A business plan is a living document that should serve several purposes for your business. When you are buying a small business, a business plan will assist you in obtaining business purchase financing by showing lenders and investors how you plan to repay their loan by running a profitable company. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
Depending on the type of business being sold, a month-to-month situation can be severely detrimental to the value of the business. Peter Siegel, MBA Founder of BizBen (and Lead Facilitator at BizBen) explores the issue of month to month leases in this blog/article. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
Business brokerage services in the San Francisco Bay area.
Brenda Bernhard, Director of Strong Business Advisors and Certified California Business Broker embodies the ideal combination of skills for a business advisor; with successful small, mid-market and large corporation transaction history, superb negotiation skills, expertise in marketing.
Many business owners fail to maximize their business' value because they don't have a proper strategy in place to do so. Failure to maximize your businesses value will make it harder to attract the most qualified buyers. Have a plan that ensures your business is as attractive & valuable as possible. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
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. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
Should owners who offer a business for sale reveal to prospective buyers any income that is not recorded in the books? This is a controversial topic with arguments both for and against. Most business sales intermediaries believe if you don't pay tax on it, you can't claim it. Some sellers disagree. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
In dealing with business sales, often times the Seller or the Buyer will ask about the use of an escrow company. The seller may say, Why can't the buyer just pay me cash or give me a cashier's check? This blog post covers why utilizing an escrow service is so important in selling a small business. Contributor: Peter Siegel, MBA
Business brokerage and commercial real estate services in Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings counties. Ron Stumpf is a licensed California Real Estate Broker since 1977! He can market your property and or business for the highest price agreeable to you!
To receive the fullest exposure for selling their business, small business owner/sellers should make sure their listing broker or agent is co-operating with other business brokers and agents on their deal. Christina Lazuric a Orange County business broker discusses this topic with BizBen Users. Contributor: Christina Lazuric, CBI, CBB
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