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21 Mar What Sells?

Posted at 17:20h in General Business Brokerage by Tom West 0 Comments

The following search breakdown by type of business in order of interest (restaurants being first) is based on almost 850,000 searches – only the top...

20 Mar The Average Price of a Business – 1962 versus 2010

Posted at 20:14h in Pricing & Valuation by Tom West 0 Comments

I began my business brokerage career in 1963 in Anaheim, CA. The average sales price of a business in that year was approximately $15,000. That...

15 Mar Sale Price vs. Asking Price

Posted at 20:09h in Pricing & Valuation by Tom West 0 Comments

A recent survey by BizBuySell, using their data, makes for not only interesting reading, but is very informative. BizBuySell is providing a valuable service to the...

14 Mar How Long Will It Take to Sell My Business?

Posted at 15:00h in General Business Brokerage, State of Industry by Clyth MacLeod 0 Comments

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When I first sold businesses 50 years ago sales agreement forms were only 2 pages long,...

13 Mar Hot Business List — February 2012

Posted at 14:50h in Hot Business Lists by businessesforsale.com 0 Comments

Below you will find the current “hot” business list courtesy of data from Businesses For Sale. We asked Businesses For Sale for a monthly ranking of...