by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
The following is provided as a simple explanation of common leasing arrangements within a small business transaction. It is not intended to provide legal advice. The New Lease A new lease is created generally when the prior lease has expired or is about to and when...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
The cliché is that the key to business success is: location – location – location. If you own a business in which the location is an important reason for the success of the business, and you are considering selling, then the lease is a very critical issue...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
This is a story based on a true incident – only some of the details have been changed. The buyer and seller were ready to close on a business when the buyer asked to look at the list of fixtures and equipment that were to be included in the sale. After a few...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
Depends on whom you are asking. If you’re the seller, you might say that the asking price is too low. The buyer would say, obviously, that the asking price is too high. How can they both be right? Who decides? Most sellers have an idea of what they want for...
by Meritus | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
What are the odds of your business actually selling once you have made the decision to sell? Well, if the annual sales of your business are $750,000 or less, research indicates that the odds of your business selling are only 18 percent. If your annual sales are...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Selling a Business
There was a study done, years ago, that showed that the reason businesses were for sale had a direct relationship to its probability of sale. Reason for Sale %Reason for Sale %Probability of Sale Retirement 10-15% 30-35% Health Problems/Death 15-20% 25-30% Partnership...