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Articles 8
- How to Buy a Gas Station: Due Diligence, Financing, and What to Watch For Buying a gas station costs $200K to $5M+. Here is the due diligence checklist, SBA financing process, and red flags that separate a good deal from a m...
- How to Sell a Gas Station: Preparing Your Books and Getting Full Value Buyers pay for numbers they can trust. Selling a gas station well means clean books, clear tank records and a price you can defend, long before you li...
- SBA Gas Station Financing: 7(a) and 504 Loans Explained SBA-backed loans are one of the most common ways to buy a gas station. Here is how 7(a) and 504 loans differ, what lenders look for, and the financial...
- 7 Places Your Gas Station Is Losing Fuel Margin (and How to Fix Each One) Most gas station owners think they know their fuel margin. They take the street price, subtract the jobber price, and call it profit. But the real num...
- Gas Station Profit Margins Explained: Fuel vs. Store vs. Car Wash Fuel margins are razor-thin at 1-3%. Convenience store margins run 27-33%. Car wash margins hit 85-95%. If you blend them together, you cannot see whe...
- How to Value a Gas Station Business: Methods, Multiples, and Common Mistakes Gas station business valuations typically use 2.5-4x EBITDA. The multiple depends on fuel volume, inside sales, location quality, and how clean the bo...
- DSD Reconciliation and Scan Data Rebates: Stop Leaving Money on the Table DSD vendor errors and unclaimed scan data rebates cost convenience store owners $500-2,000/month. Here is how to reconcile every delivery and capture...
- How Much Gas Does a Gas Station Sell Per Day? A typical US gas station sells a few thousand gallons a day, but the range between a quiet rural site and a busy highway stop is enormous. Here is wha...
Software guides 5
- Taking Over a Modisoft Store: What to Ask the Seller For Buying a gas station that runs Modisoft: which Modisoft reports and records to ask the seller for, what to tie to the bank, and what to check after cl...
- Taking Over a Verifone Store: What to Ask the Seller For Buying a gas station that runs Verifone: which Commander and Back Office records to ask the seller for, what to tie to the bank, and what to check aft...
- Taking Over a Gilbarco Store: What to Ask the Seller For Buying a gas station with Gilbarco equipment: which Passport and back-office records to ask the seller for, what to tie to the bank, and what to check...
- Taking Over a PDI Store: What to Ask the Seller Buying a gas station that runs PDI: which PDI reports and records to ask the seller for, what to tie to the bank, and what to check after closing.
- Taking Over a Petrosoft or CStoreOffice Store: What to Ask the Seller For Buying a gas station that runs Petrosoft or CStoreOffice: which reports and records to ask the seller for, what to tie to the bank, and what to check...