Released on = January 9, 2006, 12:47 pm

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Santa Barbara County, California. 4 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 2, 2006 thru
January 8, 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. 4 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 2, 2006 thru
January 8, 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:
Lompoc: 1. Santa Barbara: 2. Santa Maria: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Santa Barbara 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 quickly - 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. Make sure you have all items from #1 in
this brochure ready to go - you\'ll need them for the escrow process to proceed
smoothly & quickly.


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A Santa Barbara 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 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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