Top Signs That You Should Consider Selling Your Construction Business

Are you a construction business owner in Ontario? Wondering whether to put your construction business up for sale or not? Then this post is a good read for you. Working as construction business brokers, here are some of the top signs when you should consider putting your construction business for sale in Ontario, Canada? Good […]

Buyer’s FAQs

Why should I buy a business rather than start one? An existing business has a track record. The failure rate in small business is largely in the start-up phase. The existing business has demonstrated that there is a need for that product or service in a particular locale. Financial records are available along with other […]

What is Seller’s Discretionary Income …

In the purchase or sale of a small business we generally come across a term know as Seller’s or Owner Operator(s) discretionary income. Seller discretionary earnings is perhaps the best measure of profits that the business earns for the purpose of valuing the financial performance of small businesses and it is a concept that is […]

Seller’s FAQs

Below you will find several of the questions frequently asked about selling a business. Please feel free to contact us about other questions you may have. We will be glad to help. How long does it take to sell my business? It generally takes, on average, between five to eight months to sell most businesses. […]

Role of Seller Financing in a Business Sale

What role does Seller Financing play in a Business Valuation … Generally, a prospective seller asks the business broker or their accountant what he or she thinks that their business is worth. The business broker usually explains that a review of the financial information is necessary before a price, or a range of prices, can […]

Valuing a Business; Four Basic Factors of Earnings…

Two businesses for sale could have the same dollar value for “earnings” and yet they should be valued far from equal. We have listed four factors of earnings below that tell more about the earnings than just the number. Quality of Earnings Quality of earnings measures whether the earnings are padded with a lot of […]

Why Business Sales Fall Apart …

There can be many unknown or unplanned causes why the sale of a business doesn’t close successfully. Sometimes business sales fall through unknowingly by the seller or the buyer, or sometimes caused by third parties. Some of the common cause that lead to the wrecked deal are highlighted below – The Seller In some instances, […]

Few Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Sell Their Business

We have been bringing together a buyers and sellers of businesses since 2011 and often get asked by the buyers, why is the business for sale? There are many companies for sale but in our experience, todays’ entrepreneurs don’t just sell businesses because of retirement. There can be various compelling reasons for an entrepreneur either […]