Is Now a Good Time To Sell Or Buy A Business
How will the 2024 economy affect small businesses and the M&A market? 2024 Economy and Business Sales Update Projections for the 2024 US economy are much rosier than those throughout…
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What is the Value of My Business: Exploring Business Valuation for Selling Your Business
For business owners, understanding how much your business is worth, or business valuation, is a crucial piece of information for planning for the eventual sale of your business. Knowing this…
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Understanding Business Exit Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs
Building and growing your business is a significant part of your entrepreneurial career. However, there may come a time when you want to step back. Maybe it's time to retire…
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Minimizing Taxes without Adversely Affecting Business Value
As business brokers, we work with a variety of business owners selling their businesses; and in the course of working with them, we have found a number of common misconceptions. …
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Why 2021 is a Great Time to Sell Your Business & Why You Shouldn’t Wait
The UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast for 2021 is looking very promising with projected GDP growth roaring back in the second quarter of 2021. California is expected to have higher growth…
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Should I Pay Upfront Fees to Sell My Business?
The short answer is NO! At Pacific Business Sales we do not charge any upfront fees on transactions less than $25 million in revenue. We prepare a comprehensive free Market Value…
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How to Buy a Business with a Business Broker
Are you thinking about buying a business to build your future, gain personal freedom and independence but not sure where and how to start? How do you get started and…
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The Other Side of COVID-19, How Do I Sell My Business after a Pandemic?
COVID19 has clearly thrown a wrench into the plans of business owners that were preparing to sell their business, or has it? Businesses that were forced to shut down during…
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How to Value a Small Business Using Earnings Multiples
A business owner or prospective seller may want to know the value of their business before deciding to put it on the market. Buyers may wish to calculate the value…
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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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