SBA Facilitates Business Sales Business sales financed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) often allows buyers the opportunity to purchase the business of their dreams. Banks are encouraged to make small business loans by the government through the SBA program for the purpose of facilitating economic growth. Sellers of businesses may take advantage of SBA-backed … Read more
Structural Formats of Business Sales Before buying or selling a business, one needs to know how exactly that will be accomplished. The format in which a business sale is structured has significant legal and tax implications. Both the buyer and seller should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages in purchasing or selling a business … Read more
Landscape Companies for Sale in South Florida Commercial and residential landscape companies seem to be everywhere in South Florida. Competition is fierce but profits can be very high for many landscaping companies with a large enough route that is run properly. Many buyers of landscape companies are competitors wishing to expand their operations, local entrepreneurs … Read more
What is a ‘Blind Ad’? Many people are confused that they can not determine the actual identity of a business being advertised for sale online. This is when a professional business broker uses ‘blind ads’ when advertising or promoting businesses. ‘ A ‘blind ad’ is a method of advertising whereby the business sale is kept … Read more
Expert Business Broker Communicates A major factor in closing any business deal is communication. The buyer and the seller must properly communicate their goals, intentions, and questions to one another. An expert business broker facilitates this communication and anticipates key questions and issues of a business deal which must be addressed in order to effectuate … Read more
What is an E2 Visa? An E2 Investor Visa allows an individual to enter and work in the United States based on an investment in a U.S. Business. In recent years, many non-U.S. citizens living overseas have utilized this program and gained U.S. citizenship from buying a business in the United States. A very common … Read more
Plan Your Exit Strategy Every intelligent business owner should have an exit strategy. An exit strategy is simply the means by which an entrepreneur or business owner will sell or liquidate their ownership interest in a business. In order to get the best possible purchase price with the least amount of risk, it is best … Read more
Maximize Purchase Price by Identifying Hidden Assets An important step in evaluating a business for sale is identifying its hidden assets. The most common hidden assets of a business are personal expenses of the owner classified as business expenses and the owner’s salary. These expenses are in fact part of the ‘adjusted owner benefit’ of … Read more
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln Prepare Business to Sell Preparation is the key to many aspects in life, and never more so than when it comes time to selling a business. In order to plan their best exit … Read more
Good Time to Sell Your Business? The mantra of ‘buy low and sell high’ should be taken to heart by every business owner when it comes to selling their business. The best time to sell a business is when one does not have to sell, but does so because selling the business is the best … Read more