Released on = January 18, 2006, 9:54 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Santa Barbara County, California. 2 Santa Barbara County
business sales were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & real
estate agents throughout all of California for the week of January 9, 2006 thru
January 15, 2006. Sales of small and mid-sized businesses this past week picked up
after the sluggish period at the end of last year. Recorded sales should start
increasing over the next several weeks due to business brokers and owners getting
back to work.


Press Release Body = Santa Barbara County, California. 2 Santa Barbara County
business sales were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & real
estate agents throughout all of California for the week of January 9, 2006 thru
January 15, 2006. Sales of small and mid-sized businesses this past week picked up
after the sluggish period at the end of last year. Recorded sales should start
increasing over the next several weeks due to business brokers and owners getting
back to work.

Sales of Santa Barbara County businesses during this time period by City include:
Santa Barbara: 1. Summerland: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County Business:
Have Your Professionals Lined Up Before You Sign A Contract
You will be utilizing many professionals to buy a business. Make sure you have a CPA
or Due Diligence Consultant to help you look at the financials and paperwork of the
business to make sure it is in order. You will also possible need financing (a loan
for the purchase), escrow services, an attorney to review contracts and possible
other services to assist you in the buying of your business. For resources to sell
and buy businesses in California go to: http://www.bizben.com/resources


For all ACTIVE businesses for sale in Santa Barbara County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/santa-barbara-county.php

For a complete list of professional business brokers and agents in Santa Barbara
County go to:
www.BizBen.com/brokers/santa-barbara-county.php

For a list of resources for buying and selling businesses in Santa Barbara County go
to:
www.BizBen.com/resources/santa-barbara-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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