In many cases, the buyer and seller reach a tentative agreement on the sale of the business, only to have it fall apart. There are reasons this happens, and, once understood, many of the worst deal-smashers can be avoided. … [Read more...]
Five Kinds of Buyers
March 25, 2013 By
Buyers are generally categorized as belonging to one of the following groups although, in reality, most buyers fit into more than one. … [Read more...]
Why Deals Don’t Close
March 14, 2013 By
Sellers Don’t have a valid reason for selling. Are testing the waters to check the market and the price. (They are similar to the buyer who is “just shopping.”) … [Read more...]
Anthony Citrolo Elected President of AANG
February 26, 2013 By
Anthony Citrolo Elected President & Director of The Long Island Chapter Of The Accountant/Attorney Networking Group Inc. (AANG) NEW YORK (January 2013) – It has been announced today that, Anthony Citrolo, CPA, CMAA, CBI has been elected as the 2013 President and Director of the Long Island Chapter of the Accountant/Attorneys Networking Group Inc. (AANG) The Accountant/Attorney Networking Group is comprised solely of practicing accountants and practicing attorneys who service multiple clients. The purpose of the group is to facilitate networking between and among attorneys and accountants – two professions that have enormous synergy and potential for cross referrals. AANG offers 12 monthly networking breakfast meetings exclusively for accountants and attorneys. AANG also hosts two major networking cocktail receptions open to all professionals. The organizations’ web site is www.aangny.org According to Mr. Citrolo a Managing Partner of M&A firm New York Business … [Read more...]
Tony Calvacca NYABB President announces BizBuySell/NYABB Integration
June 25, 2012 By
Read the article on libn.com (Long Island Business News) … [Read more...]
Business Valuation: Do the Financials Tell the Whole Story?
March 2, 2012 By
Many experts say no! These experts believe that only half of the business valuation should be based on the financials (the number-crunching), with the other half of the business valuation based on non-financial information (the subjective factors). What subjective factors are they referring to? … [Read more...]
Do You Have an Exit Plan?
March 2, 2012 By
"Exit strategies may allow you to get out before the bottom falls out of your industry. Well-planned exits allow you to get a better price for your business." … [Read more...]
Rating Today’s Business Buyers
January 11, 2012 By
Once the decision to sell has been made, the business owner should be aware of the variety of possible business buyers. Just as small business itself has become more sophisticated, the people interested in buying them have also become more divergent and complex. The following are some of today's most active categories of business buyers: … [Read more...]
Why Sell Your Company?
January 11, 2012 By
Selling one's business can be a traumatic and emotional event. In fact, "seller's remorse" is one of the major reasons that deals don't close. The business may have been in the family for generations. The owner may have built it from scratch or bought it and made it very successful. However, there are times when selling is the best course to take. Here are a few of them. … [Read more...]
Who Is the Buyer?
January 11, 2012 By
Buyers buy a business for many of the same reasons that sellers sell businesses. It is important that the buyer is as serious as the seller when it comes time to purchase a business. If the buyer is not serious, the sale will never close. Here are just a few of the reasons that buyers buy businesses: … [Read more...]