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Cafes For Sale on the Northern Beaches Sydney
Cafes For Sale on The Northern Beaches Sydney View more cafes for sale in Sydney Here GSE specialise in helping cafe owners to sell their business at the right time and at the right price. This page shows some of the Cafes…
Five Key Questions To Ask Your Buyer
During the sales process it is essential that you qualify your buyers at different stages. When you get an inquiry or have an inspection then make sure it’s not just about the buyer asking questions about the business, make sure that you get your…
How to Sell a Café – The Three Stages of the Sale
The Sale Process – Stage one – Planning Selling a café or any hospitality business is not like selling a business in (most) other industries. I am sure that I don’t need to spell out the main difference, the subject of the “C” word…
Are the outgoings that you are paying actually due?
Its quite common for outgoings to be charged by landlords in addition to rent, the amount charged varies from lease to lease. Some landlords will pass on charges like business rates, land tax, strata fees etc and some charge for many…
You are not alone
Last week I spoke to several café owners about where they are currently at and what they need to do to prepare for their sale. Three of the people that I spoke with were doing it really tough, working long hours and not…
Get rid of the tyre kickers early on.
A lot cafe owners that I talk to about selling their cafe ask me about how to deal with time wasters or “tyre kickers” as they are affectionately known. Dealing with inquiries in the early stages does not need to be nearly as…
How to Prepare a Cafe for Sale
How to Prepare a Café for Sale. Running a cafe cannot really be compared to running many other businesses. From the outside it can look like a dream lifestyle business but for many people that’s not the reality. The first cafe that I setup and run…
Facebook Ads For Cafes
I have heard this a lot when asking people what they have tried when marketing their café. In many cases when I have looked into this in more detail there have been four common reasons why these ads have not worked. The offer…
How to Calculate Your Add Backs When Selling a Cafe
Video Transcript As we move into the preparation stage, a really important part of that is making sure that we get the price on the asking price of the business right. So, we want to make sure that you’re going to get the…
What to Ask Your Solicitor before Selling Your Cafe
As part of the planning phase, we’re going to talk in this video about what you need to discuss with your solicitor. Setting up an appointment with your solicitor early on is one of the most important things to do because you’re…
How to Apportion Goodwill, Fixtures and Fittings
The split between goodwill fixtures and fittings is something that will be agreed as part of your sale negotiation, knowing your tax position and what will suit you best is going give you the best chance of getting the terms that you want.…
Industrial Style Northern Beaches Cafe
This well-known Café on The Northern Beaches has been established for more than 4 years and, has been with the current owners since opening. There are approx. 10 seats outside and 25 inside, the café is 54 square metres internally, with additional storage area.…
Busy Beachfront Cafe & Restaurant
This well established Café & Restaurant has an area of approx. 250 square metres and occupies a prime beachfront location on The Northern Beaches. There are 90 seats inside and 32 on the designated outdoor seating area. The café offers a wide range of breakfast…
Do I Need To Pay GST When I Sell My Cafe?
Do I need to pay GST when I sell my Cafe? The question about whether or not GST is payable on the sale of a cafe is something that seems to confuse many people and, it is certainly something that you…
How to Calculate Your Food Cost Percentage
How to Calculate Your Food Cost Percentage Video Transcript. Following on from the menu costing spreadsheet that we sent out recently or you may have downloaded with regard to working out what your food cost percentage is, I’ve had a…
How to increase Cafe Profits – Menu Costings
One of the biggest factors when working out the potential sale price of your café will be the profitability. Whatever stage you are at whether you are on the market now or just wanting to make plans to sell further down the track then…
How to Increase the Value of a Café
How to Increase the Value of a Café In some ways selling a café is very different to selling other businesses but there are several ways in which you can add value to a café that are pretty much the same with most businesses. …
When did you last Google your Cafe?
When selling your business it’s understandable and quite normal for your mindset to shift. When this happens your attention to detail can also change, managing your online and social presence can be one of the things that gets pushed to one side. Even…