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Category Archives: Buying or Selling a Business
A discussion of the issues involved in buying or selling a business by William Bruce, president of the American Business Brokers Association.
Number of Small Business Transactions Hits Record Levels in First Half of 2017, Key Financials Continue Upward Trend
A record number of small businesses are changing hands. Ownership transfers are expected to break all records in 2017. Continue reading →
What is Business Intellectual Property? How Do You Value It?
Intellectual property is something originally created in the mind. Among other things, it can be an invention, a written manuscript or a company logo including words, phrases and images used in business. How do you place a value on intellectual property? Continue reading →
Family Businesses Are Now Less Likely to be Passed on to the Next Generation
The most surprising result of the survey is that among family-owned businesses contemplating a transfer of ownership within the next five years, only about half of the owners plan to pass the business on to the next generation of the family. This is down from 74 percent two years ago and is the lowest percentage in 17 years. Continue reading →
Record Number of Small Businesses Sold in First Quarter of 2017
BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, reported recently a record number of first quarter sold business transactions in early 2017. A total of 2,368 closed transactions were reported in the first quarter of 2017, a 29 percent increase from this time last year. Continue reading →
Selling a Business: Here’s How to Successfully Meet with a Prospective Buyer.
Previous articles have discussed the importance of having a good reason for selling your business, getting the business ready for sale, setting the right asking price, taking your business to market and buyer acquisition financing. In this article, we will share some advice on how to successfully hold the first face-to-face meeting with a prospective buyer of the business. Continue reading →
Record Number of U.S. Small Businesses Were Bought and Sold in 2016
BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, reported recently
that annual small business transactions reached record levels in 2016, topping 2015’s totals by 8.6 percent. Continue reading →
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Business Buyer-Seller Confidence Index Is Strong for Sale of Small to Medium Size Companies
The Business Buyer-Seller Confidence Index indicates a strong and active market for small to medium size companies. Continue reading →
