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BUSINESSES FOR SALE BY:   Business Ventures

Advertising Agency:
$98,900. Estab 37 years. North of Pittsburgh. Full service providing public relations, product packaging, media, billboard, web, and cable ads. Design of sales literature. Corporate identity programs. Industrial clients. Owner retiring, will assist Buyer for negotiated period. Gross ± $208,000.

Home Remodeling Business:   Price $2,000,000.  Business now includes two companies doing complimentary, but not competing home improvement services.  Revenue at the $10,000,000 level and growing.  Location, Western PA.  Cashflow for Owner after all expenses ranges from $300,000 to $500,000.  Established 19 years ago.  Specializing in installation of windows and doors, siding and roofing, plus other remodeling services, which cannot be identified until later in the due diligence process.  Seller will stay with Buyer for an extended, negotiated period of time to orient Buyer in the full operation of the business.  Seller is retiring.  HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL!  Buyers should anticipate going through several stages with Broker, before the identity of the business is disclosed.

Neighborhood Market:     SOLD.

Donut/Coffee Shop:    East suburbs of Pittsburgh - price $ 39,000 for business.  Business was 40% wholesale. The business was closed in 2007, due to retirement of the Owner.  All equipment is in place and Owner will assist buyer in re-establishment of the business.  Owner is confident that retails customers will quickly return and wholesale customers can be re-established, plus additional wholesale customers added.   Prices of business & RE were reduced when business was closed.  Short retail coffee shop hours could be expanded.  Do some bakery items beyond donuts.  Business and building were totally renovated 3 years ago.  Nearly all equipment is new within past 3 years.  The surrounding area is undergoing significant business and residential development, which will impact positively on the revenues of this business.  Real estate price is $160,000.  Includes the building and two adjacent, black topped parking lots.  Excellent real estate.  This is a great opportunity.

Southside Tanning Salon:  Southside of Pittsburgh tanning and massage - price $69,000.  Established 5 years.  Owner is largely absentee.  Owner had to do renovations of facility upon purchase.  Now very attractive, cozy, comfortable.  Loyal customer base.  Due to costs of renovation Owner has been able to do only minor advertising.  Growth largely due to customer word of mouth to friends and acquaintances.  Revenues 1st 2 1/2 years were negatively affected by the lack of parking.  A new, large, public parking lot adjacent to facility has solved that problem.  Business is poised for growth.  Six beds in excellent condition.  Equipment value $32,000.    

Jewelry/Gold-Buying Store:  Price - $60,000.  Located in a suburb, south of, but near to, the City of Pittsburgh.  Established 15+ years.  Present Owner is retiring.  Being sold without inventory.  Inventory could be purchased for an additional price of at least $100,000, depending upon value at the time of sale.  Rent $500/month for 640 square feet.   Buyer can anticipate profits in range of $30,000 or more per year, if operated similarly to present Owner.  Gold is at a high value.  Owner recently sold some gold he had acquired for $15,000.  A good opportunity.  

Coffee Culture:  Franchise, Startup.  More than 30 stores in existence.  Fast growing, popular.  $75.000 - $95,000 is the normal cash investment for a buyer.  That includes the initial franchise fee of $20,000.  Normal store is 2,000 square feet.  Franchisee pays a 7% royalty.  First year averages for a new store have been:  $600,000 gross revenues;  $75,000 - $100,000 in net income;  30 - 32% cost of goods.  All stores are equipped with wi fi.  One of the "aims," of the Franchisor is for all stores to become the "neighborhood meeting place."  That is happening.  Menu includes a variety of coffees, bakery selections, soups, breakfast bagels, grilled sandwiches and "decadent" deserts.  The franchisor recognizes that in most area where a buyer might consider establishing a Coffee Culture franchise, there are already one or more existing coffee businesses.  That has NOT proven to be a problem.  Coffee Culture franchises are attracting buyers from other related venues, due to ambiance and quality of product.  A great business opportunity.

Laundromat:  A Laundromat ($75,000 + RE $215,000), established 12 years, located Outside of the City of Pittsburgh, in the Eastern Allegheny County suburbs.  Equipment is in Excellent condition and includes 12 double load washers and 12 double load dryers.  Business is open only 5 days per week.  Hours are 7:00 to 7:00.  Facility has up-to-date, top quality security systems in place.  All vending machines - soap, change, beverages, snacks are owned and included in the sale.  

Buyer must purchase real estate along with the business.  Real estate is a 3 story building, with 3 apartments and a garage, all rented.  Garage has utilities and is heated.  There is space to add a 4th apartment.  A spacious, attractive office could be used as the base for another business of Buyer or could be used to add another business.  Current rental income is $18,600 / year.  A very strong, passive income stream.  As a result, the business would have no rental costs.   Potential buyer's must establish financial capability to purchase the package, should they choose to do so, before the name or precise location is disclosed.

Convenience Store: A convenience store ($89,000).  Present Owner has had the business for 4 years.  Established years before.  Very attractive and well laid out to make maximum use of a relatively small space.  This is a neighborhood store.  This small, but nice and attractive store is being operated by the Owner with no employees.  The Owner is moving to Florida, which is the reason for sale.

This is a highly cash business, from which the Owner states he was able to realize in the range of $70,000 in profits prior to the recent economic turn-down and in the range of $50,000 currently.  There are a lot of department dwellers in the area near this store.  There are no other convenience stores in the immediate area and the nearest supermarket is approximately 2 miles away.

It makes more sense to walk to this store for items such as: coffee, snacks, pop, newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, candy, etc.  This store used to have a lottery, but changed its ownership entity, so it requires reapplying.  A good addition might be sandwiches or perhaps hot dogs.  A very good and nice business in an upscale, safe area.  A major portion of the customers are people living and working in the area, who walk to the store and whom the Owner sees almost daily and gets to know them.  I've stood in the store and listened to the friendly exchange of conversations as customers would come in, give a friendly greeting to the Owner by name and talk about family, work and other things they had discussed in the past.  A very friendly atmosphere.

BREWERY-PUB SALE:   A Restaurant-Lounge-Brewery has lost it's lease.  Available immediately is ALL of the equipment of the brewery and restaurant.  More be sold quickly.  ALL reasonable offers considered.  Original cost of equipment over $500,000.  Contact Jim at 412-521-6575  or j5650r@comcast.net.  You will be put in touch with the business owner.

 

 

 

 

 

** Note Re: Real Estate:       Some businesses listed above have real estate for sale.  In every case the real estate is listed through Broker: Specialty Real Estate, Ltd, 3205 McKnight East Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412)369-1555.  Information can be provided and they can be shown to you by: Jim Reitz a licensed Commonwealth of PA real estate salesperson, RS131101A, as an agent of Broker, Specialty Real Estate, Ltd.

 

FOOD INDUSTRY BUSINESSES:

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUSINESSES IN THE "FOOD INDUSTRY" - e.g. Taverns, bars, Restaurants, Catering, Beer Distributors, Ice Cream shops, etc. please contact:

SPECIALTY BAR AND RESTAURANT BROKERS.  [3205 McKnight East Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237   

You can call -  [412-369-1555]  or  email  Specialty@specialtygroup.com   -  for information about many "food industry" listings.   I will be happy to work with you on such businesses if you find one's that might be of interest to you.

 

SOLD  BUSINESSES:

BUSINESSES SOLD BY:     BUSINESS VENTURES

Examples of recently sold businesses.  These are shown here to suggest to an interested party the types of businesses that Broker might be able to located and secure for a properly interested and qualified Buyer, upon Buyer's request.

SOLD   Women's Sportswear:  $150,000 for Business.  Retail clothing store which sells moderate to better, contemporary, women's sportswear.  Located in the East End of Pittsburgh in a popular shopping area with a reputation for being on the upscale side of the market.  

SOLD   Bakery:   Wilkinsburg area, Long standing retail bakery..

SOLD   Bridal Salon:         Located North Hills of Pittsburgh

SOLD    Aquatics:    $120,000;  Located in Western PA.  A retail/wholesale business selling swimwear and all aquatics accessories to individuals swimming for fitness, recreation and competition.  

SOLD   Beauty Salon:    Located in the Plum Borough area of Pittsburgh.  Long standing salon, Owner needed to sell quickly for personal reasons.   

SOLD  Tobacco Shop  Westmoreland County, Sold for full Listing Price.

SOLD  Tanning & Massage Salon - Shadyside area:    

SOLD  Neighborhood Market  -  Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh.

BUSINESSES SOLD THROUGH:        SPECIALTY GROUP

A LARGE NUMBER OF FOOD INDUSTRY RELATED BUSINESSES WERE ALSO SOLD THROUGH SPECIALTY GROUP.  THEY ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST HERE.   [