Where you go to buy or sell a business…..

Far too often business buyers and brokers rationalize the purchase price of a cash negative business by the value of the fixed assets available for sale.  The argument goes that if the value of the tangible assets is X, the business must be worth at least X because, even on the rainiest day, one could [...]

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At first glance it may seem as if the current state of the U.S. economy is not conducive to selling a business.  However, contrary to that belief, there is no better time than the present for a U.S. small business owner to sell his or her existing business.   In the past several years, individual [...]

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One of the most common ways to enter the world of entrepreneurship is to start your own business.  A less common approach is to purchase an existing business.   The phrases “mergers & acquisitions”, “buying a business” and “business acquisition” are all terms that have become synonymous with big business.  Why? Because those are the [...]

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River’s Edge Alliance will be serving as an expert author for the GlobalBX.com – Business For Sale Blog regarding business brokerage and mergers & acquisitions.    Our first post on August 1, 2008 discussed The Advantages of Buying a Business vs. Starting a Business.  We compared and contrasted each scenario based on:   Revenue Streams [...]

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