Released on = January 31, 2006, 11:05 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = San Mateo County, California. 5 San Mateo 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 = San Mateo County, California. 5 San Mateo 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 San Mateo County businesses during this time period by City include:
Brisbane: 1. Millbrae: 1. Pacifica: 1. San Mateo: 1. South San Francisco: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A San Mateo County Business:
Confidentiality Agreements Are Important
Have all potential business buyers sign and date a Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality
Agreement before giving out any info. Make sure potential buyers understand how
important it is to keep the sale of the business confidential and that there are
legal ramifications if they don\'t.


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A San Mateo County Business:
Know How Much Money You Are Willing To Put Down
When buying a business you need to know how much money you are willing to spend on a
down payment for a business. Most of the time you will be putting down 20-100% down
to buy a California business. Depending on the amount of money your willing to put
down determines the size of business you are able to purchase.


For all ACTIVE businesses for sale in San Mateo County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/san-mateo-county.php

For a complete list of professional business brokers and agents in San Mateo County
go to:
www.BizBen.com/brokers/san-mateo-county.php

For a list of resources for buying and selling businesses in San Mateo County go to:
www.BizBen.com/resources/san-mateo-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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