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Entries in Savvy Business Buyer (3)

Wednesday
05Aug2009

How to Sell Your Business - Understanding the Buyer

From The Examiner.com: Successfully sell your business to the right buyer

If you plan on selling your business, it will help you to understand the different types of buyer. Each buyer who inquires will have their own unique reason to want to buy. By talking with the buyer, understanding their needs and then placing them in one of the categories below, will help you understand what they are looking for so you are better prepared to discuss and negotiate the transaction.

Read the full article here.

Thursday
02Jul2009

Sunbelt Business Sales Advice

From thevillagenews.com: Valuable advice for those wishing to buy or sell a business

Savvy entrepreneurs in the Fallbrook and Temecula area looking for their next business opportunity should speak to D. Joe Atchison, president of Sunbelt Business Brokers.

With his financial, sales, marketing and management skills, Atchison, a certified business intermediary, business broker and public accountant, is able to provide both those interested in selling or buying a business with the tools needed for a successful sale that leaves both parties satisfied with the end result.

Atchison became involved with business brokerage after having sold several divisions and subsidiaries as president and CEO of a manufacturing company in Irvine. In 2003, he opened Sunbelt Business Brokers.

For entrepreneurs looking to invest in a new business, Atchison offers several tips and suggestions to make sure the business being bought isn’t a dud.

Read the full article here.

Tuesday
17Feb2009

Expectations Dictate Whether or Not a Business Will Sell

  

One of the most sobering statistics in the business for sale arena is that approximately seventy-five percent of all businesses listed on the open market will never sell. In future posts I will delve into some of the specific reasons why, and how sellers can dramatically improve their success ratio. For now, I want to talk about the common thread that permeates all the reasons why the statistics are so dismal. It all comes down to sellers not having realistic expectations.

 

Most business owners dream of, and hallucinate about, the day when someone will walk into their business with bags of cash, and they will sell out and ride off into the sunset. Guess what? It likely will not happen; and this is especially true in this economy.

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