Business Acquisition & Sales
Whether your goal is starting a new business, buying a business, selling your business, finding a new location, downsizing, growing or contracting, our services are customized to meeting your unique business needs. Many of our advisors at Commercial Investment Solutions are small business owners so we understand the unique needs that you have as a small business owner. With Commerical Investment Solutions, you will be working with advisors helping you find the best business opportunity to maximize your success or the most effective way to sell your business and property to optimize your assets.
If you are looking to sell your business we can help you...
- Sell your business for more money
- Sell your business faster
- Ensure the integrity of the process
Learn more about selling a business on our Seller Services page.
If you are looking to buy a business we can help you...
- Do the due diligence necessary to get what your paying for
- Move the process along at a consistent and steady pace
- Connecting you to the the right financial resources
Learn more about buying a business on our Buyer Services page.
Our team is uniquely positioned to help you identify only those opportunities that meet your criteria and cash flow objectives. Once a buyer has selected an industry or business they have an interest in, our staff of agents can assist in obtaining and providing information to help determine if that business fits their needs.
Our Goal
Our goal is to provide a buyer with as much information as possible about different businesses so that they can make an informed decision. You can search our database to find available businesses for sale or check our Healthcare and Senior Care Listings. Buyers are required to sign a Confidentiality/Non Disclosure Agreement before business name, address, and financials can be released.
A buyer should be prepared to give our agents information as to the type of business they may be interested in, the amount of cash they are working with, the amount of income they require from the business and the decision as to who will be running the business.
Unlike a home purchase, many sellers are willing to carry a note on the business if the buyer makes a sufficient down payment – typically a 50% down payment. Another difference between buying a home and a business is the fact that the business transaction can be completed in just a few short weeks rather than months.
Our job is to assist the buyer in negotiations, lease approval, writing and presenting offers to the Seller and or their agent. We sometimes act as a “go between and mediator” between the buyer and the seller and assisting the buyer in obtaining the necessary licenses and any other requirements to operate the business.
We work with both buyers and sellers to structure purchases that meet all parties requirements and cash needed to close.
Buyer Services
Seller Services
Exit Planning
The 5 Step Process
Buying or Selling Franchises
Why a CBI (Certified Business Intermediary)
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The Two Most Common Business Valuation Questions
What can I expect to sell my business for?
This is typically the first question we get from a business owner who is contemplating the sale of his or her business. The simple answers to this question are “There are no simple answers” and “It depends”. In response, business owners may ask “What does it depend on?” Well, we are always glad to answer that question because it is an excellent starting point for developing a better understanding of why seemingly similar businesses may sell for different amounts.
“Rules Of Thumb” related to business valuations are typically neither helpful nor meaningful. It takes more than a quick conversion and sharing a few numbers to provide meaningful insights about the value of a business. To learn more about the Most Probable Selling Price (MPSP) of your business, give us a call for a free, no obligation consultation.
What should I pay for this business?
Many people looking to purchase a business have some anxiety about making an offer to buy a business and determining a fair price to pay for a given business.
We are trained to walk prospective business buyers through the entire business buying process and assist them with their decision making process. Questions that typically arise when buyers are determining what to offer for a business include the following:
- What sort of down payment do I need to buy the business?
- Will I need to personally guarantee any loans I obtain to finance the purchase of the business?
- What cash flow or discretionary earnings can I expect to receive from the business and is it enough to service the debt and provide me with a reasonable salary?
- Is the business’ cash flow stable and predictable?
- What is the composition of the assets being sold? Are the assets tangible, liquid assets such as receivables and inventory, or are the assets mostly intangible items such as customer lists and goodwill? Can the assets be used as a collateral for the loans used to acquire the business?
- Does the business acquisition qualify for SBA financing?
- Is the seller willing to finance part of the transaction?
- Can I make part of offer contingent on the future performance of the business?
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