Category: Choosing A Business

The franchise concept is an incredible one. Gather all of the ingredients specific to a business and formulate a recipe that can be duplicated over and over again by anybody. When someone refers to a "turn key" operation, the most…

According to industry statistics, over 90% of the people who begin the search to buy a business NEVER do! The only way that you'll avoid being a 90-percenter is by acquiring the right knowledge. Likewise, the only way to ensure…

With so many options available to you, the question will become which path of the business ownership arena should you pursue? Between franchises, existing businesses, and start-ups, it can become a bit overwhelming. However, there is one choice that makes…

The Bad News According to industry statistics, over 90% of the people who begin the search to buy a business fail to ever complete a purchase. Even worse, the average person looks at business for sale listings for 18 months…

One of the biggest problems with small businesses is that often times, the owner does everything. When these businesses are for sale, it is common to identify them as ones where the assets of the business walk out the door…

The business for sale market has always had one consistent trend regardless of the overall economy. When a solid business, with provable financials, that can be operated by a wide pool of buyers with a general business background comes up…

There is an industry understanding that only around one third to fifty percent of all businesses listed for sale actually get sold. This figure is not one that business brokers will readily admit since they would like to sell all…

A few years ago we did a survey with over 1000 prospective business buyers classified as those who were actively searching to buy a business. One of the questions we asked was to identify the single biggest concern they had.…

One of the biggest problems that many prospective business buyers have is to set unrealistic or too many hard rules about what business they will consider. While a buyer must have guidelines, it's equally important that these criteria can be…

“I want to find a solid business where the owner wants to retire and doesn't have any family members to take it over. I want to offer him a way out and cut a deal where I don't have to…