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Ready to Buy a Bar? Take Our Quiz to Be Sure.

By Robin Gagnon

January 24, 2013

Buying a Restaurant

So you think you're ready to buy a bar? Better ask yourself these questions first to avoid heartache and headaches on the home front after the fact. Question One: If I’m in charge of my own destiny by owning a business, what days and hours do I...

7 Deadly Mistakes in Selling a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon

January 22, 2013

Selling a Restaurant

What separates the “solds” from the “might have solds?” These seven killer mistakes in selling a restaurant made by owners lead the way. As restaurant brokers, we’ve seen it all but these mistakes top the list when selling a restaurant and put you...

Is a Diner for Sale Still a Viable Restaurant Type?

By Robin Gagnon

January 16, 2013

Restaurant Brokers

So I’m listing a diner for sale and asking myself this question, “Is a Diner for Sale Still a Viable Restaurant Type? and "Does anyone still want to buy a diner?" You know the ones I’m talking about, the greasy spoon down on the corner that you hit...

Selling Your Restaurant Peaks at Year End Due to Fiscal Cliff

By Robin Gagnon

January 14, 2013

Selling a Restaurant

If you were selling your restaurant in 2012, you might be part of a crowd that waited until the final hour to pull the trigger over worries about the Fiscal Cliff. Biz Buy Sell, the nation's largest business for sale website released statistics last...

Denver Tops Restaurant Growth Market - Restaurant Brokers Agree

By Robin Gagnon

January 08, 2013

Restaurant Brokers

QSR Magazine has published its latest "Growth 40" report and the report singles out Denver, Colorado as the top market in the United States. That doesn’t surprise the restaurant brokers who launched their first franchise location in the country in...

The Restaurant Brokers Say Atlanta Needs a Food Hall!

By Robin Gagnon

January 07, 2013

Restaurant Brokers

What do you know about Food Halls? The restaurants brokers say the concept - which exists in most major U.S. cities - is missing in Atlanta. The restaurant brokers have been talking about this idea for Atlanta for years. Is now the time? The Todd...

Restaurant Brokers Dine at Husk in Charleston

By Robin Gagnon

January 02, 2013

Restaurant Brokers

The restaurant brokers spent a holiday evening checking out what is supposed to be one of Charleston’s finest. We're talking about "Husk" which according to the New York Times was "hailed as possibly the most important restaurant in the history of...

Restaurant Broker Appears on Atlanta Radio Show for GABB

By Robin Gagnon

December 20, 2012

Restaurant Brokers

Eric Gagnon, Restaurant Broker and Founder of We Sell Restaurants, appeared on AtlantaBusiness Radio last week to discuss the pathway to business ownership. The host, Elizabeth Gordon pulled together a team of experts from the Georgia Association...

5 Critical Steps in Selling Your Restaurant or Bar

By Robin Gagnon

December 17, 2012

Selling a Restaurant

What are the major steps a restaurant owner should follow when selling their restaurant through a broker? This was a question that a writer for a national magazine recently posed to the restaurant brokers. We took a few minutes to lay out these...

What do Restaurant Business Brokers Do and Why Do I Need One?

By Robin Gagnon

December 10, 2012

Restaurant Brokers

If you’re in the market for buying or selling a restaurant, you may be asking yourself exactly what a restaurant business broker does and why you would need one. Here’s a sample of my “to-do” list for today and what I’m working on as a restaurant...