,000
Posting: 285225 | Available | 3/25/24
For sale is a hamburger drive-thru franchise including property. It has heavy traffic near the freeway. Annual sales are $2,600,000 and the annual net is $300,000. There will be training & support and it is SBA loan prequalified. The asking price is $4,000,000.
Asking Price
$4,000,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$1,000,000
Down
All Cash
Posting: 285802 | Available | 3/23/24
For sale is amazing hard corner location boasting some of the highest traffic counts in the city. The Seller built the building ground up and has operated this drive-thru location since 1990. It has great visibility. The owner is now elderly and ready to retire.
Asking Price
$475,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 276199 | Available | 3/22/24
For sale is an attractive end-cap location with a drive-thru and low rent. The seller is to complete the refresh prior to closing. Possible development opportunities are available. This is a terrific opportunity for an owner-operator looking to enter the Little Caesars brand. It is absentee-run.
Asking Price
$229,000
Cash flow
$320,000
Revenue
$4,239,536
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285120 | Available | 3/22/24
This is a 3 multi-unit DQ franchise opportunity with great sales and an above-system AUV. Management is in place and all units are free-standing drive-thru locations. Dairy Queen is an all-American fast-food brand that was founded in Joliet, Illinois in 1940.
Asking Price
$1,625,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285642 | Available | 3/13/24
Progressive Real Estate Partners is pleased to offer for sale a Chevron gas station, drive-thru restaurant, C-store, and additional developable land in the City of Tucson, AZ. The gas station is equipped with 8 Multiple Product Dispensers (MPDs) with 20 fueling positions including Diesel.
Asking Price
$10,500,000
Cash flow
$419,169
Revenue
$2,769,619
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 280052 | Available | 3/7/24
For sale is a Zaxby's franchise with sales above brand AUV at a freestanding drive-thru location. One of the fastest growing franchises, Zaxby's has -900 locations predominately in the south.
Asking Price
$1,550,000
Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$780,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285464 | Available | 3/2/24
A motivated seller is offering this well-established and charming one-of-a-kind restaurant with an outdoor patio seating to enjoy meals. This chain created the world's largest root beer floats and there is plenty of parking. The interior decor reminds you of the 1960s.
Asking Price
$750,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 278656 | Available | 2/13/24
For sale is an amazing restaurant with a huge drive-thru that was recently remodeled. It had over $100k in upgrades which boosted the sales and the look of the place. There is plenty of parking with easy in and out driving. They have good sales with personnel in place to support it.
Asking Price
$329,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,775,000
Down
All Cash
Posting: 284743 | Available | 1/19/24
This is a freestanding drive-thru restaurant that was completely remodeled inside over the last 2 years. It is good looking inside and outside. All building components are newer and have been recently replaced. No deferred maintenance.
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$150,000
Down
$250,000
Posting: 284564 | Available | 1/8/24
For sale is a beer & wine drive-in thru market in a good location with short business hours (8am~7pm). Time extension would bring higher potential. It has been a semi-absentee operation for more than 20 years. The sales are $65,000/month. Rent is $4,300 including NNN.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$70,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 208944 | Available | 1/4/24
This is a great opportunity to own a business. With a 60-year history, this is one of the first Alta Dena market drive-thrus opened. They have a beer & wine license. This is a great business with very low rent. The gross sales are about $30k/month + $35k in lotto. The rent is $2,517 + NNN.
Asking Price
$129,000
Cash flow
$350,000
Revenue
$2,107,000
Down
$35
Posting: 282646 | Available | 11/21/23
For sale is a well-established long-term Mexican fast food restaurant with a drive-thru. It is a 100% absentee-run business with so much potential if the new owner gets involved and does all kinds of promotion & marketing. The current owner needs to retire ASAP due to health reasons.
Asking Price
$1,400,000
Cash flow
$500,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Down
$750,000
Posting: 281521 | Available | 10/11/23
This listing is for 2 freestanding drive-thru fast food locations. They have the same name, menu, and ownership and are within a few miles of each other. They are both fully help run with long-time employees running the businesses.
Asking Price
$1,500,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$1,560,000
Down
Cash Only
Posting: 282157 | Available | 10/3/23
For sale is a fast food restaurant that includes the land, building and business. It is approximately 3,064 sq ft. of the drive-thru building and approximately 33,611 sq ft. of land. It is a large lot with lots of parking. There is a double drive-thru with an extremely long stacking lane.
Asking Price
$2,700,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 280112 | Available | 8/8/23
For sale is an amazing drive-thru burger joint restaurant in a busy area of San Bernardino, with good sales, good employees, and low rent. This is a beautiful restaurant for a low price. It needs nothing and is running with an absentee owner. Come and take a look and decide for yourself.
Asking Price
$235,000
Cash flow
$100,654
Revenue
$503,274
Down
$180,000
Posting: 278615 | Available | 7/5/23
Grizzly Bear's Burger is a well-established restaurant for a long time. It is a highway location off of the 14 Freeway. It has a drive-thru that is hard to find these days. It has a very simple menu that attracts a lot of freeway traffic. Currently, it is completely absentee-run.
Asking Price
$300,000
Cash flow
$89,148
Revenue
$571,000
Down
$315,000
Posting: 281660 | Available | 4/25/24
For sale is a freestanding drive-through quick service restaurant located in a very busy area next to the college. There is a private parking lot, good visibility, with very little competition. They are serving burgers on the menu & Mexican food, breakfast lunch & dinner.
Asking Price
$315,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
Call / Email
Down
Cash
Posting: 248011 | Available | 4/23/24
Reduced Price. Fast food free standing restaurant with drive thru. Located on a Major corner intersection on a main street. Excellent books and records. Monthly Rent: $4,000. Lease has 17 years left. Open 7 days. Sunday - Thursday, 6am - 9pm + Friday - Saturday, 6am - 10pm. Price reduced $450K.
Asking Price
$450,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285914 | Available | 4/1/24
Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a corner lot fast-food restaurant and real estate located on the busy Bay Area thoroughfare of San Pablo Avenue, in Richmond. The sellers ran their successful fast food concept H Salt Fish & Chips for over 20 years here.
Asking Price
$1,300,000
Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$780,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285464 | Available | 3/2/24
A motivated seller is offering this well-established and charming one-of-a-kind restaurant with an outdoor patio seating to enjoy meals. This chain created the world's largest root beer floats and there is plenty of parking. The interior decor reminds you of the 1960s.
Asking Price
$750,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,775,000
Down
All Cash
Posting: 284743 | Available | 1/19/24
This is a freestanding drive-thru restaurant that was completely remodeled inside over the last 2 years. It is good looking inside and outside. All building components are newer and have been recently replaced. No deferred maintenance.
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
$419,169
Revenue
$2,769,619
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 280052 | Available | 3/7/24
For sale is a Zaxby's franchise with sales above brand AUV at a freestanding drive-thru location. One of the fastest growing franchises, Zaxby's has -900 locations predominately in the south.
Asking Price
$1,550,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
$150,000
Posting: 285878 | Available | 3/28/24
This has been a great iconic hamburger shop for many years but times have changed and it's time for a new owner to shine for many years from here forward. This hamburger stand, strategically situated on Anaheim Blvd in Anaheim, California, boasts a prime location for a new drive thru franchise.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$500,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Down
$750,000
Posting: 281521 | Available | 10/11/23
This listing is for 2 freestanding drive-thru fast food locations. They have the same name, menu, and ownership and are within a few miles of each other. They are both fully help run with long-time employees running the businesses.
Asking Price
$1,500,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$150,000
Down
$250,000
Posting: 284564 | Available | 1/8/24
For sale is a beer & wine drive-in thru market in a good location with short business hours (8am~7pm). Time extension would bring higher potential. It has been a semi-absentee operation for more than 20 years. The sales are $65,000/month. Rent is $4,300 including NNN.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$1,560,000
Down
Cash Only
Posting: 282157 | Available | 10/3/23
For sale is a fast food restaurant that includes the land, building and business. It is approximately 3,064 sq ft. of the drive-thru building and approximately 33,611 sq ft. of land. It is a large lot with lots of parking. There is a double drive-thru with an extremely long stacking lane.
Asking Price
$2,700,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285642 | Available | 3/13/24
Progressive Real Estate Partners is pleased to offer for sale a Chevron gas station, drive-thru restaurant, C-store, and additional developable land in the City of Tucson, AZ. The gas station is equipped with 8 Multiple Product Dispensers (MPDs) with 20 fueling positions including Diesel.
Asking Price
$10,500,000
Cash flow
$320,000
Revenue
$4,239,536
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285120 | Available | 3/22/24
This is a 3 multi-unit DQ franchise opportunity with great sales and an above-system AUV. Management is in place and all units are free-standing drive-thru locations. Dairy Queen is an all-American fast-food brand that was founded in Joliet, Illinois in 1940.
Asking Price
$1,625,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$800,000
Down
$1,250,000
Posting: 286193 | Available | 4/19/24
Are you searching for a prime investment opportunity in the heart of Lancaster, CA? Look no further! We present to you an incredible chance to own the renowned Shell Gas Station located in Antelope Valley.
Asking Price
$4,999,000
Cash flow
$400,000
Revenue
$2,200,000
Down
$1,500,000
Posting: 285943 | Available | 4/2/24
For sale is a fantastic drive thru hamburger restaurant with property. It was remodeled and extra income is $50,000. They have a huge parking lot. The annual sales are $2,200,000 and the annual net profit is $400,000. They have heavy traffic. There will be training and support.
Asking Price
$4,200,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$780,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 285983 | Available | 4/4/24
Here is a wonderful drive-thru beer market that has great potential and is at a good location in Los Angeles County. If any prospective buyer has experience or owns the same kind of business, this would be much better for them. Monthly sales are about $65,000.
Asking Price
$269,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$2,600,000
Down
$1,300,000
Posting: 285225 | Available | 3/25/24
For sale is a hamburger drive-thru franchise including property. It has heavy traffic near the freeway. Annual sales are $2,600,000 and the annual net is $300,000. There will be training & support and it is SBA loan prequalified. The asking price is $4,000,000.
Asking Price
$4,000,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$1,000,000
Down
All Cash
Posting: 285802 | Available | 3/23/24
For sale is amazing hard corner location boasting some of the highest traffic counts in the city. The Seller built the building ground up and has operated this drive-thru location since 1990. It has great visibility. The owner is now elderly and ready to retire.
Asking Price
$475,000
Cash flow
$96,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 279849 | Available | 3/26/24
This is a drive-thru beer and wine dairy market which is located in a good neighborhood, and has gross sales of $45,000/month. The business hours are 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM for 7 days. It has good potential.
Asking Price
$249,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 278656 | Available | 2/13/24
For sale is an amazing restaurant with a huge drive-thru that was recently remodeled. It had over $100k in upgrades which boosted the sales and the look of the place. There is plenty of parking with easy in and out driving. They have good sales with personnel in place to support it.
Asking Price
$329,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 276199 | Available | 3/22/24
For sale is an attractive end-cap location with a drive-thru and low rent. The seller is to complete the refresh prior to closing. Possible development opportunities are available. This is a terrific opportunity for an owner-operator looking to enter the Little Caesars brand. It is absentee-run.
Asking Price
$229,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 280112 | Available | 8/8/23
For sale is an amazing drive-thru burger joint restaurant in a busy area of San Bernardino, with good sales, good employees, and low rent. This is a beautiful restaurant for a low price. It needs nothing and is running with an absentee owner. Come and take a look and decide for yourself.
Asking Price
$235,000
Cash flow
$70,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
Call/Email
Posting: 208944 | Available | 1/4/24
This is a great opportunity to own a business. With a 60-year history, this is one of the first Alta Dena market drive-thrus opened. They have a beer & wine license. This is a great business with very low rent. The gross sales are about $30k/month + $35k in lotto. The rent is $2,517 + NNN.
Asking Price
$129,000
Cash flow
$144,000
Revenue
$900,000
Down
$400,000
Posting: 284087 | Available | 3/29/24
Welcome to the renowned "Last Great Hamburger Stand" - a free-standing Fat Burger restaurant with a drive-thru, located in the vibrant heart of Las Vegas. The owner is now looking to retire, presenting a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic new owner.
Asking Price
$400,000
Cash flow
$540,000
Revenue
$2,200,000
Down
$550,000
Posting: 272494 | Available | 4/15/24
For sale is a 35-year-old, 6-day hamburger restaurant with a drive-thru. It is located near an industrial zone with many houses and several schools. The monthly average sale is more than $190,000 and the monthly net income is around $45,000 (based on seller's disclosure).
Asking Price
$1,450,000
Cash flow
$350,000
Revenue
$2,107,000
Down
$35
Posting: 282646 | Available | 11/21/23
For sale is a well-established long-term Mexican fast food restaurant with a drive-thru. It is a 100% absentee-run business with so much potential if the new owner gets involved and does all kinds of promotion & marketing. The current owner needs to retire ASAP due to health reasons.
Asking Price
$1,400,000
Cash flow
$100,654
Revenue
$503,274
Down
$180,000
Posting: 278615 | Available | 7/5/23
Grizzly Bear's Burger is a well-established restaurant for a long time. It is a highway location off of the 14 Freeway. It has a drive-thru that is hard to find these days. It has a very simple menu that attracts a lot of freeway traffic. Currently, it is completely absentee-run.
Asking Price
$300,000
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The key to finding the ideal business broker or agent and selling a small business is asking the right questions and getting the right answers back! Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen & several top business brokers and agents in California (ProIntermediaries) contribute to this topic to assist sellers.
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 - BizBen.com & SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder discusses the difference between a hands on owner and an absentee owner. It covers why someone would want to be an absentee owner and then goes on to discuss the pros and cons of buying an absentee run small to mid-sized business.
Peter Siegel, MBA - Lead Advisor with the BizBen.com ProSell Program discusses critical steps to prepare a small to mid-sized business including: which documents will be needed, key advisors to have involved, pricing the business, and how to attract the right business buyers to your listing.
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.
It is not uncommon for business Owner/Sellers to get uncomfortable when a potential Buyer requires a SBA loan to purchase the Seller's business. Often times Owner/Sellers will say "the Buyer is the one getting the loan; why am I the one under the microscope?" This blog post addresses this topic.
Peter Siegel, MBA - BizBen Founder & Director of the ProBuy/ProSell Programs explores why earnest money deposits when opening escrow (and bulk sale) serve several important purposes when buying or selling a small business in California. For Buyers not offering a realistic deposit may be a problem.
Successful sellers of small businesses need a game plan to sell their California small business for maximum price and for the best terms. Peter Siegel, MBA discusses these seller strategies with BizBen Blog readers based on his experience as the lead Advisor with the ProSell Program on BizBen.com.
Was chatting with a potential buyer of a restaurant in our BizBen ProBuy Program and he asked me what he should look for in due diligence when he finally did find a restaurant he was interested in. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen and others on BizBen explore this topic.
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.
When considering buying a business that is losing money one has to be very careful. There are reasons that the business could be losing money that aren't fatal or extremely difficult to fix and there are other reasons that should send you running in the other direction. Peter Siegel, MBA explains.
Asking the seller straightforward questions and getting straightforward answers in return is an important part of the buying and due diligence process. In this Discussion, both ProIntermediaries and Advisors offer thorough questions you should be asking during your meeting with a business seller.
