Business short sale

What do you do as a business owner if your business is in an impossible situation and is taking you down with it?  Depending on the ownership structure, you may be able sell it in what essentially looks like a real estate short sale or otherwise known as a “pro rata escrow”. If your business [...]

Selling a “used” business

To help a small business seller understand how buyers value businesses, I like to use this analogy.  If you bought a nice car fifteen years ago and took very good care of it, chances are that it looks pretty much how it did when you bought it.  It still runs great and does the job [...]

How to be successful in selling your business or why you need a broker!

Selling a small business is not easy.  The first thing to acknowledge is that no matter how successful you have been in running your own business you probably don’t know the first thing about what it is going to take to sell your business and get the best price and terms for it.  A seasoned [...]

Why now is a great time to buy a business

If the number one rule in business is to buy low and sell high then now is a terrific time to buy a business! 2009 was a rough year for the overall economy.  Businesses across the board showed revenue declines that haven’t been seen in decades.  Many business owners who were planning on selling their [...]