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Buy a Business or Start One? 10 Reasons Buying May Be Better

August 19, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Should you buy an existing business or start one from scratch? Compare customers, revenue, employees, systems, financing and risk.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, businessbroker, cepa, certifiedbroker, clearwater, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, pizza, Pizza Restaurant, propertymanagement Tagged With: #exit planning, build, business, buy, cepa, Exit Plan, Michael Shea, Tampa Business Broker, Transworld

Buy a Business or Start One? 10 Reasons Buying May Be Better

August 19, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Should you buy an existing business or start one from scratch? Compare customers, revenue, employees, systems, financing and risk.

Filed Under: bci, bestbusinessbroker, businessbroker, Buy a Business, certifiedbroker, clearwater, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, sba, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: cepa, certified, ibba, Michael Shea, Tampa Business Broker, vrma

How Much Money Do You Really Need to Buy a Business?

August 19, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Know your maximum comfortable investment before you start shopping.

And don’t fall for the “no money down” myth. I’ve written about why that idea is usually unrealistic in [Can You Really Buy a Business With No Money Down?]. Can You Really Buy a Business With No Money Down?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: closing costs, down payment, equipment, inventory, investments, Michael Shea, moneydown, myth, owner financing, really, reserves, Tampa Business Broker, Transworld

The Restaurant Due Diligence Reality Check: 4 Ways Serious Buyers Verify Revenue Before Closing

August 18, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

No tax return, POS report, or seller interview would have revealed that discrepancy as clearly as physically observing the operation.

The old saying applies perfectly here:

Trust, but verify.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, Bradenton, breakfast, cepa, certifiedbroker, clearwaterbusinessbroker, cmap, coffeeshop, michaelshea, Seller Finance, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker Tagged With: cepa, due diligence, food service, Michael Shea, pizza, restaurant, Restaurant Broker, Restaurant For Sale, Tampa Business Broker

Selling a Restaurant in Florida? Don’t Make These 7 Mistakes

August 16, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

I’ve been selling businesses for more than 20 years, and I’ve seen just about everything.

When it comes to selling a restaurant in Florida, some mistakes show up again and again.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, businessbroker, Buy a Business, cbi, cepa, clearwaterbusinessbroker, coffeeshop, confidentiality, exitplan, michaelshea, pizza, Pizza Restaurant, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: cepa, Michael Shea, pizza, Pizza Restaurant, restaurant, sell a pizza shop tampa, sell a restaurant Tampa Bay, Tampa Business Broker, Tampa Restaurant Broker, tampa restaurants

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