October 8, 2014
According to the experts, a business owner should lay the groundwork for selling at about the same time as he or she first op …
October 8, 2014
It’s always nice, when eating at a nice restaurant, for the owner to come up and ask how everything was. That personal conta …
July 17, 2014
Buyers, as part of their due diligence, usually employ accountants to check the numbers and attorneys to both look at legal i …
May 28, 2014
Once a buyer has negotiated a deal and secured the necessary financing, he or she is ready for the due diligence phase of the …
December 17, 2013
In many cases, the sale of a small company is “event” driven. That is, the reason for sale is often an event such as a health …
October 30, 2013
Surprise #1: Substantial Time Commitment In the real estate business, once the owner engages the broker there is very little …
July 1, 2013
There is the old anecdote about the immigrant who opened his own business in the United States. Like many small business owne …
May 21, 2013
Recent studies indicate that it now takes, on average, about eight to ten months to sell a small business. This figure seems …
