Friday, July 30, 2010

Business Consulting Services

Selling a Business

Buying a Business

Valuing a Business

Business Solutions

Business Valuation Services

Preparing a Business For Sale

Franchise Sales

Franchise Resales

LICENSING

Other Services

 

Business Consulting Services
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Selling a Business
Selling businesses is our business and we offer complete advisory and brokerage services performed in a strictly confidential manner. If you are thinking of selling, or even considering it, why not give us a call. There is no charge for consultation and they are strictly confidential. Why not contact us today. For additional information, visit the Selling a Business section here on our site. There is also a short questionnaire there that will help us in our initial consultation.

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Buying a Business
For anyone considering the purchase of a business, we offer no charge consultations and an excellent inventory of businesses for sale complete with all of the information a serious buyer would want to review. You might want to visit the Buying a Business section of our site for more articles on buying a business. There is also a Questionnaire that helps us to help you in your search for the best business for you. There is also a question and answer section that might be helpful. We are happy to answer any questions you might have that are not covered in our Buying a Business section. Visit us soon!

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Valuing a Business
Every business has it's own unique set of circumstances.Buyers typically evaluate potential acquisitions in a similar manner. Based upon our experience in the marketplace, the following are the major factors considered by prospective acquirers when determining the value of a business.


1) RECAST EARNINGS  ( OWNER'S DISCRETIONARY EARNINGS )  SEE OUR CHECKLIST
2) HARD ASSETS
3) RISK FACTORS
4) ACQUIRER'S PERCEIVED VALUE
5) TERMS
6) TRANSACTION STRUCTURE
7) PRESENTATION AND PACKAGING
8) LOCATION
9) BUSINESS NICHE

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Business Solutions
We provide services to anyone considering buying or selling a business. We are happy to answer any questions about these activities including pricing and valuation issues, exit strategies, business financing or any other subjects related to the purchase or sale of a business. We encourage you to visit the many informative areas of this website. Don’t hesitate to call us today.

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Business Valuation Services
It may not be time to sell or you may just be curious about what your business is worth. However, there are also other reasons why a business owner might require a business valuation. Such personal matters as marital or partnership issues, estate planning or other reasons may require an actual valuation of the business that can be defended if litigation is a possibility. We have the knowledge and experience to advise in these matters and to prepare the valuation if required.

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Preparing a Business For Sale
The decision to sell one’s business is a serious step. We can’t make the decision to sell for you, but we can give you the information you need to help make it. We can tell you about current market conditions, pricing and structuring the business so it will sell, getting it ready for sale and answer any other questions you might have. You may also want to review the articles under Selling Your Business that is also available on our site.

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Franchise Sales
We work with several franchise companies who want to expand into our area. We will only provide you general information on franchises that we feel are excellent opportunities. And, we only work with franchisors who we know will follow through in providing all of the necessary information.

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Franchise Resales
In the normal course of selling businesses, we often work on the sale of existing franchises. Other than the agreement between the business and its franchisor, it is the same as selling any other existing business. We are familiar with franchise regulations and franchise requirements on the reselling of a franchise. If you are looking for a franchise opportunity, whether new or existing, we can help.

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LICENSING

We are experts in the field of licensing any kind of Business with either an Original Concept , Idea, Recognized Brand, or Business.Many Businesses can be licensed instead of Franchising which saves a Great deal of time and money.

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Other Services
We have affiliations with many different services that offer financing, SBA funding, franchises and accounting. We can provide the names of attorneys that are very familiar with small business and business transfer services. We belong to various websites that provide us with businesses all over the country as well as associations that provide us with networking capabilities. We also have lists of business intermediaries that specialize in very specific type business whose services we can call on if required. If it’s about the privately-held business we can help!

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Contact Us

330 East 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
phone 1: 212-661-4160
phone 2: 917-414-4255

fax: 212 661-4285
mel@lisitenassociates.com

Current Articles

Rating Today's Business Buyers

Once the decision to sell has been made, the business owner should be aware of the variety of possible business buyers. Just as small business itself has become more sophisticated, the people interested in buying them have also become more divergent and complex.

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Today's Business Buyer

For a business to sell, there has to be a seller - and a buyer. The buyer of today is a bit different than the one of yesterday. Today's buyer is not a risk-taker, is concerned about the financials, and seems to be overly concerned about price. Unfortunately, buyers have to understand that they cannot buy someone else's financial statements.

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Dispelling a Buyer Myth

Most prospective business buyers really don't know from the outset the exact type of business they want to buy. Experienced business brokers and intermediaries know that many business buyers end up with what is sometimes a far cry from what first captured their imagination.

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Buying (or Selling) a Business

The following is some basic information for anyone considering purchasing a business. Is may also be of interest to anyone thinking of selling their business. The more information and knowledge both sides have about buying and selling a business, the easier the process will become.

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