Dean Burnette

1. Place a reasonable price on your business. Since an inflated figure either turns off or slows down potential buyers,

Answering services, message machines, voice mail, “on hold” music, speaker phones . . . where would a business be without

There are myriad reasons why the sale of a business doesn’t close successfully; these multiple causes can, however, be broken

Buyers are expected to perform a thorough due diligence on both the business and the seller(s). However, many sellers don’t

The reasons for selling a business can be divided into two main categories. The first is a sale that is

The “loose lips” tagline was a common World War II phrase and was on posters everywhere. The problem continues on

The 65-year old owner of a multi-location retail operation doing $30 million in annual sales decided to retire. He interviewed

In many cases, the sale of a small company is “event” driven. That is, the reason for sale is health,

Business Appraisers, before beginning an assignment, like to know the purpose of the appraisal. Usually the assignment demands “bullet proof”