September 2006 ARTHUR BERRY & COMPANY This is Arthur Berry & Company's Monthly Update provided as a service to our clients.  We respect your right to privacy.   If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, please send an email to bizinfo@arthurberry.com and type "Remove" in the subject line. "STARTING A BUSINESS IN IDAHO" Read... SOURCE: Idaho Commerce & Labor, 2005-2006 NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITES To find out more information about our recently listed Business Opportunities, click on any of the links below for details.  View our complete list of opportunities at www.arthurberry.com. Description Region Price Gross Sales Assets Dog Grooming Business SW Idaho $40,000 $46,382 $5,200 3 Liberty Tax Service Franchises East Idaho Read profile Read profile Read profile Landscape/Sprinkler Contractor SW Idaho $250,000 $452,574 $90,000 Upscale Boise Restaurant SW Idaho $165,000 undisclosed $120,000 GameWorld of Idaho Falls E Idaho $325,000 undisclosed $1,250,000 Specialty Downtown Boise Bistro SW Idaho Negotiable $295,000 $25,000 Established Rural Video Store SW Idaho $89,900 $55,611 $100,005 Full Service Restaurant w/RE SW Idaho $975,000 undisclosed $1,003,200 NEW COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITES To find out more information about our recently listed Commercial Opportunities, click on any of the links below for details.   View our complete list of opportunities at www.arthurberry.com. Description Region Price / Rate PSF Cap Rate Size Fast Food Facility w/Land SW Idaho $1,050,000 - 1,040 SF W Boise Restaurant Facility SW Idaho $975,000 - 4,879 SF Prime Investment Property E Idaho $1,200,000 undisclosed 4 1/3 lots RECENT BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS Darren Blasser has purchased .59 acres of commercial development property at 1528 Cherry Lane in Meridian, Idaho.  Doug Bolen handled the transaction. Gonzalez & Gonzalez, LLC has purchased the Keystone Montessori school on 26th Street in Boise, Idaho.   Brent Bungard handled the transaction. The 3.7 acre Mountain View RV Park facility at 2040 Airport Way in Boise, Idaho has been sold to an undisclosed buyer.   Randy Limani handled the transaction on behalf of the seller. The Villa Coffeehouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho has been purchased by Melanie Hines and Melanie French.   Bill Spofford of our Eastern Idaho division represented the seller in the transaction. La Vie En Rose, LLC has leased the 4,050 SF former Peter Schott's Restaurant space in the Idanha Building in downtown Boise. The business will operate as a European bakery.   Doug Bolen handled the transaction. Dice Masonry, a well established masonry contracting business in the Treasure Valley area, has been purchased by Chad Jolley.  Brent Bungard represented the seller in the transaction. ...that 97% of Idaho firms are considered small (500 or fewer employees) and that the vast majority of these have fewer than 20 employees? Arthur Berry & Company www.arthurberry.com SOUTHWEST IDAHO MAIN OFFICE 960 Broadway, Suite 450, Boise, Idaho 83706 Ph  208-336-8000    Fax 208-345-0609 Contact Boise Office EAST IDAHO REGIONAL OFFICE 3038 Old Castle Lane, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404 Ph  208-535-9905    Fax 208-535-9906 Contact Idaho Falls Office