Tuesday, May 21, 2013

WE FOCUS ON A DIVERSIFIED GROUP OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

 

Accounting, Airlines/Aviation, Architecture & Planning, Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Banking, Biotechnology, Broadcast Media, Chemicals, Civil Engineering, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Construction, Cosmetics, Design, Education Management, E-Learning, Environmental Services, Events Services, Farming, Financial Services, Fine Art, Fishery, Food & Beverages, Furniture, Gambling & Casinos, Glass, Ceramics & Concrete, Health, Wellness and Fitness, Higher Education, Hospital & Health Care, Hospitality, Human Resources, Import and Export, Industrial Automation, Information Technology and Services, Insurance, Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Logistics and Supply Chain, Management Consulting, Maritime, Marketing and Advertising, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Media Production, Medical Devices, Medical Practice, Mining & Metals, Nanotechnology, Newspapers, Oil & Energy, Online Media, Outsourcing/Offshoring, Packaging and Containers, Paper & Forest Products, Pharmaceuticals, Photography, Plastics, Printing, Professional Training & Coaching, Public Relations and Communications, Publishing, Railroad Manufacture, Real Estate, Renewables & Environment, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductors, Shipbuilding, Sports, Staffing and Recruiting, Supermarkets, Telecommunications, Textiles, Tobacco, Translation and Localization, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, Utilities, Veterinary, Warehousing, Wholesale, Wine and Spirits, Writing and Editing

INTERESTED  IN GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR LISTINGS? FILL IN AND RETURN THE NDA ON ANY LISTING UNDER "DOCUMENTS" AND FAX IT TO : 212 661-4285 OR EMAIL IT TO: mel@lisitenassociates.com. WE WILL THEN CONTACT YOU WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEEK.

 

 

Business Consulting Services

 

Selling a Business

 

Buying a Business

 

Valuing a Business

 

Business Solutions

 

Business Valuation Services

 

Preparing a Business For Sale

 

 FRANCHISE SALES

 FRANCHISE RE-SALES

 

  LICENSING

 

  Other CUSTOM Services

 

Business Consulting Services
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GET YOUR FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION NOW : 212 661-4160

Selling a Business
Selling businesses is our business and we offer complete advisory and brokerage services performed in a strictly confidential manner. If you are thinking of selling, or even considering it, why not give us a call. There is no charge for consultation and they are strictly confidential. Why not contact us today. For additional information, visit the Selling a Business section here on our site. There is also a short questionnaire there that will help us in our initial consultation.

PLEASE CALL US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION: 212 661-4160

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Buying a Business
For anyone considering the purchase of a business, we offer no charge consultations and an excellent inventory of businesses for sale complete with all of the information a serious buyer would want to review. You might want to visit the Buying a Business section of our site for more articles on buying a business. There is also a Questionnaire that helps us to help you in your search for the best business for you. There is also a question and answer section that might be helpful. We are happy to answer any questions you might have that are not covered in our Buying a Business section. Visit us soon!

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Valuing a Business
Every business has it's own unique set of circumstances.Buyers typically evaluate potential acquisitions in a similar manner. Based upon our experience in the marketplace, the following are the major factors considered by prospective acquirers when determining the value of a business.


1) RECAST EARNINGS  ( OWNER'S DISCRETIONARY EARNINGS )  SEE OUR CHECKLIST
2) HARD ASSETS
3) RISK FACTORS
4) ACQUIRER'S PERCEIVED VALUE
5) TERMS
6) TRANSACTION STRUCTURE
7) PRESENTATION AND PACKAGING
8) LOCATION
9) BUSINESS NICHE

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Business Solutions
We provide services to anyone considering buying or selling a business. We are happy to answer any questions about these activities including pricing and valuation issues, exit strategies, business financing or any other subjects related to the purchase or sale of a business. We encourage you to visit the many informative areas of this website. Don’t hesitate to call us today.

CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: 212 661-4160

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Business Valuation Services
It may not be time to sell or you may just be curious about what your business is worth. However, there are also other reasons why a business owner might require a business valuation. Such personal matters as marital or partnership issues, estate planning or other reasons may require an actual valuation of the business that can be defended if litigation is a possibility. We have the knowledge and experience to advise in these matters and to prepare the valuation if required.

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Preparing a Business For Sale
The decision to sell one’s business is a serious step. We can’t make the decision to sell for you, but we can give you the information you need to help make it. We can tell you about current market conditions, pricing and structuring the business so it will sell, getting it ready for sale and answer any other questions you might have. You may also want to review the articles under Selling Your Business that is also available on our site.

CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: 212 661-4160

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Franchise Sales
We work with several franchise companies who want to expand into our area. We will only provide you general information on franchises that we feel are excellent opportunities. And, we only work with franchisors who we know will follow through in providing all of the necessary information.

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Franchise Resales
In the normal course of selling businesses, we often work on the sale of existing franchises. Other than the agreement between the business and its franchisor, it is the same as selling any other existing business. We are familiar with franchise regulations and franchise requirements on the reselling of a franchise. If you are looking for a franchise opportunity, whether new or existing, we can help.

CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: 212 661-4160

LICENSING

We are experts in the field of licensing any kind of Business with either an Original Concept , Idea, Recognized Brand, or Business.Many Businesses can be licensed instead of Franchising which saves a Great deal of time and money.

CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION AND ANALYSIS : 212 661-4160

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Other Services
We have affiliations with many different services that offer financing, SBA funding, franchises and accounting. We can provide the names of attorneys that are very familiar with small business and business transfer services. We belong to various websites that provide us with businesses all over the country as well as associations that provide us with networking capabilities. We also have lists of business intermediaries that specialize in very specific type business whose services we can call on if required. If it’s about the privately-held business we can help!

CALL US NOW FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: 212 661-4160

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Contact Us

330 East 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
phone 1: 212-661-4160
phone 2: 917-414-4255

fax: 212 661-4285

efax: 646 390-5414
mel@lisitenassociates.com

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