Tag: selling business
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...
Preparing for Due Diligence on the Sale of Your Business
After an offer for your business has been made and accepted the next step is Due Diligence where the buyer will review the books and records of the business to...
Does a Bear Market Affect Business Values and Sales?
A Bear Stock Market causes (or is the result of) the values of publicly traded companies to plummet; but does a Bear Market affect the values of small to midsize...
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...
How to Minimize Taxes on the Sale of Your Business
As business brokers the first question we get from business owners is “How much is my business worth”, immediately following that, the second question is “How can I minimize the...
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...
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...
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...