Sell My Green Business

From Business Week:
There are eager buyers for small and midsized companies whose owners have powered through the recession and expect to see demand rebound this year. That’s according to Bill Roman, the managing director of the Boston office of Harris Williams, which advises middle-market companies on mergers and acquisitions and focuses on sales in the [...]

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From USA Today Read it all here.
Don Poffenroth paged through a magazine on a flight several years ago when an article grabbed his attention: Entrepreneurs could use 401(k) savings to start a business without getting hit by taxes and early-withdrawal penalties.
He and a partner had drawn up plans for a gin, vodka and whiskey distillery [...]

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MINNEAPOLIS (January 8, 2010) — Target today announced it has acquired the Smith & Hawken brand and other intellectual property from Smith & Hawken, LTD, a subsidiary of The Scotts Company LLC, effective December 30, 2009.
“We’re thrilled to own such an admired and iconic brand,” said Kathee Tesija, executive vice president of merchandising, Target. “We [...]

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January 11 – Houston, Texas – On December 31, 2009, BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. (BIO), a Yellowstone Landscape Group company, expanded its Texas presence through the acquisition of Texas Services, LTD. (Texas Services). Texas Services, a sustainable Tree Care focused Lawn Maintenance and Landscaping Company, is headquartered in Houston, Texas. They were founded [...]

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Acquisition Propels Massey Services to 5th Largest Pest Management Company in the Nation
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Harvey L. Massey, Chairman and CEO of Florida-based Massey Services, Inc., today announced the closing of the company’s purchase of Sunair Services, Inc. (SNR-AMEX), parent of Middleton Lawn & Pest Control, Inc. Sunair and Middleton had been operating as a [...]

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LOUISVILLE, KY – It’s been a tough year for many in the industry, but GIE+EXPO 2009 showed few traces of the economic downturn during Halloween weekend in Louisville, Ky., October 29-31. With nearly 16,600 participants for an all-inclusive event, dealer/retailer registrations were up 2 percent from 2008 with nearly 5,400.  About 6,300 lawn and landscape pros [...]

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We recently returned from three days at The Professional Landcare Network’s Green Industry Conference held in in Louisville during the giant Green Industry Expo+ The three days were filled with meetings, making new acquaintances and renewing old ones.
Although trade show participation was no doubt down, the overall mood seemed to me to be upbeat.  We [...]

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BizBuySell.com — a large internet business sale marketplace — recently released its report on business sale activty for the third quarter of 2009. The report suggests that the state of the small business economy is finally beginning to improve.
The report shows a 24% year-over-year drop in closed small business transactions. While still lagging behind year-ago [...]

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Considerable focus has been given to the role of private equity in the green industry.  Its impact may be somewhat over-emphasized, but with several industry leaders controlled by private equity and other private equity-backed initiatives either underway or in the planning stages, it is worth considering what private equity is all about.
In general, in order [...]

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Business-for-sale transactions begin to increase after hitting bottom in recent months
San Francisco, CA – October 6, 2009 – BizBuySell.com — the Internet’s largest marketplace for buying or selling a small business — today released economic data for the third quarter of 2009. After multiple quarters of declining business-for-sale transactions, the new numbers suggest that [...]

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