Released on = December 28, 2005, 3:05 pm

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Sales of small and mid-sized businesses this past week
throughout Northern & Southern California were slow due to the Holidays.


Press Release Body = BizBen.com -- SAN RAMON, California, December 26, 2005. 9 Kern
County businesses were sold by owners of small businesses, business brokers, & real
estate agents for the week of December 19, 2005 thru December 25, 2005. Sales of
small and mid-sized businesses this past week throughout Northern & Southern
California were slow due to the Holidays.

Sales of Kern County businesses during this time period by City include:
Bakersfield: 6. Lost Hills: 1. Ridgecrest: 1. Tehachapi: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Kern County Business:
Due Diligence By The Buyer Should Not Last Forever!
Due diligence by the buyer should only last 4-14 days. Since you are going to be
organized and ready with all important info and documents, this is all the time any
competent business buyer (and CPA for the buyer) should need to investigate the
business for sale. You do not want the business off the market for a prolonged
period so be firm about the length of time for Due Diligence - get it in writing
(purchase agreement) and make sure all parties to the transaction stay with the
schedule!


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A Kern County Business:
Get The Signed Purchase Agreement Into Escrow
Get the signed purchase agreement into escrow immediately (there is a list of
excellent Escrow Companies throughout California at www.bizben.com/resources) and
sign off any contingencies as they are removed- remember TIME KILLS DEALS. Make sure
you go through the Allocation of Purchase Price in the beginning of the escrow
process not at the end which happens most of the time. By getting into the escrow
process usually takes the deal out of play and out of reach for other potential
buyers.


For all ACTIVE businesses for sale in Kern County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/kern-county.php

For a complete list of professional business brokers and agents in Kern County go to:
www.BizBen.com/brokers/kern-county.php

For a list of resources for buying and selling businesses in Kern County go to:
www.BizBen.com/resources/kern-county.php

For all workshops this month on the topic of selling and buying a business go to:
www.BizBen.com/workshops

Blog on buying and selling businesses - see the latest topics, events, & info at:
www.USABizMart.com/blog


Peter Siegel, MBA the founder of both BizBen.com and USABizMart.com has been keeping
stats of California business sales for over 7 years. Mr. Siegel has written 3 books
on the topic of selling and buying businesses and is the author of a highly visited
blog on this topic. Mr. Siegel also writes a daily blog on the topic of selling and
buying businesses at www.USABizMart.com/blog. Established over 10 years BizBen.com /
California Businesses For Sale is the largest \"clearinghouse\" of businesses for sale
in all counties of California. On average over 80 new California small to mid-sized
businesses for sale are listed daily on their website at www.BizBen.com.

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BizBen.com
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