Dear Business Buyer/Seller,

eNews FLASH: This week our internet host 1and1.com takes over 120 hours to replace a server delaying this edition of ENLIGN eNews by a week.

Spotlight: Credit Markets Continue to Improve, ENLIGN goes Social Networking, We Feature Business Broker Bob Watson, CBI and our Sporting Goods Retailer Client as well as a New "Deal Scorecard".

Small-Business Credit Sees Thaw

By Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal

Many small-business lenders are seeing signs of a thaw in the secondary market for loans backed by the Small Business Administration.

That is spurring more lenders to originate new loans -- and more small companies to apply for them.

In February, the latest month for which figures are available, 35% of newly approved 7(a) loans, the most popular SBA loan program, sold on the secondary market, according to the Government Accounting Office. That was up from 24% in January. From September 2007 to September 2008, continue article here.

ENLIGN maintains high tech marketing lead

One of the primary reasons to hire a business broker is to effectively and confidentially market businesses for sale while allowing you to stay focused on what's most important - running the business!  ENLIGN has always worked hard to be on the leading edge of new technologies and leveraging on behalf of our clients.  From Blogging to working with our 12 online marketing partners while maintaining listings on our own website and regular press releases about new listings, sales and industry trends, ENLIGN is now also fully engaged in online social networking .  This month, find and follow us on LinkedIn.com, and Twitter (nickname ENLIGN).   We stay current on the most effective business marketing techniques so you don't have to.

As always if there is anything we can do to assist you in the preparation for sale or purchase of a business contact any of our Certified Business Brokers by clicking here.

Featured Broker

Robert W. (Bob) Watson is a North Carolina native and resides in Wilson, North Carolina and Pamlico Beach in Beaufort County, North Carolina. He is a Certified Business Intermediary®, member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and a director of the Carolinas-Virginia Business Brokers Association (CVBBA). Bob has formed and transitioned many business entities, and this experience attracted him to the practice of business brokerage in 2006. Bob lives with his wife, Kim, and enjoys composing music, boating, fishing, traveling, food, reading, and emerging technologies. He can be reached here by email or by phone at (252) 230-0502.

Featured Listing: Retail Sporting Goods Store

Industry: Sporting Goods Stores

Listed Price:                 $100,000
Total Sales:                  $582,249
FF&E:                            $20,000
Real Estate:                  $511,000
Inventory:                    $436,577
 

One of the oldest sporting goods retailers in North Carolina is now available for purchase! Reseller of fine shotguns, premium fishing equipment and high end clothing. Sale due to legitimate retirement situation. Listed Price does not include inventory which will be transferred at cost as of date of transaction.

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The "Scorecard"

Listings: 20 with $10,677,000 in asking price

Under Contract: 2 with $1,390,000 in contract price

2009 Sales: 3 with $565,000 in closing price 

New Clients last month: 2

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