Released on = December 28, 2005, 8:42 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel/Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = BizBen.com -- SAN RAMON, California, December 26, 2005. 22
Alameda 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.

Press Release Body = Sales of small and mid-sized businesses this past week
throughout Northern & Southern California were slow due to the Holidays.

Sales of Alameda County businesses during this time period by City include:
Berkeley: 2. Fremont: 4. Hayward: 4. Livermore: 2. Newark: 1. Oakland: 7. San
Leandro: 1. Union City: 1.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Alameda 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 Alameda County Business:
Keep The Escrow Moving Forward At All Times!
On good businesses for sale there will probably be multiple offers to buy the
business - even when it goes into escrow there will be potential buyers who will
want to \"get in line in case things bog down\". You want to make sure you move the
process along so that you aren\'t perceived as getting second thoughts about buying
the business! Open communications, setting expectations and keeping things on
schedule gets deals to close smoothly.


For all ACTIVE businesses for sale in Alameda County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/alameda-county.php

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

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

Contact Information:

BizBen.com
800-572-7260
http://www.BizBen.com



Web Site = http://www.bizben.com

Contact Details = Peter Siegel
Business Exchange Network
9110-B Alcosta Blvd, # 238
San Ramon, CA 94583

Phone: 925-830-3447
Fax: 925-556-0754
Email: dataforpeter@hotmail.com