Buying a Business in a Bear Market, Bad Idea or Great Opportunity?
Is it a bad idea to buy a small-midsize business (SMB) during or Bear stock market or is it a great opportunity? When Wall Street turns into a Bear Market,…
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SBA Loans; More Cash at Closing for Sellers, Higher ROI for Buyers
There is a common belief that SBA loans are difficult if not nearly impossible to obtain when buying a business. Being difficult and/or impossible to get is a myth and…
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Will Increased Interest Rates Affect Business Values?
With interest rates rising recently business buyers and sellers may wonder, “Will increased interest rates affect the value of a business being sold?” Spoiler... small changes in interest rates do…
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How to Determine the Value of a Business
What is the value of my business? This is the first and foremost question on the mind of business buyers and sellers. Business owners that are either considering selling their…
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How Much Money Does a Small Business Make? What are Discretionary Earnings (DE)?
The burning question for buyers looking at prospective small businesses is “how much does this business make?”. This is actually the wrong question. The right question is how much does…
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Business Buyer & Seller Demographics, Who’s Buying & Selling Businesses
In 2017 the number of businesses being sold increased 27% over 2016 according to Bizbuysell. Who is buying businesses today and what can a seller expect when a buyer is…
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New SBA Loan Rules for 2018, Spoiler… it’s all good news!
When you hear about new government regulations the first thing that comes to mind is “Now what!”, but this year the SBA made some great changes for small businesses! This…
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Orange County Small Business Sales Reach Record High in 2017, up 17%
2017 was a record year for sales of small businesses to entrepreneurs and investors with transactions increasing by 27% over 2016 nationwide according to the annual BizBuySell Insight Report just…
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How to Get an SBA Loan to Buy a Business
SBA loans can be used for financing a business acquisition of up to $5 million, as well as purchasing commercial real estate, machinery/equipment, refinancing debt, or obtaining working capital for…
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Business Sales-Transactions Hit Record Levels in 1st Half of 2017!
2017 is turning into a record year for Small Business transactions-sales. Second quarter 2017 small business transactions are up 31% from last year according to the quarterly BizBuySell.com transaction report…
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