Released on = January 9, 2006, 12:43 pm

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = San Mateo County, California. 3 San Mateo 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 = San Mateo County, California. 3 San Mateo 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 San Mateo County businesses during this time period by City include: Colma:
1. San Mateo: 2.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A San Mateo County Business:
Keep The Negotiating & Communications Moving Forward!
Remember - TIME KILLS DEALS. Make sure when you are negotiating the contract,
allocation of purchase price, new or restructured lease, etc. always be moving
forward. Don\'t let any situation sit too long - it will most likely kill the deal!


This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully BUYING A San Mateo County Business:
Have Your Professionals Lined Up Before You Sign A Contract
You will be utilizing many professionals to buy a business. Make sure you have a CPA
or Due Diligence Consultant to help you look at the financials and paperwork of the
business to make sure it is in order. You will also possible need financing (a loan
for the purchase), escrow services, an attorney to review contracts and possible
other services to assist you in the buying of your business. For resources to sell
and buy businesses in California go to: http://www.bizben.com/resources


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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