If you want to become an entrepreneur but don't know where to start, don't fret- you are not alone. Most people associate being an entrepreneur with starting a business from scratch. Starting from scratch, however, prese...

If you want to learn how to do something well, its usually helpful to look at others who are doing that same thing very well and emulate their behavior. In this blog, we will look at creating wealth, one measure of busin...

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...