Sacramento County Small Business Transactions Down 9.6% - 47 Businesses Sold In March - BizBen Index

SACRAMENTO, CA - 04/13/2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Total sales of Sacramento County small businesses sold were down 9.6% from last month and down 24.2% from the same time last year in Sacramento County.

"Sacramento County had a downward trend in small business sales with 47 transactions, but the entire State of California recorded solid sales of small & mid-sized businesses in March (last month)" said Peter Siegel, MBA, Founder and President of BizBen.com, parent of the BizBen Index.

"Approximately 47 small businesses were sold in the Sacramento County Area out of 1,553 total overall sales of small businesses in the entire State of California. Even though activity has been down in the Sacramento County Area I am seeing more interest from - business buyers, business sellers, business brokers and agents" said Siegel about his daily phone consultations with clients in both the BizBen ProBuy and ProSell Programs.

Siegel also added, "being online now for over 23 years - BizBen.com adds over 500 new and revised California small business for sale and business wanted postings daily and sends out over 90,000 email Alerts & Reports of new postings, articles, discussions & podcasts relating to buying & selling small businesses in Sacramento County & the California marketplace."

Total March 2017 Sacramento County Small Businesses Sold: 47

March 2017 Sacramento County Small Businesses Sold By City:

Carmichael 1, Citrus Heights 4, Fair Oaks 1, Folsom 4, Mcclellan 1, Orangevale 3, Sacramento 33

Percentage Decrease From Last Month: Down 9.6%

Percentage Decrease From This Time Last Year: Down 24.2%

Total Monthly Business For Sale Stats For Sacramento County - Last 6 Months:

February 2017: 52January 2017: 36December 2016: 25November 2016: 40October 2016: 51September 2016: 55

Last Year's 2016 Total Small Businesses Sold For Sacramento County: 534

Total March 2017 Small Businesses Sold For All Of California: 1,553

Some Key Econonomic & Geographic Information That Affected Sales Of Sacramento County & California Small Businesses For March 2017:

• Consumer (Business Buyer) Sentiment - Up - More Likely To Buy A Business
• Home Prices Moving Up - More Access To Real Estate Equity
• Interest Rates Holding Steady
• Interest Rates Remained The Same - More Likely To Use To Financing
• Retirement Savings - Uptrend - More Access To Capital
• SBA Loan Financing Easier To Obtain To Buy A Business
• Small Business Owner (Seller) Sentiment - Up - More Likely To Sell
• Stock Prices / Market - Uptrend - More Access To Capital

To view all small business sold stats for all Counties and Cities in California go to: California Small Businesses Sold Stats - BizBen.com Index

To view all small business sold stats for all Sacramento County go to: Sacramento County Businesses Sold Stats

To view all current Sacramento County small businesses for sale & businesses wanted to buy requests go to: Sacramento County Small Businesses For Sale / Wanted To Buy

Most Popular Search Requests Of Small Business Types Wanted By Business Buyers For This Period:

1. Branded Gas Stations
2. Car Washes
3. Automated Laundries
4. Liquor Stores
5. Pizza Restaurants
6. FBSO's - For Sale By Owner
7. Tire Stores
8. Full Service Restaurants
9. Businesses With Real Estate
10. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
11. eCommerce Websites
12. Fast Food Franchise Restaurants
13. Postal/Mail Box Stores
14. Smoke & Vape Shops
15. Convenience Stores
16. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
17. Boba Shops
18. Smog Test Shops
19. Relocatable Businesses
20. Vending Routes

About The BizBen Index:

The BizBen Index has been collecting stats and information regarding California small & mid-sized businesses sold for over 15 years. The BizBen Index is part of BizBen.com (established over 25 years) - which currently lists over 10,000 active California small & mid-sized businesses for sale, businesses wanted to buy, blog, discussions, vlogs, podcast, and resources for buying and selling California businesses. Peter Siegel, MBA is the Founder and Director of BizBen.com & BizBuyFinancing.com and consults daily with business buyers, owner/sellers, business brokers, agents, small business advisors on the topic of buying and selling businesses throughout California.