Compiling an Offering Memorandum: GABB Feb. 19
Steve Mariani Find out how your business-for-sale offering memorandum can help attracting buyers and obtain financing by attending the Feb. 19 meeting of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers. Stephen “Steve” Mariani, owner of Diamond Financial Services and a board member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), will speak to business brokers about compiling a listing...Read More
Tackling Growth Delusions When Buying a Business
It’s exciting to buy a new business. However, it’s very important to be realistic about future growth. In most cases, if a business is poised to quickly grow substantially, the seller would be far less interested in selling. When evaluating a business and talking to the owner, many buyers come away with a sense that enormous growth is just “sitting there” waiting to...Read More
Buying and Selling Businesses Better By Keeping the Pipeline Full
Scott Ward Entrepreneur Scott Ward has been on both sides of the negotiating table, both as a business buyer and a business seller. He discussed better ways to work with prospective business sellers, to prepare a business to sell and other insights at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers. Ward said business brokers “enable people to succeed and bring in...Read More
Great Tips To Help Find a Buyer for Your Business
No one keeps a business forever. At some point, you’ll either want to sell your business or have to retire. When you’re ready to sell, it is important to streamline the process, minimize the stress, and also receive top dollar. In a recent Forbes magazine article, “How to Find a Buyer for Your Business,”serial entrepreneur Alejandro Cremades explores the most...Read More
Where Did the Cash Go? Add-Backs to Consider When Buying a Business
C. David Chambless, president of Abraxas Business Services and a former GABB president. By C. David Chambless, president of Abraxas Business Services Evaluating the earnings potential of a small-to-medium sized business, particularly one with a single owner, is challenging. Often, a primary objective of these entrepreneurs is to make as much money as they can, while paying as little in...Read More
Business Buying Scams to Avoid
By Linda Collett, J.D., GABB Affiliate If a potential client comes to you with something that sounds fishy or too good to be true, trust your gut. Here are some red flags: 1. They want you to hold money in your escrow account (usually a large dollar amount so the deal is attractive). The risk is that the deal or client requires you to transfer some or all of the money...Read More
A Closer Look at 3 Major Factors to Consider When You Buy a Business
The simple but undeniable fact is buying a business is one of the single greatest financial decisions a person can make. Buying a business can lead to great financial success or great financial failure. This fact helps to underscore why it is so important to work with an experienced broker who can help guide you through the often labyrinthian process of buying a business. In a July 2019...Read More
Do You Know What Kind of Business Owner You Really Are?
Does your business have real, long-lasting longevity or is your business a temporary entity that will vanish the second you stop working on it? In his insightful article in The Business Journals entitled, “Are You Living for Today as a Business Owner or Building Value?” author Kent Bernhard asks a very important question of readers, “Are you a lifestyle business owner or a value...Read More
Business Buyers Can Leverage SBA Lending
Finding the money to start your own small business can be a challenge. Over the decades, countless people have turned to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for help. A recent Inc. Magazine article, “Kickstart Your Business Dreams with SBA Lending,” by BizBuySell President, Bob House, explored how SBA lending can be used to the buyer’s advantage. The article covers the basics of an SBA...Read More