Always Work on Your Pipeline
Continual Generation of Leads Ensures New Business |
 The constant turnover of customers means that generating new leads is essential to continue growth in your business. There are many ways to do this based on the product and customer demographics involved. Remember that new leads provide critical data on potential customers to follow up with and make a sale.
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Raising Brand Awareness
Knowing the Key Values to Establish Market Perception |
If you want people to buy your products and services, brand awareness is one of the most important factors to make this happen. Brand values relate to many areas from product attributes to less tangible aspects of a company's operations. It is important to identify the key values of your brand, and to establish how your business and products are perceived by different types of customers. Click Here to Read the Full Article. |
The Need for Speed
How Project Management Has Changed in Business |
 Today, managers may spend as much time in interdisciplinary, cross-functional project teams as they do in their usual positions - known as project management. This applies not only to projects undertaken for customers (external projects), but to those undertaken for the development of the organization itself (internal projects).
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Franchisor of the Month |
 Precision Tune Auto Care was founded on the basic engine tune-up. Over the years, they have diversified their mix of services to provide total quality car-care opportunities for their franchisees to grow and expand their customer base. Precision Tune Auto Care is a business format franchise. Their business concept has not only been invented, it has been successfully working since 1976 and internationally since 1991. They continue to develop and refine the systems and procedures that when properly implemented can lead to businesses with excellent sales potential.
The Franchise Showcase is designed to support individual franchises and existing small business owners by making franchise ownership more affordable. |
THE VR BLOGGER
Reducing Risk Will Pay Off at the Closing Table |
When considering the idea of selling your company, it's important that you the owner (and your business intermediary) understand that the relationship between risk and cash flow will always be the main consideration of the company's value. Depending on the size of the company, Seller's Discretionary Cash Flow, EBITDA, or EBIT are all standard levels of cash flow (adjusted) potential buyers will look at as the basis for determining value.
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Highlighted Transactions
And New Engagements |
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SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTIONS
Home Care Agency
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VR Business Sales of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a leader in the sale of privately-held companies, recently facilitated the strategic sale of a home care agency for $456,000.
The transaction, which closed this month, was handled by Raymond H. Melcher, Jr, a business intermediary specialist.
VR is celebrating over 30 years as the world's only network of full-time professional business intermediaries.
VR has sold more businesses in the world than anyone®. |
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SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTIONS
Water Recreation Business
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VR Business Sales of Hilo, Hawaii, a leader in the sale of privately-held companies, recently facilitated the strategic sale of a water recreation business for $100,000.
The transaction, which closed this month, was handled by Josh Mason, a business intermediary specialist.
VR is celebrating over 30 years as the world's only network of full-time professional business intermediaries.
VR has sold more businesses in the world than anyone®. |
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NEW ENGAGEMENTS
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VR Mergers & Acquisitions located in Dallas, Texas, announced today it has been engaged by a auto repair business to assist in facilitating the sale of their business.
The business provides repair services that many other Auto body shops cannot. Their customer mix is 50% business to business and 50% direct retail. Go to VR Web Site for further details. VR is celebrating over 30 years as the world's only network of full-time professional business intermediaries that addresses the needs of small and mid-sized businesses.
VR has sold more businesses in the world than anyone®. |
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NEW ENGAGEMENTS
Environmental Brokerage Recycling Services |
VR Business Brokers, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the leading business intermediary firm in the area, has recently facilitated the strategic sale of a environmental brokerage recycling services business.
This well-established environmental brokerage and recycling company offers recycling services, environmental audits and analysis; and waste management solutions to industrial, commercial, financial and government organizations. Click here for more details.
VR is celebrating over 30 years as the world's only network of full-time professional business intermediaries that addresses the needs of small and mid-sized businesses.
VR has sold more businesses in the world than anyone®. |
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Now is a Great Time to Become Part of VR! |
 With baby boomers selling their businesses to retire, corporate executives frustrated with their jobs and managers looking to buy a business to replace their corporate position, NOW is a great time to become part of VR!
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Ask a VR Intermediary? |
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Omar Garcia
Owner, VR in San Antonio, Texas
Where Do I Go to Look for Capital?
Lee Byers,
Reno, NV |
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Dear Lee,
When you are seeking capital, most financial institutions provide only limited types of financing due to the specialization of these American markets. You will only waste time and effort if you approach the wrong type of financial institution.
When determining the appropriate financial institution, understand that they have criteria for acquisition lending. This takes into consideration such factors as a company's size, stage of its growth and potential for further expansion, location, industry that it is in as well as financial strength.
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