STATE WARNS BAY AREA BARS NOT TO INFUSE DRINKS Cocktails are mixed with great sincerity at Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco. Take the Clermont Affair, a marriage of pear-infused Old Overholt whiskey, a liqueur called Amaro Nonino, barrel-aged bitters and a house-made tincture of cloves.
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There's a Nugget of Gold in that Pile of Rubble! Today I was thinking of what makes a smart investor/buyer of a business. I concluded it was the investor/buyer recognizing an undervalued business when they saw it of course. But what does that mean?
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The Smart Money is Moving into the Restaurant/Bar Market There is an interesting trend going on in the restaurant and bar selling business. This week we started seeing investors enter the restaurant/bar market. ... Click Here To Read More
THE BUSINESS SALES MARKET IS IMPROVING After six months of sluggish business sales, SellingRestaurants and SellingStores is seeing great improvements in the number of business sales transactions... ... Click Here To Read More
SELLINGRESTAURANTS OPENS ITS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER BROKERS The internet has changed, and is changing, the commercial brokerage industry. The brokers who aggregate and collect tenants and commercial buyers and use tools to educate and market directly to these folks are the winners of today and tomorrow. ... Click Here To Read More
THE RESTAURANT, BAR & CLUB MARKET IS GAINING STRENGTH There is no doubt our nation has gone through some of the toughest economic times since the late 70's and early 80's. The darkest times seem to be behind us however. The stock market has found some stability. The housing market in many areas has bottomed, in fact in some areas prices are inching up. ... Click Here To Read More
Selling Your Restaurant, Bar or Club On Your Own? Think Twice! It sounds so simple, doesn't it? Just place an ad in the paper to sell your restaurant, find a buyer for your business and close the deal.
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KEEP THE MONEY IN YOUR COMMUNITY How often do you go to chain restaurants like B.J.'s, Mortons, PF Changs, Claim Jumpers or chain retail stores like Safeway, CVS, Wallmart, Costco and whatnot? Did you know you could help your local economy... ... Click Here To Read More
California Enacts Qualified Purchasers Act With ongoing budgetary problems California has enacted a Use Tax registration requirement which applies to any business within the State of California who is defined within the act as a qualified purchaser... ... Click Here To Read More
IT'S THE DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN Perhaps you've heard it before "it's the darkest just before dawn." This phrase is used to describe the hope that is coming after a period of hopelessness. Times where it seems the world is ending; where fear paralyzes the masses and stops them in their tracks while the masses, like sheep, follow their fear sheppard to the wolves. ... Click Here To Read More
Buy American. I Am. by Warren Buffett THE financial world is a mess, both in the United States and abroad. Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher. In the near term, unemployment will rise, business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary. ... Click Here To Read More
Is the Restaurant Brokerage Business Seasonal? I'm often asked if there is seasonality to the buying and selling of restaurants. The answer always surprises many people... ... Click Here To Read More
SECURING A SELLER NOTE The financial markets are facing some of the most challenging times never seen before in generations, making buying a business a tougher proposition than just 18 months ago. During these times, lenders go to the extreme, as though their parent had just scolded them, and hunt for any possible reason to decline business purchase loans. ... Click Here To Read More
Understanding Retail Leases A lease is an agreement granting use or occupation of real property during a particular period in exchange for a specified rent. At common law, the lease was traditionally regarded as a conveyance of interest in land, subject to the doctrine of caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware"). ... Click Here To Read More
SellingRestaurants is the largest restaurant broker in the nation in terms of number of annual transactions, number of agents, and geographic reach. We accomplished this milestone in 3 short years by respecting and honoring our clients and our agents and developing the smartest and most innovative business model in the restaurant brokerage industry.
Selling Restaurants, Bars & Night Clubs is all we do! As a professional restaurant brokerage firm serving Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Washington, we're dedicated to providing the highest quality brokerage services in the restaurant brokerage industry. Doing hundreds of transactions each year, we understand the nuances of brokering restaurants, bars and clubs.
We close 90% of the contracts we get into because we pre-qualify all of our buyers before we get into contract and because our agents are trained to navigate through complex transactional issues. This is compared to an industry standard of 30%. We sell 80% of every thing we list compared to an industry standard of 30%. We want to be your first thought and your first choice for buying a restaurant or selling a restaurant.
About The Brokers
Our restaurant brokers are second to none. They are seasoned professional business people and are often prior restaurant owners. We understand the unique needs of restaurant Sellers. Our agents undergo extensive training to qualify as a restaurant broker working for SellingRestaurants. Each year our agents receive 100+ hours of training on topics related to brokering restaurants such as financing, financial analysis, legal issues of brokering a restaurant, lease analysis, negotiation tactics, diplomatic solutions to difficult situations, and other important aspect of closing a restaurant brokerage deal.
Buying a restaurant is a complex transaction requiring skilled professionals to insure the transaction is completed as efficiently and quickly as possible. Buying a restaurant involves elements no other industry has to face such as health department requirements, Government Alcohol Regulations, franchise requirements, landlord scrutiny, local building codes and ADA requirements. At SellingRestaurants, we make buying a restaurant as easy as possible with contracts and forms specifically tailored for restaurants, bar and clubs. Although we don't typically represent buyers of restaurants, we certainly have all the tools necessary to help restaurant buyers through a complex transaction.
Give one of our restaurant brokers a call to discover what makes us so different from everyone else.
Our Mission
Our mission is clear... to provide the highest quality restaurant brokerage services in the industry, becoming the force in broking restaurants by using our synergies created by our innovative business model whereby no one can compete with our results and services.
Our objective is simple... to make the buying and selling experience as simple and informative as possible, and as pain-free as possible for our Sellers and the Buyers.
Our vision is big... to build a restaurant brokerage firm spanning not only in the United States but internationally too, where honesty and integrity are the pillars of our success, relationships and responsiveness to our customers are the foundation of our business, and respect and honor of our team members is the cornerstone of our firm.
Give one of our restaurant brokers a call to discover what makes us so different from everyone else.