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Business-for-Sale Activity Spikes in First Quarter

William Bruce wrote 3 weeks ago: BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, has released its latest econom … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Buying or Selling a Business, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, Business valuation appraisal, Buy A Business, sell a business

How to Sell Your Business: Getting Your Business Ready to Sell

William Bruce wrote 1 month ago: This series of articles covers the issues involved in selling your business.  In our last article, w … more →

Tags: Buying or Selling a Business, how to sell a business, how to sell my business, Sale of a Business

How to Sell Your Business: First, Have a Good Reason3 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 month ago: Selling Your Business The decision to sell your business may not be easy.  In fact, it may be agoniz … more →

Tags: Buying or Selling a Business, how to sell a business, how to sell your business, sell a business, Selling A Business, Selling your Business

The Business of Beer2 comments

William Bruce wrote 3 months ago: “Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.  Oh, I grant you that t … more →

Tags: Buying or Selling a Business, Anheuser-Busch, Beer, BREW, Budweiser, InBev, millercoors, stella artois, yuenling

American Metro Areas Ranked Best to Worst for Economic Vitality

William Bruce wrote 4 months ago: The latest rankings of “On Numbers Economic Index” computed by The Business Journal cont … more →

Tags: Other, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy

Of Local Interest: What's With Camden, Alabama? Is There Something in the Water?

William Bruce wrote 6 months ago: Wilcox County Courthouse, Camden, Alabama As of this month, tiny Camden, Alabama now claims an incum … more →

Tags: Buying or Selling a Business, Camden Alabama, Jeff Sessions, Jo Bonner, Judy Bonner, kay Ivey, Wilcox County, Alabama

Banks Rated Strongest to Weakest in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Alabama2 comments

William Bruce wrote 6 months ago: Banks are often placed on a pedestal, but they are like any other kind of business; some are stronge … more →

Tags: Alabama's Economy, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, Mobile, Fairhope & Gulf Shores, Alabama, Bancorp South, banktrust, Bay Bank, BBT, Bryant Bank, Centennial Bank

Why Do Business Buy-Sell Agreements Fall Apart?

William Bruce wrote 7 months ago: We are indebted to BusinessesForSale.com for the following article.  BusinessesForSale.com is one of … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Buying or Selling a Business, business for sale, Buy A Business, Due Diligence, sell a business

What is a Franchise REALLY Worth?8 comments

William Bruce wrote 7 months ago: We are indebted to Business Brokerage Press for the following article and information. Business Brok … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Buying or Selling a Business, Franchises, Atlanta Bread, baskin robbins, beef o'brady's, Burger King, Dairy Queen!!!, Domino

Montgomery and Mobile Lead Alabama Metro Areas in Business Confidence Index

William Bruce wrote 7 months ago: Alabama business optimism as measured by the Alabama Business Confidence Index™ is a project of The … more →

Tags: Alabama's Economy, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, Mobile, Fairhope & Gulf Shores, Alabama, Airbus, Birmingham Alabama, huntsville alabama, mobile alabama, Montgomery Alabama

Boeing Continues to Whine About Airbus6 comments

William Bruce wrote 10 months ago: Airbus announced recently it will locate an aircraft assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama.  Boeing prom … more →

Tags: Alabama's Economy, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, Mobile, Fairhope & Gulf Shores, Alabama, Airbus, Boeing, mobile alabama

Alabama Cities Ranked by Strength of Local Economies: Two in Top 10% Nationally

William Bruce wrote 11 months ago: Policom Corporation has just released its 2012 city rankings.  The firm is an independent economics … more →

Tags: Alabama's Economy, Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, Alabama, Alabama cities by economy, Alabama economy, Birmingham, Daphne AL., fairhope al, foley AL

Best and Worst States for Business in 20124 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: We are indebted to the folks at Chief Executive magazine for the following information. In the magaz … more →

Tags: Gulf Coast Regional & National Economy, best states for business, California, Florida, Texas, Worst states for business

Are You Thinking of Selling Your Business in 2012?1 comment

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: Barbara Taylor, New York Times Columnist Have you been thinking about selling your business?  This p … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Buying or Selling a Business, Business Broker, Selling A Business, sell a business, sale a business, sell my business, selling my business

What is a Business Owner's "Discretionery Cash Flow?"2 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: What is a company’s discretionary cash flow? It is NOT the profit or loss that you show Uncle … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Buying or Selling a Business, discretionary cash flow, cash flow, Small Business, Business valuation appraisal, how to compute discretionary cash flow, Recast, recasting

Types of Businesses Most Likely - and Least Likely - to Get Loan Approval

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: The following is a ranking of businesses by category that are the most and least likely to have loan … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Franchises, Buying or Selling a Business, Subway, quiznos, Dairy Queen!!!, Business Loan, SBA, bank loan

What Is a Master or Regional Franchise?2 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes called regional franchises, a master franchise is a special type of franchise agreement th … more →

Tags: Business Valuation & Appraisal, Franchises, Buying or Selling a Business, Franchising, master franchise, entrepreneur, franchises, franchise area development, regional franchise

Real Estate Update: Home Prices Still Declining2 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: CoreLogic®, a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, released last week i … more →

Tags: Other, Real Estate Pricing, Home prices, residential real estate prices, Short Sales, Home Foreclosures

Small Business Survival Index Ranks States for Entrepreneurship4 comments

William Bruce wrote 1 year ago: The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has released its 2011 ranking of the states accordin … more →

Tags: Buying or Selling a Business, Alabama's Economy, Small Business, top states for business, top states for entrepreneurship, business index for states, business friendly states, best states for business, worst state for business


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