Released on = December 29, 2005, 10:37 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = BizBen.com -- SAN RAMON, California, December 26, 2005. 4
Sonoma 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.


Press Release Body = BizBen.com -- SAN RAMON, California, December 26, 2005. 4
Sonoma 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 Sonoma County businesses during this time period by City include: Cotati:
1. Rohnert Park: 1. Sebastopol: 1. Sonoma: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Sonoma County Business:
Keep A Folder Of All Info/Contacts
Keep a folder of all contacts, notes, and paperwork for your business for sale
transaction. Keep a log of all buyers who contact you - get their phone numbers,
email address and keep notes about them (this will come in handy down the line,
trust me). You want to make sure you have backup buyers in case your first choice
drops out during the selling process. Keep all escrow info, purchase agreements,
signed non-disclosure/confidentiality forms, contact phones of CPA\'s, Attorneys,
etc. and other pertinent data/info in this folder!


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A Sonoma 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 Sonoma County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/sonoma-county.php

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

For a list of resources for buying and selling businesses in Sonoma County go to:
www.BizBen.com/resources/sonoma-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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