10 Questions You Must Ask Before Buying a Business 10 Questions You Must Ask Before Buying a Business 1. What are your biggest challenges right now? You want be aware of potential minefields. For example, if you’re buying a company that will need $1 million in capital improvements, you need to learn that upfront while […]
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Advisors…..how they can kill a deal
One of the most misunderstood variables in business sales is buyer and seller control of Advisors and just as important the selection of the advisor. In Main Street Transactions we always recommend you get CPA, Business Brokers, and Attorneys involved. But what must be understood is that YOU…..THE BUYER OR THE SELLER….are in charge of […]
Message to Business Sellers and Business Buyers
Dear Entreprenuer, It is time for a view through the looking glass of business sales. In 2014 both volume and the average price of a business sale saw double digit growth (40% and 11% respectively). Certainly this is good news but, as the first quarter rolls around we see some soft date that is not […]
Mark Cuban – #Genius #truth
Saw this interview and thought it so helpful in light of a conversation I had with a colleague today. My colleague said to me “I have no problem with what your saying but how your saying it!” Which was a fancy way of saying your telling people the truth and the truth hurts. Oddly enough […]
Results Matter
Results matter…period. I am always fascinated by the consumers decision making process with regard to how they make decisions in the buying cycle. The mystery is ever more baffling when it comes to my own industry. But in hindsight I guess given the massive quantities of information (Good and Bad) and the enormous quantities of […]