One of the better times to sell your business is when there is a sellers’ market. Right now today, there is pent-up demand among baby-boomer sellers who are ready to retire. For various reasons, including recovering from the recent financial meltdown, only a limited...
We all know that timing is everything in life. If you have considered selling your business, here are five reasons why now is a good time to go to market. 1. The trend of baby boomers who will be selling their businesses as they prepare for retirement has not really...
Right now today, there is a shortage of businesses with $250,000 or more of seller discretionary cash flow (profit). This is particularly true for businesses with good accounting records with no smoke and mirrors. This will start to change as the boomers decide to...
Many businesses had dramatic drops in sales during the meltdown, but have since recovered. Some may need another year to better position themselves for being sold. Either way, there is pent-up buyer demand waiting for these businesses to come on the market, because...
Over the past four years, a lot of businesses lost 30% to 50% of their sales before the meltdown, although some were fortunate to hold steady or even grow sales. It is still a seller’s market for businesses owners who enjoy seller discretionary cash flow (SDCF) of...
Baby-boomers, a generation that started and grew hundreds of thousands of successful privately held businesses, are estimated to represent 75 million. The youngest boomers are 42 and the oldest are now over 60. Just as the boomers made major changes in the 1960s and...
