Buy a Business in California

Buy a Business in Palo Alto, California

If you're thinking of starting a business in Palo Alto, California, it's essential that you consider buying a preexisting Palo Alto, CA company.

The process of buying a business in Palo Alto is made easier with knowledge of national and local business-for-sale resources.

First and foremost, business buyers need to get educated. Read our Gathering Industry Information article in order to become a better shopper for businesses to buy and to get a better understanding of what's involved in buying a small business. That's one of many buying a business articles you can find here.

Buy a Business in Palo Alto

OK, let's get down to brass tacks and help you find a business in Palo Alto, California. Below, you will find recommendations for buying a Palo Alto business that can get you started with becoming an entrepreneur.

Online Business-for-Sale Marketplaces

Before you contact local business brokers, we recommend you peruse Palo Alto business-for-sale listings at an aggregator site. These sites receive business-for-sale listings from Palo Alto business brokers. They also have many FSBO (for sale by owner) listings. Here are our resources for online business-for-sale marketplaces that we suggest you consider:

  • BizBuySell - Check out BizBuySell's list of California Businesses for Sale. The site has over 50,000 business listings for sale. They usually have many Palo Alto businesses for sale, as well as business-for-sale listings in nearby communities.

Local Palo Alto Business Brokers

After reviewing BizBuySell's listings to find a business to buy, local Palo Alto business brokers are the best people to talk to when buying a Palo Alto business. They have many local listings and they will typically sit down with you, understand your needs and then make suggestions on which businesses might be most appropriate for you to buy. Here are some local Palo Alto business brokerage firms you should talk to:

  • Our apologies. Our research is ramping up to add local Palo Alto business brokers in our business for sale resource database. If you know a Palo Alto business brokerage company that you would recommend to other entrepreneurs, please contact us.

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