Buying a Small Business


Recent Buying a Small Business Articles

Business for Sale: Pocket Change?

A Washington, D.C.-area pool table retail chain priced at $5 million.  Read more

What's Your Company Worth? Ask an Algorithm.

A start-up called YouNoodle is developing an algorithm that, it claims, can precisely calculate the value of a business.  Read more

A Hot New Outdoor-Apparel Brand Took Off Like a Rocket, Then Crashed and Burned.

Should nau's creators walk away or try again?  Read more

Business for Sale: For the Seasoned Buyer

A manufacturer of frozen pizza in Pompano Beach, Florida, for $1.2 million  Read more

Horse Race: Putting the App in Apple

Now that it's officially sanctioned, companies are rushing to develop games and widgets for the iPhone  Read more

Fewer Small Businesses for Sale

Owners are waiting for the economy to improve before putting their companies on the market, BizBuySell reports.  Read more

Business for Sale: Deep in the Heart of Texas

A 12-room country inn priced at $4.6 million.  Read more

Update

Rock 'n' Roll, Part 2 Mindy Harvey's rock 'n' roll fantasy came true in August when her company, Ultimate Ears ("Read more

Secrets of a $110 Million Man

There are no guarantees when it comes to running a business. But the best entrepreneurs I know follow these guidelines.  Read more

CEO Survey: The Magic Number

Sixty-one percent of the CEOs who responded to our survey have more than half of their net worth wrapped up in their companies; 26 percent have more than thr...  Read more

Business For Sale: A Foam-based Business

A Southern California fire-safety company for $8.5 million  Read more

Finance: Elevator Pitch

PODO helps shoppers find sneakers and shampoo. Can it find $8 million?  Read more

Business for Sale: Grounds for Optimism

A group of specialty coffee bars in Idaho, starting at $5 million  Read more

How to Assemble a Board of Advisers

How to set up a board of advisers to help you run your small business  Read more

Horse Race: Searching for the Next Digg

Start-ups jockey for position to be the authority of what's hot on the Web.  Read more

Business For Sale: Net Income

A tennis club in Boone, North Carolina, for $2.85 million   Read more

Pursuing the American Dream - Literally

Business for sale: A website in Washington State that sells sleep products, priced at $1.8 million  Read more

Cashing In on the Housing Crisis

The real estate section of your local newspaper may read more like the obituary page these days. But some savvy entrepreneurs have managed to build booming b...  Read more

More Businesses on the Market

Brokers say many baby boomers are heading into retirement by selling their businesses.  Read more

Meet the Buyers

Sellers of businesses are more or less the same: They're all looking for the best price they can get. Buyers are a little trickier to figure out.  Read more

Your Turn in the Spotlight

Business for sale: A Tennessee company that produces events and concerts, for $2 million.  Read more

Coca-Cola Purchases Share in Honest Tea

The beverage giant will acquire a 40 percent stake in the organic tea maker.  Read more

A Counter Offer

Business for Sale: A New England-based kitchen and patio furnishings online retailer priced at $9.9 million  Read more

How I Did It: George Naddaff

From Spit 'n' Shine Boy To Boston Chicken and Beyond.  Read more

Nurses at Your Beck and Call

Business for sale: A New Jersey nurse staffing company for $4.25 million.  Read more

To Sell or Not To Sell?

In November 2006, we wrote about the lucrative offer Gary Delman re...  Read more

Your Cold Calling?

Business for Sale: A recreational outfitter in northern New England for $6.185 million.  Read more

What's In Your Wallet? [Audio] 

Credit-card companies continue to roll out new offers aimed at business owners. How do you choose the right card? Reporter Ryan McCarthy explains.   Watch video

Ask Bill Rasmussen

Bill Rasmussen, co-founder of ESPN, on the best time to cash out.  Read more

On the Cutting Edge

Business for Sale: A Nashville-area glass and glazing company, priced at $8.2 million  Read more

A Room of One's Own, With a Big TV

Business for Sale: A Dallas-area home theater business, priced at $1.9 million.  Read more

Cashing Out

A handful of Inc. 500 CEOs have sold their companies recently. And while private equity is all the rage, some opted for old-fashioned exit strategies: acquis...  Read more