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The buying and selling of businesses is an involved subject. Simply stated, we are talking about connecting up buyers and sellers for the mutual benefit of both. The essential points of business brokering are 1. The number of communication lines (prospects) one has and can use to connect up buyers and sellers; 2. Pricing a business correctly to sell, which is based on how skilled one is in establishing the actual value of a business, and 3. The ability to keep the parties negotiating until a common ground can be found.

Why Use a Broker?

It has been said in the legal profession, “an attorney that represents himself has a fool for a client.” After years of being a broker I can see why that is true. When representing myself in any negotiation I find myself at a great disadvantage. Years ago when I had a business partner, he would negotiate a deal, telling the other side that the terms must be confirmed with his partner, me. When he told me about the deal and the terms, I had a clear head and time to think about the deal. More than 50% of the time, I would request changes, all of which I got. After my partner died, I had to negotiate my own deals. Many times, I felt I had slipped up and not negotiated what I should of. Also, as an agent with limited authority, I could suggest things to the other side without committing myself. This was worth a lot. A suggestion that “My client might agree to this, if you would offer him …” has made many a negotiation go smoothly, with two happy clients in the end. You can’t say “I’ll do A if you will do B.” From that point on, they know you will do A and they work on the other points. Yes it is true. “A man that negotiates his own deals has a fool for a negotiator.”

Another less important reason for having a broker, if you are a seller, is time. A broker knows how to spot a real buyer from a looker. A seller will come visit your business, snoop around and pump the seller for all kinds of valuable information, and waste the seller’s time. Phone calls alone with buyers can take hours and not go anywhere.

There are other reasons where a broker is a big help. Being in business for over 30 years, Kismet has an extensive database of both buyers and sellers. This database is always being improved and extended. We have connections in just about every industry sector and as such are in a very unique position to arrange to buy or sell a business for you. The President of the company has been a negotiator for 30 years and has successfully kept buyers and sellers together in thousands of deals. We are also very knowledgeable in determining the value of any business quite rapidly, and at no charge to the parties.

So, if you are interested in buying or selling a manufacturing business, service business, paint & body shop, fast food restaurant or any other type of business, we can help you. Contact us with your business needs and we will go that extra mile to ensure you get the help you need.

Finding a Listing Broker to Sell Your Business

What makes Kismet Business Brokers different from every other Business Broker in town? It is the way we advertise our listings. Let me explain

Kismet has developed a marketing strategy that has been applauded by other brokers and incredible. If took 5 years of research and testing to get it right. Other brokers have not, up until now been willing to take the time and money to institute this system.

Kismet places its list of businesses it has available for sale, on web sites developed for marketing businesses. Prospects for businesses do not normally come to kismet’s web site to find a business; they go where all businesses are being marketed. Kismet has search out and recognized the best sites for exposing a business to prospective buyers.

There are many printed publications that list businesses for sale. Most of them are designed for big businesses. They charge both the seller and any prospective buyer, to have access to their publications. Many run as much as $300.00 just to look at what is for sale. Kismet has searched out and subscribed to publications that have the track record of bringing prospective buyers to their publication to see businesses that are for sale.

If the business we are selling is the type of business that a buyer would consider looking in the “businesses for sale” section of the local or major newspaper of the area, then Kismet will put ads in the paper. The newspaper is not the place to advertise that it was, even as recent as 3 years ago. The Web has cut into their business substantially.

Making Contact with Prospective Buyers

Normally when a prospect sees a business being marketed, that appears to be of interest to him or her, he will contact the seller’s broker or the seller directly by only one of two ways. They are 1. Make a call to the contact number, or 2. Send an e-mail inquiry.

Both have plus points and minus points. Lets take them one at a time.

Before caller ID’s were invented anyone could inquire about a business listing, or a real estate listing, and could pump a seller or agent for information, without even giving his name or number. He could even lie about the name and/or the phone number. I have had competitors call because they are very curious as to who is for sale. A casual buyers can ask questions about a business until the agent or seller, informs the prospect that a non-disclosure is required and they need to come in to the office or sign a confidentiality release. This sometimes stops the questions and the prospect hangs up, because he doesn’t want to be pursued by the agent or seller, until he the buyer is ready. Even with caller ID, the prospect can block the caller ID. This is not a desirable position to be in as an agent.

If a prospect sends an e-mail inquiry, quite often they will only give you their e-mail address to respond to. You still can’t call them, if you wish, but at least you have a way to re-contact a prospect. Buyers are interesting people. They have many motivations for calling on businesses for sell. They may be on a fishing exposition and wish to get maximum information without a sellers business without letting the seller know who is asking the questions, or why the prospect is interested.

People looking for information, besides being a legitimate prospect, may also be 1. A competitor looking to find out who wants to sell their business. 2. A competitor looking to find out the strength’s of the competitor and then steals trade secrets, and successful marketing ideas. 3. A competitor looking to get seller’s client’s names so they can try to steal accounts, and 4. A competitor is wanting to compare the seller’s financial reports to their own, and 5. People who do not want to buy a business but are going to enter the field and want an education on the profitability of this type of business. They want training and an education for free.

Kismet’s system eliminates the buyer being in control and puts us the seller’s agents in the drivers seat. When you call Kismet’s 800-phone number on its advertisements you are not calling our office, but rather a high tech message center. Each listing has a box number. Each box number has a recorded message about a specific business, in order to create interest, before the prospect even has to talk to a person. Then if the prospect is really interested he will then be put through to an agent.

If you wonder what difference it makes if they call Kismet’s office number or if they call the message center, I will explain. Caller ID, which most people have, can block an agent from getting the callers phone number. Our system is located out of state and captures 100% of all callers phone numbers and which ad they were calling on. Blocked calls do not work against our system. Even if they listen to our recorded message and hang up, we know who called. If they hang up while talking to an agent, we know whom they are.

When this system was first put in, we discovered a frightening fact. One third of all the collars never tried to talk to a person, or leave a message. What this told us was that all other agents were never even aware of 1/3 of the people that responded to the ad.

I found people would call on an ad, if a machine answered they hung up and never called again. If a receptionist answered they sometimes hung up before the agent could get on the line. Sometimes they would ask a few questions of the agent, not like one answer and just hang up on the agent, leaving him no way to re-contact. Another examples that was found; prospect called on an ad, got an incoming call on another line, would of course hang up on our call and take there incoming call. But, many times never bothering to call us back. I received a call from a very wealthy individual on Christmas Eve. He had just been notified that he had won a major contract and needed to find an operating business to produce the product. He saw our ad and picked up the phone and called. I missed the call and he hung up leaving no message. When I discovered the call 30 min later I called him, and spent 6 months looking for the perfect fit for him. He told me that he would of never called back, and only because he had that letter in his hand and found our ad did he call in the first place. The urgency had gone away by 5 PM that night, and he was leaving for Europe in two days and was gone for 2 months. Because I called him back instantly, I got a shot at showing him my business that was listed.

Finally, Kismet has developed its own list of buyer prospects that we have had at least one phone conversations with. We keep a record of what type of business they want, how much cash do they have available and how profitable does the business need to be. When we get a new listing, we run it through the database and find who is a fit. This database is never shared with anyone outside the company. Many a prospective buyer is still looking 2 years after we originally talked with him.

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Wireless VoIP combines VoIP with Internet wireless (802.11b and successors) networks. And its potential for businesses and individuals will see huge growth over the next few years and this article will explain what wireless VoIP could do for you.

Two combinations of hardware and software make this work: laptops with wireless connections and VoIP soft phones, or handheld computers, again with wireless connections and soft phones.

The deployment of wireless VoIP looks set for huge growth over the coming years, for the following reasons:

1. Cost

The advantage of Wireless VoIP over cellular connections has driven the majority of interest in this method of communication so far.

Reduced costs for calls combined with higher-bandwidth data transfers are two obvious advantages. These however not the only reasons to adopt Wireless VoIP systems.

2. Deployment

WiFi networks cost a fraction of the deployment of traditional cell tower technology and implementation is quick as the extensive site reviews required to install traditional radio towers is not required ensuring deployment is cost effective and quick.

3. Call Quality

Wireless VoIP can also dramatically improve call quality, especially in residential areas such as office blocks; basements etc where traditional mobile network coverage is can be patchy. The advantage of having reliable wireless VoIP systems with excellent coverage are obvious, staff can be in touch in more areas more often.

4. Working practices

Perhaps one of the biggest advantages from a corporate point of view is the way wireless VoIP changes working patterns once all employees have access to wireless VoIP soft phones, laptops and hand held computers.

As the workforce moves to be more flexible and geographically spread out, VoIP employees can move from mobile networks to WiFi-based home and office networks, meaning they can be in touch wherever they are. This means companies can have employees working from a range of places including:

home, or even another country where labour costs are cheaper. The 21st century is already seeing a move to more flexible working practices in companies and wireless VoIP will be major contributor to this revolution.

5. Management

Wireless VoIP offers potential savings by allowing companies to change the way they manage their phone systems. For example, instead of having voicemail, caller ID and e-mail separately, wireless VoIP will allow customers to retrieve all of their messages in one place, alleviating the problem of having different operators for different services.

Employees can also download, enabling them to turn their phones into portable computers, track information, or log onto the company’s internet connection.

There are obvious time and cost savings as all communications are standardized in single VoIP telephone system. This means greater flexibility, reduced billing and tracking complexity.

Fact is, wireless VoIP saves time and money leading to simpler management and greater operational efficiency.

Major Growth Expected In mobile VoIP

Of course, at the moment, wireless VoIP is in its infancy and soft phones are only available for desktops and laptops.

Once reliable, roaming-friendly networks are rolled out and WiFi enabled handset technology becomes more advanced, prices fall and connections are as easy to make as with standard cell phones, the wireless VoIP market will grow drastically in size.

Wireless VoIP is already being deployed by forward thinking companies and within ten years it is anticipated that wireless VoIP will be deployed by more and more companies attracted by the cost, flexibility and efficiency advantages.

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What makes Kismet Business Brokers different from every other Business Broker in town? It is the way we advertise our listings. Let me explain. Kismet has developed a marketing strategy that has been applauded by other brokers and is incredible. It took 5 years of research and testing to get it right. Other brokers have not, even now been willing to take the time and money to institute this system.

Kismet places its list of businesses, available for sale, on web sites developed specifically for marketing businesses. Prospects for businesses do not normally come to kismet’s web site to find a business; they go where all businesses are being marketed. Kismet has search out and recognized the best sites for exposing a business to prospective buyers.

There are many printed publications that list businesses for sale. Most of them are designed for big businesses. They charge both the business owner, agents and any prospective buyer, to have access to their publications. Many run as much as $300.00 just to look at what is for sale. Kismet has searched out and subscribed to publications that have the track record of bringing prospective buyers to their publication looking for businesses for sale.

If the business we are selling is the type of business that a prospective buyer might consider looking in the “businesses for sale” section of the local or major newspaper of the area, then Kismet will put ads in the paper. The newspaper is not the place to advertise that it was, even as recent as 3 years ago. The Web has cut into their business substantially.

Contacting Prospective Buyers – our specialty! Normally when a prospect sees a business being marketed, that appears to be of interest to him or her, he will contact the seller’s broker or the seller directly by only one of two ways. They are 1. Make a call to the contact number, or 2. Send an e-mail inquiry.

Both have good points and bad points. Lets take them one at a time.

Before caller ID’s were invented anyone could inquire about a business listing, or a real estate listing, and could pump a seller or agent for information, without even giving his name or number. He could even lie about the name and/or the phone number. I have had competitors call because they are very curious as to a listing for sale. I have seen and heard about casual buyers who ask questions about a business until the agent or seller, gets tired of the questions, and finally informs the prospect that a non-disclosure is required. Then the agent tells the casual buyer they need to come in to the office or sign a confidentiality release. This sometimes stops the questions and the prospect hangs up, because he doesn’t want to be pursued by the agent or seller, until he, the buyer, is ready. Even with caller ID, the prospect can block the caller ID. This is not a desirable position to be in as an agent.

If a prospect sends an e-mail inquiry, quite often they will only give you their e-mail address to respond to. You still can’t call them, if you wish, but at least you have a way to re-contact a prospect. Buyers are interesting people. They have many motivations for calling on businesses for sell. They may be on a fishing exposition and wish to get maximum information about a sellers business without letting the seller know who is asking the questions, or why the prospect is interested.

People looking for information, besides being a legitimate prospect, may also be:

1. A competitor looking to find out who wants to sell their business.

2. A competitor looking to find out the strength’s of the competitor and then steals trade secrets, and successful marketing ideas.

3. A competitor looking to get seller’s client’s names so they can try to steal accounts,

4. A competitor who wants to compare the seller’s financial reports to their own, and

5. People who do not want to buy a business but are going to enter the field and want an education on the profitability of this type of business. They want training and an education for free.

Kismet’s system eliminates the buyer being in control and puts us, in the drivers seat. When you call Kismet’s 800-phone number, on its advertisements, you are not calling our office, but rather a high tech message center. Each listing has a box number. Each box number has a recorded message, about a specific business; this is to create interest, before the prospect even talks to a person. Then if the prospect is really interested he will then be put through to an agent.

If you wonder, what difference it makes if they call Kismet’s office number or if they call the message center, I will explain. The caller ID, which most people have, can block an agent from getting the callers phone number. Our system is located out of state and captures 100% of all callers phone numbers, and it tells us, which ad they were calling on. Call Blocking does not work against our system. Even if they listen to our recorded message and hang up, we know who called. If they hang up while talking to an agent, we also know whom they are.

When this system was first put in to use, we discovered a frightening fact. One third of all the callers never tried to talk to a person, or leave a message. What this told us was that all other agents were never even aware of 1/3 of all the people that responded to their ad.

I found people would call on an ad, and if a machine answered, they hung up and never called again. If a receptionist answered they sometimes hung up before the agent could get on the line. Sometimes they would ask a few questions of the agent, if they didn’t like one answer they would just hang up on the agent, leaving him no way to re-contact the prospect. Another examples that was found; prospect called on an ad, got an incoming call on another line, would of course hang up on our call and take there incoming call. But, many times never bothering to call back.

I received a call from a very wealthy individual on Christmas Eve. He had just been notified that he had won a major contract and needed to find an operating business to produce the product. He saw our ad and picked up the phone and called. I missed the call and he hung up leaving no message. When I discovered the call 30 min later I called him, and spent 6 months looking for the perfect fit for him. He told me that he would of never called back. And he called originally, only because he had our letter in his hand. His urgency had disappeared 30 min later, and he was leaving for Europe in two days and would be gone for 2 months. Because I called him back instantly, I got a shot at showing him my business that was listed.

Finally, Kismet has developed its own list of buyer prospects that we have had phone conversations with. We keep a record of what type of business they want, how much cash do they have available and how profitable does the business need to be. When we get a new listing, we run it through the database and find who is a fit. This database is never shared with anyone outside the company. Many a prospective buyer is still looking 2 years later for a business to buy.

In conclusion, picking a business broker is a lot like picking a husband or wife. If you have a good one, your life is blissful and happy and it is the best thing that ever happened to you in your life. If you make a mistake, and marry the wrong one, it is the worst thing that could ever happen to you. A bad marriage makes the story of “Dante’s Inferno” seem like a picnic in comparison. May your marriage be long and joyful.

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Most businesses need to make lots of calls every day. As a business owner you have to call your partners, your clients, suppliers, vendors, technicians, financial and media partners and many other organizations for various business purposes. Chances are high that you receive a huge telephone bill at the end of every month. The bigger your company is, the higher the telephone bill.

However, you can reduce your telephone bill by switching to business VoIP. Comparatively larger companies, contact centres, customer care units and support desks can save millions by shifting to business telephony methods. Voice over IP offers cost efficient voice communication across the globe.

Let’s review the benefits of communication over hosted IP one by one:

Cost Efficiency:

VoIP is much more cost effective than a traditional phone system. With business telephony, local and ISD call charges can be 40% to 50% lower than landline telephone costs. The exact cost depends on the provider; so you need to contact your service provider to learn more about the tariffs. Site to site calls are absolutely free, offering disparate firms significant savings.

Voice Quality:

Voice quality and clarity are much improved these days. When VoIP first came in the market, voice quality was not up to the required standard. However, the latest VoIP technologies have improved to ISDN equivalent levels; you can get excellent voice quality through business VOIP solutions now.

Portability and Flexibility:

VoIP users can take the adapters they use whilst traveling and use their number anywhere provided there is an internet connection. VoIP hard phone or traditional phone with a VoIP adapter allows you to make calls even when you are out of your own town. Hosted IP really comes handy when you are travelling around and staying in hotels.

VoIP enables you to make low cost calls from WiFi hotspots too. Wireless VoIP can connect you to your network through WiFi. You can call your connections from the airport, hotels and other WiFi hotspots easily.

Compatibility:

Another impressive feature of business telephony is its ability to be connected with other computer applications and the traditional phone system. You can integrate applications such as web conferencing, web, fax and video phone with the VoIP solution and you can keep surfing the web, use your computer applications and make multiple calls simultaneously.

Area Code System:

As a business VoIP subscriber you can select your area code. Incoming and outgoing calls within that area will be counted as local calls. If you need to make a lot of calls to your clients in London, you can choose the area code of London as your own area and enjoy lower call charges.

Some VoIP service providers help you choose the area code of a different country. You will need to contact the relevant service providers to learn more about the code system.

Free Features:

A lot of paid features of traditional phone system come for free with VoIP. Features such as Do not call, Call blocking, Caller ID, Call waiting, Call forwarding, Voice mail etc. are part of your business VoIP solution generally.

Many people are going for VoIP for personal use too. It saves you money and eases up voice communication process. Business owners can save considerable amount of money by switching to business telephony indeed.

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