Released on = January 18, 2006, 9:01 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Contra Costa County, California. 15 Contra Costa County
business sales were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & real
estate agents throughout all of California for the week of January 9, 2006 thru
January 15, 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 = Contra Costa County, California. 15 Contra Costa County
business sales were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & real
estate agents throughout all of California for the week of January 9, 2006 thru
January 15, 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 Contra Costa County businesses during this time period by City include:
Concord: 4. Danville: 1. El Cerrito: 1. El Sobrante: 1. Lafayette: 1. Martinez: 1.
Pittsburg: 1. Richmond: 1. Rodeo: 1. Walnut Creek: 3.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Contra Costa County Business:
Write Up A Comprehensive Summary Of The Business
Buyers are going to need to know many details about the business being sold. Instead
of having to re-explain to many buyers about the business (and probably forgetting
many important facts) make a one page summary of the business being sold. Include:
History of the business, date established, number of employees, important attributes
about the business and surrounding area, what you would recommend to a new buyer to
increase business once they take over, what geographic area the business covers, the
competition, the reason for selling, how much training will be provided after the
sale, etc.


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A Contra Costa County Business:
Confidentiality Agreements Are Important
To view or get any detailed information on any businesses for sale you will probably
need to sign a confidentiality agreement. Respect this part of the process and keep
the sale of all businesses confidential. There are also legal ramifications if it is
traced back to you that you were the one who leaked the word that the business was
for sale!


For all ACTIVE businesses for sale in Contra Costa County go to:
www.BizBen.com/listings/contra-costa-county.php

For a complete list of professional business brokers and agents in Contra Costa
County go to:
www.BizBen.com/brokers/contra-costa-county.php

For a list of resources for buying and selling businesses in Contra Costa County go to:
www.BizBen.com/resources/contra-costa-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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