Entries by Roy Moss

Orange County 2015 Business for Sale Recap

Business Brokers: Number of Small Business Buyers & Sellers Up In 2015, Transaction Activity Will Increase In 2016   San Francisco, CA — In a nationwide survey of business brokers conducted by BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest marketplace for buying or selling small businesses, roughly 66 percent of respondents say they experienced a year-over-year increase in […]

Are You Feeling Overwhelmed or Burned Out?

We all feel burnout at one time or another, it can come with a business that’s successful or one that is not as successful.   Selling before the burnout syndrome becomes a threat to the effective management of a business is important. • That isolated feeling. The burnt-out owner has been “chief cook and bottle […]

Orange County Business Broker Update

Latest statistics on business sales from a leading business for sale website, Bizbuysell, reveal some interesting information which we have summarized below.    Business sales are slowing down Small businesses continue to show good financial performance overall but Pacific region showed lower financials Retail industry showed the biggest drop in sales activity Manufacturing sector produced […]

Business for Sale Market is Changing For Orange County Business Brokers

A recent survey by one of the leading websites which list businesses for sale reveal some surprising results.  According to the results of this survey, owners of small businesses across the country including Southern California, Orange County and Los Angles believe today’s market is a great opportunity to sell their business.  This is evidence by […]

EMPIRE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Receives 2015 Best Businesses of Huntington Beach Award

Huntington Beach Award Program Honors the Achievement Huntington Beach, August 06, 2015 — EMPIRE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS has been selected for the 2015 Best Businesses of Huntington Beach Award in the Business Brokers category by the Best Businesses of Huntington Beach Award Program. Each year, the Best Businesses of Huntington Beach Award Program identifies companies that […]

Mid Year Report on Businesses for Sale Orange County

It is that time of the year when we take a look at the current state of affairs in the Business Broker and the Businesses for Sale space. Several reports have surfaced recently which give us a good indication of the health of the industry.  Below is a quick summary of activity in Orange County […]

Empire’s Top 10 Reasons Businesses Do Not Sell

A little secret about the M&A and Business Broker business.  It is estimated a minimum of 25% and a maximum of 75% of all businesses which go to market NEVER sell.   Whatever the real figure is, why do some businesses not sell.  From Empire’s 11 years in the industry, our experience leads us to […]

What’s Hot and What’s Not

What is NOT hot is businesses that are over valued.  A buyer must get a return on his investment (ROI) which most sellers do not understand.  I wish I had a dollar for every seller who said “If a buyer just put more money into this business, it will boom which is why I want […]

Trends and Topics Business

The state of the M&A and Business Brokerage business is very positive.  Several reports show the activity to be significantly higher over last year with the future looking very positive.  A recent report said Small Business Sales were up 6% over last year which was a record breaking year.  Speaking of records, this same report […]

Empire Business Solutions Forecasts 2015

Empire Business Solutions, a leading Business Broker and M&A Company in Orange County, California is forecasting a robust market  activity for the sale of small businesses in 2015.  Continuing the trend of positive economic and market activity that closed out 2014, more privately owned businesses have been able to grow their revenues, cash flow, and […]