From the first day of your life that you enter the work force you have had a choice. And that choice has always been to either get a job or buy yourself a job. You probably didn’t look at it that way, but stand back and think about it now. If you continued on with [.....]
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Nobody likes to think about selling their business and for some it is like the thought of having to buy a burial plot, but the truth of the matter is that someday your business is going to be for sale and if you are a business owner you need to have an idea as to [.....]
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Well that isn’t exactly what they said, but their actions and words were the same as if they had said that as we spoke. I was responding to an individual that had mentioned to me that they wanted to sell part of their convenience store business, because some of their stores no longer fit their [.....]
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I heard a story recently from a very successful businessman and friend of mine that literally made my mouth drop open. Now, I am in the business of selling businesses and have been for many years and with me being in such a business I love hearing and reading about individuals who have started out [.....]
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Since my occupation centers around helping business owners analyze their assets and coaching them on decisions as to whether or not they should sell all or part of their businesses, I tend to see a lot of bad things.  Additionally, I also coach buyers on what to look for in a business and how the [.....]
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Know who your customer is and sell to that customer. I.e. Are they in their 30’s or 40′s or 50′s or are they Hispanic? Do the market research as to what the demographics of your area are and then buy merchandise and services that cater to that group or customer. If you don’t know what [.....]
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Buying a Business? The Best or a Fixer Upper? My occupation centers around helping business owners analyze their assets and coaching them on decisions as to whether or not they should sell all or part of their businesses.  As such, I am privy to a wide variety of business information and I can tell you [.....]
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THE MONEY As Stuart Wilde stated in his book “it is always, always about the money”. Regardless whether it is medical, communities, politics, businesses or time it is about the money. Being about the money is not necessary a bad thing. Because if it is your money it is going to be very important and [.....]
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“It’s important to understand the difference between an appraisal and a valuation” For c-store owners who have been looking for the right time to sell, 2007 may be the best opportunity they have seen in years to get “their price.” That does not necessarily mean, however, that they can expect buyers to line up with [.....]
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