Released on = January 31, 2006, 11:07 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Santa Barbara County, California. 3 Santa Barbara County
business opportunity sales were recorded from small business owners, business
brokers, & commercial and residentail real estate agents throughout all of
California for the week of January 23, 2006 thru January 29, 2006. We are seeing
more businesses being put on the market this past week and a few more escrow
closings than in the past.


Press Release Body = Santa Barbara County, California. 3 Santa Barbara County
business opportunity sales were recorded from small business owners, business
brokers, & commercial and residentail real estate agents throughout all of
California for the week of January 23, 2006 thru January 29, 2006. We are seeing
more businesses being put on the market this past week and a few more escrow
closings than in the past.

Sales of Santa Barbara County businesses during this time period by City include:
Santa Barbara: 2. Santa Maria: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Santa Barbara County Business:
Have A Professional Business Valuation Performed
Getting a 3rd party professional business appraisal/valuation is important and
critical for the process. 90% of all businesses NEVER SELL due to too high of value
placed on the business being sold. Getting a professional 3rd party valuation is
well worth the expense and will be utilized by many parties during the selling
process: possible business buyers, lender/financing companies for the buyer, and
others.


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A Santa Barbara County Business:
Know Where The Down Payment Money Will Come From
Money for a down payment can come from many different sources. The first is cash on
hand in savings. Second is pulling equity out of your home. Third is from your
retirement funds. Knowing where and what you are willing to do upfront will save you
a lot of time in the search process.


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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