Understand Buy & Sell Restaurant – Advice on Buy Sell Restaurant (107)

2012 Trends and the Restaurant for Sale Market

By Robin Gagnon

January 09, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

The new year has all the experts predicting 2012 restaurant trends. Nation’s Restaurant News published an article last week titled, "Industry Experts Forecast 2012 Trends" asking heavy hitters in the industry to share their expectations for the year...

Restaurant for Sale Loans - SBA Lending and Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon

January 05, 2012

Financing a Restaurant

Do the terms “small business loan” and “buying a restaurant” belong in the same sentence? Yes, if you use an expert restaurant broker that does his work up front. In the last three years there has been less access to capital than ever before for...

How to Sell a Restaurant. Listing Your Restaurant at the Right Price

By Robin Gagnon

January 02, 2012

Selling a Restaurant

Putting a restaurant for sale on the market at the wrong price is more damaging than you think. There are finite numbers of qualified buyers and you get one chance to make a first impression. Owners of too many restaurants for sale learn the hard...

Timing is Everything when Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon

December 29, 2011

Buying a Restaurant

Restaurant buyers often ask whether it makes a difference when they purchase a restaurant. The answer is YES! Like all businesses, a restaurant for sale is subject to timing. Here are three factors that will affect anyone selling a business and...

Restaurant buying 101. How to buy a restaurant

By Eric Gagnon

December 27, 2011

Buying a Restaurant

Buying a restaurant takes understanding of the industry and access to restaurants for sale. Here’s how to get both. Record numbers of Americans searching for a small business combined with a hunger for all things “foodie” are creating a perfect...

Atlanta Restaurant Sales Trending in Positive Territory Says Local CPA

By Eric Gagnon

October 31, 2011

Selling a Restaurant

Atlanta restaurant sales are up over 2010 continuing a positive trend measured for each quarter of this year by local CPA Robert Wagner of NetFinancials. Atlanta restaurant owners are breathing a sigh of relief over increased sales in third quarter...

Master Chef Season 3 Auditions Coming to Atlanta

By Eric Gagnon

October 28, 2011

Restaurant Brokers

Have you ever wondered how people end up on restaurant reality TV shows? The answer...they AUDITION! Auditions are coming to Atlanta for Master Chef (Season 3) in two short weeks. Are you ready to show your stuff on a casting call that might get you...

What to Include in Your Letter of Intent When Leasing a Restaurant

By Eric Gagnon

October 27, 2011

Leasing a Restaurant

A letter of intent is the way to cement the terms between a landlord and restaurant tenant. If you are leasing a second-generation or former restaurant space that contains existing equipment, it is important to include a clause in your Letter of...

Restaurants for Lease - Three Myths That Cost You Time and Money

By Eric Gagnon

September 27, 2011

Leasing a Restaurant

There are plenty of misconceptions about leasing a restaurant. Here the most common three. Myth #1: If I do the buying myself I can get a better deal because the landlord will not have to pay extra fees. This is a misconception because there is no...

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES IS CASTING IN ATLANTA

By Robin Gagnon

July 13, 2011

Restaurant Brokers

You know the show and you know the story. World-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay gives a restaurant on life support his own version of restaurant CPR, revising its menu, its decor, its reputation and its sales. The production crew has asked the We Sell...