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Business Articles for Buyers and Sellers
A Buyer's Quandary
Statistics reveal that out of about 15 would-be business buyers only one will actually buy a business. It is important that potential sellers be knowledgeable on what buyers go through to actually become business owners.… Read
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A Few Things to Consider
Buyers Want Cash Flow - The first thing to keep in mind is that the vast majority of buyers want to buy cash flow.… Read
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A Lease Primer
The following is provided as a simple explanation of common leasing arrangements within small business transaction. it not intended to provide legal advice.… Read
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Buyer Introduction
Going into business for yourself is a big step, one that can be full of apprehension
and even fear. Almost 90 percent of all those who purchase a small business
have never owned a business.… Read
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Buyer Types
The strategic buyer is one engaged in a similar or related business
to the one being purchased. Generally, the strategic buyer is willing to pay
the highest price since it provides a quick entry to a related business.… Read
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Red Flags in the Sunset
Unlike that poetic title of an old-time standard song, (Red Sails in the Sunset), red flags are not a pretty sight. They can cause a deal to crater. Sellers have to learn to recognize situations indicating there might be a problem in their attempt to sell their business.… Read
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10 Tips for a Successful Sale
Sellers should find out the loan value of the fixtures, equipment and machinery prior to a sale. Sellers should resolve all litigation and environmental issues before putting the company on the market.… Read
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A Seller's Checklist of Dos and Don'ts
Do have all of your business documentation ready? Everything starts with it. Don't underestimate the value of your business. Owners of privately held businesses usually minimize profits to lower taxes.… Read
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Are You Ready To Exit?
If you've gone this far, then selling your business has aroused enough curiosity
that you are taking the first step. You don't have to make a commitment at
this point; you are just getting informed about what is necessary to successfully
sell your business.… Read
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Be a Winning Seller: Good Negotiation is the Key
You've made the big decision to put your business on the market. Your reasons
for selling are valid, carefully-considered, and "good" - the kind that won't
make a prospective buyer shy away.… Read
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Financing Facts
There still aren't too many ways to finance the purchase of a business. Here are the primary methods.… Read
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Financing the Business Acquisition
The epidemic of corporate downsizing in the US has made owning a business a more attractive proposition than ever before. As increasing numbers of prospective
buyers embark on the process of becoming independent business owners, many of them voice a common concern… Read
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Financing the Business Purchase
Where can buyers turn for help with what is likely to be the largest single investment of their lives? For most small to mid-sized business acquisitions, here are the best ways to go… Read
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Financing the Business Sale
Structuring the purchase of a business is an issue that should be faced early in the selling decision. Ultimately, the final structure of the sale will be determined by actual negotiations between buyer and seller, but the seller
must still answer the following questions… Read
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Financing the Business Sale - Some Questions to Answer!
Structuring the purchase of a business is an issue that should be faced early in the selling decision. Ultimately, the final structure of the sale will be determined by actual negotiations between buyer and seller, but the seller
must still answer the following questions… Read
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Adding Value to Your Business
If you are considering selling your business, remember that there are positive
factors that influence value and those that detract from it. Looking at your
business from a buyer's perspective is important since a prudent buyer will
be adding and subtracting these various factors when arriving at an asking
price.… Read
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Common Mistakes in Business Valuation
Not really defining what is for sale; Forgetting favorable attributes; Not discovering the true level of earnings;… Read
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How Important Is the Asking Price?
Depends on whom you are asking. If you're the seller, you might say that the asking price is too low. The buyer would say, obviously, that the asking price is too high. How can they both be right? Who decides?… Read
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Valuing a Business from a Buyer's Perspective
Often times, public company data is used when attempting to value a privately-held
firm. This comparison usually requires substantial adjustments to offset the
risks inherent in the privately-held or closely-held company.… Read
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What Is a Business Worth?
Many courts and the Internal Revenue Service have defined fair market value as: "The amount at which property would exchange between a willing buyer and a willing
seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having a reasonable knowledge of relevant facts."… Read
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Confidentiality Agreements
Confidentiality Agreement - A pact that forbids buyers, sellers, and their
agents in a given business deal from disclosing information about the transaction
to others.… Read
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Consumers Voice Complaints: And Business Owners Should Listen
"Your salespeople didn't listen when I placed my order, and when I wrote a letter to complain, they still didn't get it right. I guess they don't read any better than they hear."… Read
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Does the Deal 'Fit?
"The most successful integrations were directed by people who placed the common good of the combined organization and its customers before all else."… Read
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How Big Are Most Businesses - Smaller than You Think?
Are you intrigued by the subject of just how big most businesses are? American Business Information, an infoUSA company, has a breakdown that is quite revealing.… Read
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How Do You Say Hello?
Answering services, message machines, voice mail, "on hold" music, speaker phones ... where would a business be without them? Perhaps--in some situations--a lot better off! In the small to midsized business, where
every call should count, owners and managers need to ensure that the telephone is an efficient, effective sales tool instead of a handicap.… Read
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