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  • Selling Sacramento Businesses since 2004
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Recent Posts:

  • Small Business or Middle Market Company?
  • The Quick and Easy Deal
  • Selling a Business Blog
  • Buyer/Seller Meetings, Management Meetings: All Good
  • Construction Company Valuations Finally Coming Back?
  • Deal Closed – Seller’s move away
  • “Strategic buyers pay more than financial buyers”. But you never know…
  • Using Third Party Services to Make Your Business more Attractive
  • What to do with Cash and AR – Asset vs. Stock Sale
  • Inventory – and Why it is Included in the Purchase Price of Mid Sized Businesses and up
  • The Biggest Deal Killer is Lack of Performance
  • The Purchase Agreement, Part 5: Indemnity Caps
  • The Purchase Agreement, Part 4: Indemnification
  • Purchase Agreement Part 3: Covenants and Conditions to Closing
  • “I Have a Buyer for Your Business” via Automated Phone Calls
  • Purchase Agreement Part 2: Reps and Warranties
  • The Definitive Purchase Agreement to Acquire a Business: Part I
  • Deal Algebra: Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation with a Twist
  • Upfront Fees for Business Brokers and M&A – Should You Pay Them?
  • M&A Websites that Connect Buyers and Sellers
  • Which is the Best Business-For-Sale Website?
  • Birds, Rain and Wind – Flying to Visit Business Owners
  • Earnout Terms: Length, Buyer Restrictions, Measurement, Etc.
  • How Common Are Earnouts?
  • Earnout Series: How to Tell if an Earnout is in Your Future
  • Childcare Facility: How Much is it Worth?
  • How To Increase the Value of Your Business: Top Ten List
  • Quick Trip to See “On Hold” Clients
  • BizBuySell Survey Reveals 2011 Likely to be Stronger Year for Selling a Business
  • Good News if You Converted from a C Corp to an S Corp in the Last 10 Years
  • Discretionary Earnings vs. EBITDA
  • How to Be a Middle Market Valuation Expert
  • No Gas in the Car vs. Gas in the Car: Small Business vs. Larger Business Sales
  • Business Buyer Meet Business Seller
  • What is a Letter of Intent (LOI)?
  • 2011 – New Compass Point Website

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