Benefits of Being the Bank for Your Business Sale

Deciding whether your business sale should be a cash sale financed by a bank or seller financed (or even some variation between those) is an important step in the process of preparing for sale. Odds are that if you are planning on selling your business, you picture yourself receiving a very large cashier’s check or wire […]
Seller Financing Series: Taxes, “Bad Books,” and Bridge Loans

Before you make any decisions on how to structure the sale of your business, educate yourself on the tax consequences, bridge loans and several tried and true methods of minimizing the amount of taxes you must pay on your sale proceeds. Take some time to meet with your CPA and your business broker to create […]
Seller Financing Series: What to Do With Debt When Selling Your Business

Another obstacle you may think exists to selling your business is making sure the buyer puts down enough money to retire existing company debt. I understand the concern. I had the same quandary when I sold my own business. We owned six vehicles with a debt of about $120,000. It would have killed my chances of […]
Selling a Business: Helping your Business Buyer Succeed!

As you prepare to sell your business, you need to think in terms of setting up the buyer for success. Inevitably there will be changes post closing- and many sellers worry that the buyer will want to make too many changes – but how can you avoid “bad” changes in your company, ones that could impair […]
Seller Financing Series: Protecting Your Seller Financing Investment With Covenants

You’ve worked hard to build your company, have it just the way you want it, and now that the time has come to sell it…well, you’re naturally concerned that the new buyer will come along and make a ton of new changes that may hurt the company. If you are providing seller financing, it feels […]
What Is Seller Financing for Business and How Does It Work?

As you work with your business broker to plan the details of a sale, it’s good to have an understanding of how seller financing works because that is part of a majority of business sales. If you are really interested in selling your business, then it’s important to be mindful of the “competition” in the […]
Seller Financing Series: Determine the Term of Seller Financed Note

As you work with you business broker to plan the details of a sale, its good to have a overview understanding of how seller financing works because that is part of a majority of business sales. If you are really interested in selling your business, then it is important to be mindful of the “competition” in the […]
How to Sell Your Med Spa for Top Dollar

Med spas are more popular and profitable than ever, and buyers have taken notice. The medical aesthetic market in the United States is growing at a rapid pace. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, people in the U.S. spent more than $16 billion on cosmetic producers in 2016, which was an all-time high. […]
HBG Advisors is Now Sigma Mergers & Acquisitions

HBG Advisors is excited to announce their new company name – Sigma Mergers & Acquisitions. “Our new company name more accurately reflects what we have been doing all along – bringing together all the individual parts that are needed to broker business transactions that are not only financially successful, but also rewarding in the context […]
How to Sell Your Montessori or Learning Center School

Montessori schools combine the passion for learning, children all while still making a profit. Montessori school owners that are interested in selling their business have many issues to consider: What is the value of the school? What is the value of the Real Estate and how does that value affect the value of the school? […]