Why is Confidentiality Important When Selling a Business? When selling just about anything, you generally want to get the word out to as many people as possible. A For Sale stamp is placed on the item with the goal bein...

Whether you are looking to buy or sell a business, 'seller financing' is an important concept that affects many small-business deals and should be fully understood by both parties. What is Seller Financing? At a high l...

What is the Average Percentage of a Stock Market Return? Depending on the source, the approximate average return of the stock market after inflation (i.e. real return) for the past 75 years has been around 7%. If you fo...

When selling a business, one of the first questions that come up is: What is my business worth? There are two ways to answer this question: the short way and the long way. The Short Answer The short, simple, straightfo...

Its a great time to sell a business. The U.S. economy is in a good place having recovered from the 'Great Recession' of 2008 and we are seeing an increase in demand for small-to-medium sized businesses. It is certainly a...

Why Sell Your Business Right Now? Today, there are between 5 and 10 buyers for every business for sale1. Needless to say, it is very much a sellers market when it comes to established private businesses. The growing nu...

Why consider buying a business? The majority of people associate owning a business with starting it from scratch. However, starting from scratch presents a set of unique and abstract challenges. With these challenges co...