25th November 2009
The process of gas station valuation can be a tricky business. Quite apart from the question of how you approach the actual valuation itself, you have many variables to take into account including principally whether the property is leased or owned and wh...
24th November 2009
In most instances, the process of due diligence goes quite a ways beyond a mere assessment of the presented financial documentation. You must be able to precisely access the entire inventory of the files and records, study a variety of information and fin...
24th November 2009
The process of due diligence is essential when buying a website internet business operation. It is estimated that up to 50% of all deals can fall apart during this process and this is most often due to some misrepresentations during the initial discovery,...
18th November 2009
A gas station for sale can represent a very dynamic business opportunity for an entrepreneur. More than ever in this particular type of business, location is everything. You may have found what you consider to be a "gem," near two major arteries or close ...
31st August 2009
When you purchase a gas station or a convenience store, avoid the tendency to just open the doors and expect the customers to simply flood in because "you're there". Never rely on the current flow of business, where you have the expectation that your cust...
26th August 2009
In the real estate business, we're often told that location is absolutely everything. You must understand what makes a location profitable for a gas station or convenience store. Is the best place along side a major interstate, close to a shopping mall or...
25th August 2009
If you had seen a big advertisement for a gas station and convenience store that boasted a high-traffic site which was near a major interstate highway, with easy to navigate "on and off ramps", taking in serious revenue all through its continuous 24 hour ...
21st August 2009
In most cases, a shopping mall usually represents a high concentration of active shoppers within a contained environment. Given these points, the idea of purchasing a store in a mall can sound really good. It's just a numbers game, right? A fair number of...
19th August 2009
A liquor store is a fairly common sight around any retail area, and they're usually a valued part of neighborhood malls as well. Most people think that a liquor store represents a highly profitable business which is less likely to experience the financia...
19th August 2009
It's difficult not to love the online business model, as it's nearly perfect. You operate a business with very little or no inventory at all, no receivables and just a few essential internet based employees. Every piece of the business can be outsourced e...
18th August 2009
The restaurant business is extraordinarily fickle, and which way this wind is blowing can often be readily noticed in the number of restaurants which are currently available for sale. As the failure rate for restaurants can be so overwhelming, you have to...
16th August 2009
When you're involved with purchasing a gas station or a convenience store, you're craving information, and you've got lots of questions to ask. When you take over ownership, you want to be confident that the business will be making a good profit from the ...
29th July 2009
You'll come up with pages of questions when you're considering the possibility of actually purchasing a business. You may currently feel that this volume of questions represents an intimidating enough affair, but additional attention at this point will as...
29th July 2009
There are an array of essential factors which must be dealt with when purchasing a business, so many in fact, that just the thought of them can easily make your head spin. This invariably occurs when you're engaged in negotiations to purchase a business i...
28th July 2009
If you've got an entrepreneurial drive or have always intended to purchase a business, is today a good time to take the leap? In the present recession, your first thought may be negative, but keep in mind that wherever there is difficulty, there is a pote...
