Released on = February 13, 2006, 10:50 am

Press Release Author = Peter Siegel / Business Exchange Network

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Orange County, California. 38 Orange County business sales
were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & commercial and
residental real estate agents throughout all of California this past week.

Press Release Body = Orange County, California. 38 Orange County business sales were
recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & commercial and residental
real estate agents throughout all of California this past week. We are seeing alot
of restaurants, Curves fitness centers, and mail box centers coming on the market
for sale in the past several weeks.

Sales of Orange County businesses during this time period by City include: Anaheim:
9. Costa Mesa: 2. Dana Point: 1. Fullerton: 1. Garden Grove: 4. Huntington Beach: 1.
Irvine: 2. La Habra: 1. Laguna Beach: 1. Laguna Hills: 2. Los Alamitos: 1. Newport
Beach: 4. Orange: 1. Santa Ana: 2. Stanton: 1. Tustin: 5.

This Week\'s BizBen.com Tip For Successfully SELLING A Orange County Business:
Have All Records Ready Before You Go To Market!
Have these items ready before the business goes on the market to be sold: The last 3
years of federal tax returns for the business being sold, the last 3 years of
financials (profit & loss statement, balance sheet), the last 3 years of monthly
bank statements, copy of current lease, list of all equipment being sold with the
business, etc - many parties during the selling process will need this info -
serious business buyers, your landlord for a new lease for the new buyer, lenders
(for a possible loan/financing for the buyer, note buyback firm (in case you want to
sell the note for cash after the business sells). Also make sure you know what the
correct Adjusted Net income has been for the last 3 years. Serious business buyers
will want to know this. Adjusted Net income is: Net Income + Owners Salary +
Depreciation + Interest Expenses + Other Business Expenses Written Off (Deducted)
That May Not Necessarily Be Business Expenses To The New Owner Of The Business.


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

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

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

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