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There are many good reasons why you should consider whether now is a good time to sell your business. The most important reason, and the one many owners fail to consider, is just simply that it's GOOD PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING. Your business is part of your personal assets and it has a value. As with other assets, like CDs, real estate, stocks, etc you want to at least preserve its value or work to increase its return to you.
IF THE BUSINESS IS NOT MEETING YOUR PERSONAL GOALS, YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER WHETHER IT'S TIME TO SELL! Or, if you feel that the business has reached its "peak", sell to maximize your return.
A business has reached its maximum potential when:
Sometimes we are faced with the question of, "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO IF I SELL?" While this is a difficult question to answer, it tells us that the seller is generally not happy with the business. The business should be sold! The real problem is not in selling, but what other business he or she can get into, one that would be more appealing. And there probably is a business out there that would indeed be found more appealing.
The solution is much like "trading up" your home. For example, if you had bought a business for $100,000 with $30,000 down, why not sell it at $120,000 with $45,000 down and you take the note for $75,000 (over 5 years at 10% interest this would amount to about another $20,000 per year).
You then buy the business you like for $90,000 with $35,000 down and pay a note of $55,000 (over 5 years at 10% interest you payout about $14,000 per year). YOUR NOTE PAYABLE ON THE NEW BUSINESS IS COVERED BY YOUR OLD NOTE RECEIVABLE WITH SOME $6,000 PER YEAR CASH LEFT TO YOU. All the profits of the new business are kept by you and are not needed to payoff the seller!
If you have any of the above concerns, we will be happy to discuss the possibilty of selling your business. Our experienced staff can assist you in valuing the worth of the business, discuss what a potential buyer in the market would be willing to offer, and go over the procedures and steps involved in selling your business.
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AVERAGES by CATEGORY CATEGORY PRICE DOWN GR SALES NET C/F Auto Related 142500 82125 114138 46933 Auto Service 492500 212500 465070 123103 Coin Operated 103000 54667 83705 40137 Construction 0 0 0 0 Distributing 59000 34000 100000 50000 Food 174286 148000 109854 53060 Liquor 305000 145000 482562 115065 Manufacturing 869167 482917 1131610 198664 Restaurant 199800 80500 237439 50558 Retail 128713 64156 270713 47102 Retail Service 94100 54667 309044 44371 Sales & Marketing 1000000 1000000 1104000 431316 Service 204389 104569 313647 82970 Wholesale 1875000 1875000 3456996 339552 TOTALS 239706 140066 353580 73876
PRICE X PERCENTAGES CATEGORY COUNT NCF GR SALES DN/PR NET / DN Auto Related 2 3.04 1.25 0.58 0.57 Auto Service 6 4.00 1.06 0.43 0.58 Coin Operated 3 2.57 1.23 0.53 0.73 Construction 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Distributing 1 1.18 0.59 0.58 1.47 Food 7 3.28 1.59 0.85 0.36 Liquor 2 2.65 0.63 0.48 0.79 Manufacturing 6 4.38 0.77 0.56 0.41 Restaurant 6 3.95 0.84 0.40 0.63 Retail 16 2.73 0.48 0.50 0.73 Retail Service 9 2.12 0.30 0.58 0.81 Sales & Marketing 1 2.32 0.91 1.00 0.43 Service 42 2.46 0.65 0.51 0.79 Wholesale 1 5.52 0.54 1.00 0.18 TOTALS 102 3.24 0.68 0.58 0.53
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