1. Your business is worth what it is worth, not what you owe!
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... debt situations influencing their expectations on the value of their business. Or as has recently happened in a small transaction we have been involved in, where the proceeds of the sale, and ...

2. Stock + Plant & Equipment - What effect do they have on the value of my business?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... for business ‘A’ to operate is $600k but there is only $500k on hand then the owner will have to either increase stock levels to the required level or have the sale price reduced accordingly. The ...

3. Vendor Finance
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... predicted. We would expect that as many as 75% of business sales transactions with an enterprise value exceeding $1, 000,000.00 will need to involve vendor finance in these tough economic times. ...

4. Think like a buyer when selling your business
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... and/or compliance costs and the high dollar, all being factors which affect the will of the owner and performance of the business. Therefore a sale might be the only option. I think his recommendation ...

5. Previously Sold Businesses
(Buying a Business/Previously Sold Businesses)

Below is a selection of business sales that David Newport and Paul Devcich have completed during their careers as business brokers: Specialty Food Manufacturer - $880,000 Infrastructure Service ...

6. The Market Situation in New Zealand
(Sell Your Business/The Market)

... ANZ Business Barometer 2010- Key Insights The key points that relate to the business sales arena are (from 804 respondents): 87% of respondents saw growth in their business; 85% of owners have developed ...

7. PLASTIC FABRICATOR- Proprietary Products $600,000
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

...  The owner is looking to retire but is happy to stay on medium term to transition the business to a new owner. Sales last financial year were around $2.3 million with a four year average ...

8. Are you buying the broker or the brokerage?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... often isn’t yours because their internal allocation policies will dictate who gets the lead rather than the most suitable person for the job. The business sales arena is a people game not really ...

9. Have you looked at your company’s working capital requirements?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... put it in the most simplistic terms the majority of SME sale transactions are completed as Asset sales. So a new owner will purchase the assets of the business and that would include, Fixed assets of Stock ...

10. Would your business be ready, if Switch did tap you on the shoulder?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... would your business be in a saleable condition? A valid question because when you ask any business owner whether their business is for sale, the great majority would say ‘yes, if the price is right’. ...

11. Taxi Trucks NZ Ltd
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

... also adds to the appeal. Sale Price:   $295,000 EPBITD: 2008 $109,270   2009 $73,873   2010 $124,556* *Forecast on 9 month result. Sales are up on last year and the ...

12. Business Acquisitions follow up
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... posts. It is also a lot more efficient than trolling the businesses for sale pages in your local paper each week hoping that a specific business or one involved in a specific category might hit the market.  ...

13. A perfect add-on or a build and sell?
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

... a nice add-on to an already sales focused company or could be a little build and sell project for a sales focused individual. This business was established in 2004 and supplies backlit scrolling machines ...

14. Lifetime Distributors- South Island Master Franchise available
(Franchises/Franchises for Sale)

... at their workplace and offer between 50-70% off the normal retail price. Their sales are generated from display boxes at workplaces which are serviced by franchisees and their sub-contractors.  ...

15. Sell your business now or risk baby boomer Tsunami?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... demand’, what will 10 times more supply do to firstly pricing and then demand? Is it a valid question to ask whether a business owner exiting in the current economic downturn could achieve a better sale ...

16. What have they got to hide?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... that does. Some of the websites don’t even have the name of the broker that is handling the sale of that business. Is it because the brokerage doesn’t want to promote the brokers name? It is advertising ...

17. How will the new Real Estate Agents Act affect Business Brokers?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... a loop hole to avoid the new standards? Personally, as a business sales person, the new Act has very little day to day effect on me. A good thing now, as a partner in Switch Business, I can now be ...

18. Benefits of ‘Growth by Acquisition’
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... the overseas suppliers was simple. Quality staff. A more and more regular occurrence these days is for a company to look at an acquisition as much for the sales as the staff that might come with the transaction. Enter ...

19. Spring is here, the best time to sell!
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... also has a positive effect on the business sales market. The September quarter is generally regarded as the best time to market a business for sale and I believe the change of seasons has something to ...

20. Communication
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

September is here and spring is in the air. Normally the busy time for business brokers and even with the market the way it is, it seems it will be the same again this year. I had a pretty mediocre time ...