After the considerable success business owners have had in finding buyers for their businesses in 2015, the question that’s being floated is: Can this last? In analyzing all sales of small businesses in 2015, BizBuySell determined that the number of completed sales had decreased slightly from 2014, going from 7,494 in 2014 to 7,222 in […]
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It can be difficult to know when the right time to sell your business might be. For a business owner with a company that is in good shape financially, this will always be a matter of guesswork. You have to compare the known (your company’s past and present performance) with the unknown (your company’s future
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful sale of Baumann Tool & Die of Zeeland, MI, by individual investor Mark Brown. Founded in 1980 by brothers Les & Dave Baumann, Baumann Tool & Die, LLC is a well-established, growing CNC manufacturing company specializing in injection mold building, low-volume production work and general repair and
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It’s no secret that, from a financial perspective, these last ten years have been “interesting times” to live in both in the United States and worldwide. The financial markets have been less predictable than during earlier, more stable times, the economy took a plunge and then recovered somewhat, and the restructured business climate with its
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Do you have questions about what Calder Capital is about or what exactly we do for our clients? Check out Max Friar’s interview with Tami Parks for The Small Business Life about the process buying and selling a small business. Smitten! is “a podcast for those of us smitten with the entrepreneurial spirit” about business, family, and
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We’ve discussed before what the state of the market is for buying and selling businesses. Earlier in the year it was record-breaking fantastic, and buyers and sellers both have confidence that this trend will continue, and specifically that sellers will continue to have opportunities into next year. But what has 2015 as a whole been
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According to a new survey by BuyBizSell.com, the annual Business Buyer-Seller Confidence Index, business owners who seek to sell their businesses are feeling more confident about their ability to do so and for a higher price. Prospective buyers were less optimistic about their chances of purchasing a business for what they considered a good deal
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Last month we discussed about Baby Boomers and how this demographic is influencing and will continue to affect business sales for the foreseeable future. We discussed when would be the best time for a Baby Boomer owner to consider selling a business in order to get the most return on his or her invested time
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The news about business sales always mentions that Baby Boomers who are hitting retirement age are behind the big numbers we’re seeing currently. Back in February we reported that 2014 was a record-breaking year for small business sales, and the news about this market continues in this vein: the number of businesses currently for sale
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Calder Capital, LLC is very pleased to announce the successful sale of The Rental Branch of Niles, Michigan to individual investor, Patrick Peruchietti. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Formed in 1996 by brothers Mike and Kelly Branch, The Rental Branch rents equipment for construction projects from small lawn-and-garden tools to large earth-moving
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