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		<title>What services do you expect of a business broker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike a house purchase where the buyer and seller have their own agent, business brokers often represent both buyer and sellers of the business. What to expect of your broker is dependent if you are the buyer or seller of the business.
 
 
What to expect from the broker if you are the seller of the business

 Education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the value of a business broker when you buy or sell a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it is time to retire and sell your business, you have two choices, sell the business by yourself or use a business broker.  There are many pros and cons of using a business broker but in the end, the advantages as you will see far exceed the disadvantages:
 
Advantages of using a business broker

if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business brokers &#8211; how do you know if you found the right business broker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think that the business broker is magically going to find you the perfect business, you are wrong.  The business broker will find you a business which you describe.  You have to provide them guidance whether it relates to price, type of business (i.e. retail vs manufacturing, food vs technical products) and location etc.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business brokers &#8211; are they helpful?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/business-brokers/business-brokers-are-they-helpful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business broker can be the mediator between the buyer and seller and can help negotiate a middle ground between both sides.  You may need the seller to help train you after the sale is completed therefore if you are too aggressive in the negotiations, you may upset the seller.  They in turn will not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business brokers &#8211; why are they used?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business brokers are usually hired by the seller of the business.  Sometimes, they are hired for a specific search to find a certain business profile that a buyer would like to find and they are relying on the business broker to find the perfect fit.  Sometimes they are looking to acquire a competitor but do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business brokers &#8211; what do you have to consider if you do not use one?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/sell_business/business-brokers-what-do-you-have-to-consider-if-you-do-not-use-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have never sold a business before, how do you screen prospective buyers?  How do you keep confidential the name of your business and not identify your business for sale to a competitor by accident?  How do you price your business? If the buyer is using professional advisers and you are on your own, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business brokers &#8211; who are they?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business brokers can be very helpful but not all business brokers are alike.  There is no one course that a business broker takes.  In many locations, the Business Broker Act falls under the Real Estate Act.  Manybusiness brokers are real estate agents.  Others can be licenced under various different Securities Acts.  Others may not even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a business broker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business broker is an intermediary between an investor and the seller of the business.  The seller of the business usually hires the business broker to represent them.  The business broker discusses and may recommend the selling price of the business with the seller before listing the business for sale.  Most business brokers require that the seller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a business broker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you decide to sell your business, you can either sell the business yourself or hire a business broker.  Where do you find one and how do you know that he/she is good?  Unlike real estate brokers, a business broker often negotiates the sale between a buyer and seller and does  not have another business broker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sell your business by yourself or use a business broker?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/sell_business/how-to-sell-your-own-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you sell your business yourself, you will save commission otherwise payable to the business broker.  You will be able to control who knows about your business for sale, the amount of information that you provide to them therefore fewer people may be aware that your business is for sale.  You may know if a [...]]]></description>
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