In my 15 years as a body shop broker, I have visited hundreds of body shops across the state. Almost 100% of the owners complain that, if they are being honest with me, they work too hard for too little money. They want to sell their body shop business to some other poor sucker who […]
Florist Business Due Diligence Floral Wholesale – Riverside, California: Some months ago a San Diego Police Officer in the process of purchasing a business (for his wife) retained Due Diligence expert Willard Michlin of Southern, California to assist him in determining if the seller of Floral Wholesale was accurately representing the profitability of the business. The asking price for the […]
Do You Think You Do Not Need Due Diligence When Buying a Franchise? Opening up a new franchise location can cost upwards of $250,000. This is a lot of money for a business buyer to invest in a new unproven location. New investigative reports are now stating that the selling of new franchise locations is […]
We have developed a comprehensive questionnaire in order to help you determine the value of an auto body shop before purchasing it.
How much error can a buyer expect from a seller’s financial reports? A due diligence investigation will help you discover all you need to know.
Why More People Do not buy a business? Introduction You may not believe what they say yourself, but if you have been in the business of buying businesses for a long time you’ve heard someone repeat this time worn statement. “One in 14 buyers actually buys a business.” The business brokerage industry throws around this […]
The time to get advice is early in the game, not after you have signed a purchase agreement and suddenly find that you have only 10 days to complete all due diligence Many people look for a good, profitable business of any type. That makes sense… or does it? People such as this are not […]
Being able to trouble shoot a problem is an art that must be developed. Though there are those who think they are naturally good at it. There are a very small number of business schools that actually train you in the art of doing this, I only know of one.
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Putting a value on a business is a separate function from auditing, evaluating or doing “due diligence.” There are three or more generally accepted methods of valuing a business. These are: Comparable sales: What have other similar businesses with similar financial information sold for?
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