Month: October 2015

15 Oct, 2015

The Rush to Sell Businesses owned by Baby Boomers Has Been Delayed

Ruth Simon’s writes very interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal about baby boomers having a difficult time of letting go of their business.  All the signs were that a flood of small businesses would be hitting the market now and it hasn’t happened yet.  I think it has just been delayed a bit due […]

15 Oct, 2015

Small Business 2015 3rd Quarter Transactions Down Slightly As Market Stabilizes From Robust 2014 Activity

BizBuySell shared their latest “Insight Reports” today in which one of the key findings was the sale of small businesses were down nearly 9% in the third quarter versus same period last year.  “Brokers reported a total of 1,814 businesses changing hands during the quarter, down from the 1,987 in 2014, as well as the 1,913 […]