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Creative Financing
What could you accomplish if you had sufficient capital?
In business, you either use your money or other people’s money. This creative financing book explains 500 proven ways to get cash for a business you own or want to buy. Business brokers, buyers and sellers say the ideas in the book enabled them to close the [...]
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Don’t Proceed Without A Team
You want to buy the right business the right way, don’t you?
Buying a business is a team effort. Your team provides you with essential information and connections that you lack. Consider beginning your team with a Business Buyer Advocate ®, a specialist without conflict-of-interest.
Assemble your support team before you begin your search for a business to buy. Do not rely on the seller’s or business broker’s advisory team. A buyer who does not select the right team of advisors to promote a win-win deal will have one or more deal killers. This means you can lose opportunities that wiser buyers enjoy.
Get information about Business Buyer Advocates (at “Partner” On-Call Network) and access how-to tips from this nationwide group. They are not a business brokerage. They can introduce you to some of the best service providers, business brokers/intermediaries and the best businesses for sale in the USA. Click to visit the headquarter's website.
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Financing
Seller Financing Pays
Acquisitions, which were financed by the seller, sold for a 15% (median) higher price than all-cash transactions. The average down ...
Businesses Wanted
Wanted: Manufacturing Business I want to buy a manufacturing (metal products) business in the Chicago area that reports $250,000 to $300,000 annual profit including owner’s pay.
Finding Businesses for Sale
Don’t Overlook Hidden Market of Sellers “Most small business deals are made without a go-between.” Changing Times magazine. Business brokers ultimately list some of these firms for sale. Meanwhile, you can buy for less if you access the hidden market of businesses quietly for sale by-owner. You will learn more about the industry you are shopping; you will discover more sellers; [...]
Pricing Businesses for Sale
THE GOLDEN RULE He who has the gold makes the rules. Unless the seller can attract multiple buyers and create an auction, the buyer determines the purchase price and terms of sale. The seller may or may not accept the buyer’s offer.
Due Diligence
Don’t Waste Time on Dumb Deal Contender or pretender? Look for a better business to buy if the business does not match your acquisition criteria. You may not know this until you begin to verify the seller’s representations. It pays to expedite the seller’s production of documents for your review.
