| Business brokers act as matchmakers in the | | | | smaller businesses can sell for around 200,000 |
| world of business. They bring together small and | | | | dollars. That could mean revenue of around 10 to |
| medium-sized businesses. Small businesses have | | | | 15 thousand dollars from one single transaction, |
| their own limitations owing to their limited | | | | for a small business brokerage firm. |
| presence in the market. Though most of the | | | | Many of the small business brokers operate in |
| business brokerage firms help in selling all sizes of | | | | small towns and cities where big brokerage |
| businesses, there are specialized business | | | | houses do not have branches. It only takes good |
| brokerage firms for selling small businesses also. | | | | networking, a small amount of capital and |
| Through their contacts with big corporations, they | | | | knowledge of the laws concerned to start this |
| can get a good selling price for a small business. | | | | business. |
| For this they could charge a small fixed fee and | | | | You can take a franchisee of certain big business |
| then a commission. The commission is calculated | | | | brokerage firms and start making matches in |
| with the sales price as the base. It is generally | | | | your hometown. The business has a low risk |
| negotiable. Various surveys have indicated that as | | | | factor and can earn you good money. But |
| many as one-third of the business brokerage | | | | remember: the margins are coming down |
| firms in the US fall into the ""small businesses"" | | | | increasingly, as competition is getting stiffer with |
| category. The small business brokerage field can | | | | the entry of several new businesses brokerage |
| yield a lucrative income. | | | | firms, which are keen to tap the small business |
| Even a sole proprietor in this business has an | | | | sector also. |
| average income which runs into six figures. The | | | | |