SPEED, STRATEGY & SUCCESS: Why the Right Broker Makes All the Difference
Navigating the sale of any business can be challenging, especially in today’s economic climate, where timing and precision matter more than ever. The decision of which business broker to trust with your sale should come down to 3 things: integrity, commitment, and results. Across all aspects of the hospitality sector, I’ve consistently achieved strong outcomes […]
Why Every Hospitality Business Owner Should Complete a Business Health Check Before EOFY
Why Every Hospitality Business Owner Should Complete a Business Health Check Before EOFY As the end of the financial year approaches, many hospitality business owners find themselves focused purely on tax obligations, payroll reconciliations, and compliance deadlines. While EOFY preparation is important, it also presents a valuable opportunity to step back and assess the overall […]
What buyers are actually looking for when they purchase a cafe
What buyers are actually looking for when they purchase a cafe – A guide for cafe owners considering selling If you are thinking about selling your cafe, it helps to understand the sale from the other side of the deal. Buyers, whether they are first-timers or experienced operators, are not just purchasing an espresso machine, […]
7 Signs Your Sydney Cafe Is Not Ready to Sell
If you own a busy cafe in Sydney, you already know how much work goes into keeping it running. Staffing, stock, suppliers, customers, rent, rising costs, and the constant pressure of hospitality. So when it comes time to sell, a lot of owners assume that if the cafe is busy, it should be easy to […]
Demolition and Relocation Clauses: Your Legal Rights as a Hospitality Tenant
Lease changes can disrupt any hospitality business. Demolition and relocation clauses are common in commercial leases, yet many operators don’t fully understand their legal rights or the risks these clauses pose. To help, GSE has partnered with JSP Legal, a Canberra-based law firm with experience advising hospitality tenants on commercial and retail leasing matters. Below […]
How to Increase the Value of a Café
How to Increase the Value of Your Cafe Are You Building an Asset or a Job That You Can’t Sell? If your cafe relies 100% on you being there to open the doors, pour the shots, and cash up the till, you haven’t built a business—you’ve built a high-stress job that most people won’t […]
Are You Ready to Sell Your Hospitality Business?
Selling your café, restaurant, or bar is a big decision. You’ve poured your time, money, and heart into it, so when it’s time to move on, you want to do it right. But how do you know if you’re truly ready to sell? Start with your motivation. Maybe you’re ready for a lifestyle change, perhaps […]
How Vendor Finance Works When Selling a Café
Selling a café can be an exciting yet overwhelming process. The big question many sellers must address is, “What’s the best way to structure the sale to make it appealing to buyers? One solution worth exploring is vendor finance. Vendor finance, also known as seller financing, provides an alternative route to traditional bank loans or […]
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. If you have this figure worked out before you agree […]
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 best possible return that you can from the sale. We also […]
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 going to be reviewing the lease with them. If there is an issue […]
What Happens After Contracts Exchange?
I recently completed the sale of a fantastic cafe and there were some reflections I have on how the deal went that I wanted to share with you. Up until the contracts were exchanged the buyer and the seller were getting along very well together. We got together and had a meeting about how […]
Coffee Roasters on The Northern Beaches
This page is designed to showcase local Coffee Roasters on The Northern Beaches and North Shore to help buyers and cafe owners become more aware of the options available to them. I have added this page as I am often asked for suggestions and recommendations from people buying cafes as well as […]
Professional Cafe Valuation
Yesterday I spoke with two owners who had recently had their businesses “valued” to get an idea of what their business might be worth. Both calls had several things in common which is not unusual, the one thing that really worried me was that neither had been asked for a copy of their […]
How to Sell A Café – Planning the Sale – Ten Quick Tips.
If you skip the planning stage then you can run the risk of coming across nasty surprises later on that can stall the sale, i.e. problems with your lease or problems that may mean that you end up with less from the sale than you expected. I have had both of these things […]
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 For Sale on The Northern Beaches Sydney that we currently […]
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 fair share of information as well. In the current economic climate […]
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 more items related to the building in which your business […]
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 is probably a whole post on its own. Whilst the […]
Get rid of the tyre kickers early on.
A lot of 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. I also see a lot of private sale averts saying things like “No Time Wasters” the irony here is that although they are few and […]