1. We have moved!
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

Happy New year to everybody! Hope the year turns out a little better than the weather we have been having here in Auckland. Bet a few people are going back to work frustrated that their annual holidays ...

2. 2011 End
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... an up and down year which is to be expected I suppose because of the recession and taking into account the two major events mentioned in first two paragraphs. There were more peaks than valleys though ...

3. On-Line Video Agency
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

... in July 2007 with the sole shareholder and Director of the company having over 15 year’s experience in television and production and is highly skilled at creating engaging and effective online video communication ...

4. Automotive Services Business
(Franchises/Franchises for Sale)

Sale Price: $195,000 (One Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand dollars) EBPITD: $152,954 (2 year average) The business installs car audio, car security, GPS, reverse sensors, roof racks and hands ...

5. Rugby World Cup and Elections effect on Business Sales
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... Most years when the days start to get longer we get a rush of business owners start to make contact because to most spring means change. The interesting thing this year is we just can’t seem to ...

6. Prestige Home Groomers Franchise
(Franchises/Franchises for Sale)

... have been grooming new homes for sale since 2000. Previously involved in the building industry, they established a home grooming business after experiencing first-hand the need for a specialised service. Years ...

7. The Market Situation in New Zealand
(Sell Your Business/The Market)

... happenings but in the business sales arena things just seem to be trucking along. We have had three transactions over $3.5m this year, 2 negotiated acquisitions and a series of smaller transactions. We ...

8. The Banks are back in the lending on business game!
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

Those of you who have read any of my posts over the last couple of years would no doubt have noticed me lament the exit of the Banks from the Business sales arena, once the recession hit. The reason ...

9. U-Sell (Park & Sell Yard)
(Franchises/Franchises for Sale)

... rewarding. Traditional car yards over the years have been owned by individuals or corporate dealers that have had to heavily financially invest in the purchase of vehicles (Stock) for profitable ...

10. DOA: Is your business worth more dead than alive?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... The market this business sells to is one of the hardest hit by current economic downturn and the business has not made profit for three years. The owner has had to sell his house to prop the business ...

11. A lot more choice now in Business Broker community
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... with the broker who promises nearly double what his rival can? It really does make a difference who you entrust with the sale of your business. In the last few years there really has been ...

12. Live in the Country, Work in the Country!
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

Sale Price: $560,000 (Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand dollars) EBPITD: $280,985 (3 year average) After 30 years the owner is ready for a change. This business performs possum control services for Regional ...

13. Let’s save the businesses the banks would destroy
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... too much debt! We have, over the last two years, tried to make contact with the troubleshooter who sits between the shop window and the bank's dreaded collections department. We have offered ...

14. Import Distribution Business (Sold)
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

Sale Price: $425,000 (Four Hundred and twenty five thousand dollars) EBPITD: $213,905 (4 year average) This very simple business was established in 2001. The business imports products ...

15. Infrastructure Service Business (Sold)
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

... look more at the company’s market position. Sale Price: $3,500,000.00 (Three Million five hundred thousand dollars) EBIT: $900,000.00 (2 year average) This quality business has been ...

16. Is your business the perfect add-on?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... on whether they can commit to another year ‘sitting in the same seat.’ But with all market advice pointing them towards riding it out, what options are there for an exit? A valid question any business ...

17. Telecommunications Technology and Service Provider (Sold)
(Buying a Business/Businesses for Sale)

This business has been established for over 10 years with Head Office based in Auckland and offices in 3 other main centres throughout New Zealand. Customers are a good mix of Blue Chip corporate, ...

18. Does GST increase affect Business Sales?
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... year to either find an opportunity or to exit one so keep your eyes out for our product email. We also will be now putting our Newsletter out monthly now rather than bi-monthly so if you aren't signed ...

19. Common Sales Tactic Backfires
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

... brokers desperate for a listing. The business is then listed at this unrealistic price and often sits on the brokerages’ books for 6 months to a year with nothing happening. This happening is a ...

20. September 2010
(Business Sales Blog/Business Sales Blogger)

We are a couple of weeks away from the end of the first 6 months of the 2010-11 financial year and I wonder how business owners are feeling now compared to the 1st of April. Most people we speak ...