It is estimated that only 25% of small businesses currently on the market will ever sell. That’s not a very encouraging number to see, but it is the reality of our market. As business brokers, we will do everything we can do on our part to get your business sold, but we do need your …
As we steam forward into the last month of the 1st quarter of 2022, we thought it was important to look back at 2021 and analyze the trends in the business sales marketplace. What have we seen take shape in 2021 is absolutely continuing to dominate 2022’s business sales climate as well. Let’s take a look …
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Most small business sales are what’s known as an “asset sale,” because the buyer is not purchasing the business entity or the stocks or shares of the company. The buyer will be creating a new business entity to operate the business with, and they are simply purchasing the tangible and intangible assets of the business …
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The simple truth is that businesses take time to sell. Selling a business is much more complicated than selling a house for example, and all of the pieces need to line up just right for a business sale to make it to the closing table. If a potential seller comes to us and says that …
When selling your business, there is lots of work to be done after the buyer’s due diligence has concluded, and before you reach the finish line at the closing table. Here are five ways you can prepare for your closing in advance, so that you have all your ducks in a row and that you …
For business owners who are thinking of selling or wanting to find out what their business is worth in today’s market, the first step in the process is sending over financial documents to your business broker, so they can perform the financial recast. In a financial recast, your broker will work with you to “normalize” …
Sellers: What Info We Need to Value Your Business & Why Read More »
Supply and demand creates either a buyer’s or a seller’s market in business sales. For a few years now, while the economy has been super strong, it has been more of a balanced buyer’s market. The world’s COVID-19 situation has shockingly turned the business sales industry into a seller’s market. For business owners who are …
Naturally, we are getting a lot of questions these days from both buyers and sellers about the current state of business sales in Florida, and there are a lot of misconceptions flying around too, so we wanted to set the record straight by sharing what’s been happening at Green & Co. in recent months. Buyers Are …
For business owners who WANT to sell now or NEED to sell their business now, there are some realities that they should consider at the moment. Businesses are still selling and deals are still being done, but creative financing will be the name of the game moving forward, for at least the next several months …
Financing Realities To Consider When Selling Your Business Now Read More »
When your business is busy and there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything, many important but not urgent activities get pushed to the side. If your business has slowed down or has had to shut its doors temporarily, use this time wisely.
