A business’s true worth is often far more than the value of its individual parts. When buying or selling a business, goodwill represents the value of the business that is above and beyond the worth of separately identifiable tangible business assets. Unlike physical assets, like buildings or equipment, goodwill is an intangible asset. What Are […]
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Negotiation in a Business Sale and a “Beautiful Mind”
All too often in business sales when negotiating a deal a seller or buyer and or their representatives look to defeat the opponent and “win”. Statistically speaking when reviewing outcomes of deals the reality is that when this approach is taken one simply does not win in the long term. Several years ago, there was […]
Business Brokerage & The Magnificent Seven
The other day I had a customer come to see me and they have a small business and its not doing so well, which on its own is not all that uncommon. What was striking is when they asked me “are we too small for you to work with?” That was striking. Then today a […]
Scary Statistics in Business Sales
It is the time of year when we get the results from the listings sites for national stats on business sales. It is also when we as a company at Transworld Business Advisors review internal statistics. Now in most cases business brokers stats don’t mean alot but given that we are the largest and do […]
Price vs Value in buying a business
PRICE: The amount of dollars or consideration a buyer agrees to pay and a seller agrees to accept under specific circumstances surrounding a transaction. VALUE: The worth of something There is is….two simple definitions that drive the question of every #business sale in Orlando and anywhere else. Add to that mix conundrum the many #advisors […]