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Massachusetts Restaurants for Sale

Ascend Business Brokers is pleased to be offering two new Massachusetts restaurants for sale. The first is a Delicatessen Opportunity, being offered at $99,000. The second is a Breakfast/Lunch Opportunity, being offered at $89,000.

Each of these fabulous restaurants has too many features to list.  For additional information concerning these very affordable restaurants, please visit Ascend Business Brokers, or call us at 866.970.7050, Ext 100. 

Ascend Business Brokers, Massachusetts restaurant brokers, assists Massachusetts restaurant owners in selling their businesses. Should you be considering the sale of your restaurant, please contact us. All inquiries from restaurant owners are held in strict confidence.

Classic Boston Irish Pub for Sale!

Ascend Business Brokers is pleased to be featuring for sale a fantastic Irish Pub/Bar located in the very heart of Boston.  Well located, this is an established pub with a great sales history.  The pub area operates on two floors (dark woods, wainscoting, stained glass, etc.), each with its own bar.  A full-time owner/manager should be all that’s needed for this jewel to shine.  Full liquor and limited entertainment licenses. Alcohol sales range from 60% to 80% depending upon season.  Gross sales during 2012 was approximately 800K.  The asking price for this pub is only 399K -- a bargain given its Boston location and level of sales.

This pub opportunity is an Ascend Business Brokers exclusive listing. It is brand new to market. Opportunities of this nature are rare. Don't let this one pass you by. For additional information, please visit Ascend Business Brokers, or call us at 866.970.7050, Ext 100.   

Ascend Business Brokers, Massachusetts business brokers, assists Massachusetts and New Hampshire business owners in selling their businesses. Should you be considering the sale of your business or restaurant, please contact us. All inquiries from restaurant owners always are held in strict confidence.

Elegant Boston Area Spa with Real Estate - $1,700,000

Ascend Business Brokers is pleased to be marketing a truly unique Boston area hair salon and spa, along with the real estate. The Spa offers a full range of spa services, including hair and skin care, waxing, make-up, body treatments, and massage. The prominently located building offers an income opportunity in addition to the Spa.

For additional information, please visit Ascend Business Brokers, or call us at 866.970.7050, Ext 100. 

Ascend Business Brokers, Massachusetts business brokers, assists owners in selling their businesses.

 

Print Company Buyer Alert

Ascend Business Brokers occasionally will alert business owners when we have been contacted by qualified buyers looking for businesses in specific industries.

While working with a print company in New Hampshire, we have identified several qualified buyers who are actively seeking to acquire one or more print companies in the following locations: 

• Southern New Hampshire
• Essex County
• Merrimack County
• Middlesex County
• Suffolk County

Several of these buyers are current or former print shop owners, most with multi-unit experience.  Multi-unit owners prefer to grow by acquisition and are aggressively seeking commercial print shops in particular at this time.

Ascend Business Brokers, Massachusetts business brokers, assists owners in selling their businesses. Should you be considering the sale of your print shop, please call us (866.970.7050  X100).  All inquiries from business owners always are held in strict confidence.

The Attorney Killed My Deal!

As both a Massaxhusetts business broker and a business attorney, I sometimes find myself in an awkward position when in a room filled with other business brokers.  As the telling of war stories progresses, it is only a matter of time until somebody loudly exclaims, “the attorney killed my deal!” [This being the “G” rated version.]  I usually just bite my lip when I hear this in conversation.  

In my experience, an attorney (or for that matter an accountant) never recommends that a deal be terminated for no reason.  In most cases, the deal had been structured in a way that was disadvantageous to the client from a business or tax perspective.  This happens most often when a client fails to involve his professional advisors during the planning stages of a transaction (sometimes at the urging of a broker trying to emotionally commit the principal before involving his professional advisors). 

Whether you are buying or selling a business, your best chance of structuring an advantageous deal is during the planning stages.  So involve your professional advisors at the earliest possible stage. Ignore contrary advice, even when it seems to come from credible sources.

Ascend Business Brokers, Massachusetts business brokers, assists owners in selling their businesses.

Selling Your Business, Part II

In this post, I am pleased to complete the two-part audio presentation entitled "Selling Your Business."

Part II of "Selling Your Business" resumes the discussion with the topic of Strategic Marketing Plans and covers the remaining steps leading to the successful sale of a business.

Click Below to Hear the Presentation:

Selling Your Business, Part II 

Should you have any questions or comments after listening to this material, I encourage you to give me a call or send an e-mail. My contact information is on the left sidebar, below my picture.

As before, should you wish to listen to the presentation at a later time, you may right-click on the link with your mouse and save the mp3 file to your computer.

What Can Business Brokers Do?

Business brokers are the professionals who will facilitate the successful sale of your business.  It is important that you understand just what a professional business broker can do – as well as what they can’t.  A business broker can help you decide how to price your business and how to structure the sale so it makes sense for everyone – you and the buyer.  A business broker can find the right buyer for your business, work with you and the buyer when negotiating, and during every other step of the way until the transaction is successfully closed.  A Business broker will also help the buyer in all the details of the business buying process, which often includes obtaining outside financing. 

A business broker is not, however, a magician who can sell an overpriced business.  Most businesses are saleable if priced and structured properly.  You should understand that only the marketplace can determine what a business will sell for.  The amount of the down payment you are willing to accept along with the terms of the seller financing can greatly influence not only the ultimate selling price, but the success of the sale itself.

If you are considering the sale of your business, call Ascend Business Brokers at 866.970.7050 and visit us at Ascend Business Brokers.

How to Determine Your Business' Worth

 

Here is an informative presentation discussing business valuation by Wells Fargo Business.

 

"How to Buy a Business, Part II"

This is Part 2 of the presentation "How to Buy a Business," primarily concerning legal aspects of the mergers and acquisition process.  The speaker is Michael Roberts, a senior partner at the law firm of Connelly Roberts & McGivney LLC located in Chicago.    

"How to Buy a Business, Part I"

This presentation, discussing how to buy a business, comes courtesy of Google and Joe McCaul, the owner of Joseph Associates, Inc.