Sell My Green Business

People often ask me if I am seeing a larger number of business sellers during the difficult economic climate for the green industry we are experiencing this year.
Many people expected there to be a flood of business sellers as a result of a variety of factors, including:

Last year’s run-up in [...]

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From Pest Control Technology
ATLANTA  – Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators announced the acquisition of Denham Pest Control, Americus, Ga.  Owners Mike and Carol Denham, who acquired the company a few years ago, have continued the tradition of delivering high quality service to their base of customers. This is Arrow’s 93rd acquisition since 1988.
“We have been looking to acquire a [...]

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BOCA RATON, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sunair Services Corporation (NYSE Amex: SNR) announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Revenues from continuing operations for the second quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $12.6 million, compared to revenues of $14.3 million for the second quarter of the prior year. [...]

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Cordova, Tennessee – June 18 – The Principium Group, Inc. announced today the launch of The Principium Business For Sale By Owner Program.  This program, modeled after for sale by owner programs that are popular in the real estate industry, gives business owners who are contemplating selling their business without the use of a broker [...]

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As we all look for signs of recovery in the economy, Moody’s Economy.com is predicting that  job growth, one of the key signs of economic recovery, will return to five states by the fourth quarter of 2009:  Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and Washington.   Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota and South dakota [...]

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On the Record (by Pete Grasso, Managing Editor of Pest Management Professional)
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It happened again. It always happens. Just when I think maybe — just maybe — the tide is going to shift in our favor, we’re dealt another crushing blow.
I’m speaking, of course, of the elimination of the [...]

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Company now expects adjusted earnings of $2.35 to $2.45 per share; Free cash flow outlook also improves to a minimum of $180 million
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, today updated its financial outlook for fiscal 2009 based on [...]

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As previously reported by SellMyGreenBusiness.com, American Civil Constructors has sold its landscape maintenance operation to Progress Equity Partners.  Last Friday, American Civil Constructors issued the following press release:
Littleton, Colorado – American Civil Constructors Inc. continues to strengthen its market position with
the divestiture of its landscape maintenance operations allowing it to focus on its core [...]

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HOLMDEL, N.J., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — Entrepreneur magazine, the industry leading publication for helping people start, grow or manage a small business venture, recently named Lawn Doctor the number one lawn care service provider in its Franchise 500(R) list. This is the third consecutive year Lawn Doctor received this recognition.
Since 1980, Entrepreneur magazine has offered [...]

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Progress Equity Partners, Ltd. announced the acquisition of ACC Landscape Services, LLC, a leading provider of commercial landscape and public infrastructure management services. ACC Landscape currently operates throughout Colorado and Northern California providing a diverse range of services to institutional, industrial, commercial and municipal customers, including outsourced road and park maintenance, general landscape services, irrigation [...]

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