Download or read book HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business written by Richard S. Ruback and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think big, buy small. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you: Determine if this path is right for you Raise capital for your acquisition Find and evaluate the right prospects Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search Understand why a "dull" business might be the best investment Negotiate a potential deal with the seller Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute
Download or read book Business Buyers Beware written by J. D. Drew Ford and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchasing a business is a major life commitment. For many, it will be the largest financial transaction of their lives. The risks involved are considerable; the potential for financial disaster all too real. In Business Buyers Beware, Drew Ford draws upon a lifetime of experience in the area of small business acquisitions, sales, and operations. He provides the reader with the tools needed to minimize those risks and maximize the opportunity for successfully buying a profitable business. The process of buying a business is often plagued by misinformation, misdirection and confusion. Mr. Ford's book is brimming with little known facts and insider tips that provide potential business buyers with the necessary ammunition to lend transparency to that process. The author supplies a host of valuable insights, any one of which could save an unwary entrepreneur tens of thousands of dollars. It is a MUST READ for any prospective small business buyer. Drew Ford is an honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and a licensed member of the New Mexico Bar. No longer actively engaged in the practice of law, he currently devotes his professional time to consulting with prospective business buyers. He has been self-employed his entire life, and has owned and operated two separate business brokerages. He has held real estate licenses in both Texas and New Mexico. In addition to his work in buying and selling businesses, he has personally owned and sold a number of his own. A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Ford brings his extensive knowledge of business operations, both product and service based, to the arena of small business buying and selling.
Download or read book The Essential Business Buyer s Guide written by Business Consumer Guide and published by Sourcebooks Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential reference covers purchases of office products, equipment and services for home, small, midsize or large businesses.
Download or read book The Better Business Bureau Guide to Wise Buying written by Council of Better Business Bureaus and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Buying a Business written by Richard W. Snowden and published by Amacom. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on guide helps potential buyers decide whether or not business ownership is right for them, and provides a blueprint for finding the right business to buy. "Essential reading for anyone about to take the plunge".--Christopher W.L. Hart, President, The TQM Group.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Selling a Business written by Fred S. Steingold and published by Nolo. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out there somewhere is a buyer looking to buy a business like yours. So if you're ready to sell, make sure you protect your interests and maximize your profit with this all-in-one guide.
Download or read book The Upstart Guide to Buying Valuing and Selling Your Business written by Scott Gabehart and published by Dearborn Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide covering the top three critical issues every business owner faces, this book ensures that all parties understand each other's needs, thus clarifying a complex process and opening the door to successful negotiations. The volume includes an extensive stand-alone glossary of relevant terms and concepts, as well as comprehensive lists of business opportunity sources, contact lists, and reference materials. The disk contains all the forms from the book.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Buying a Business written by Fred S. Steingold and published by Nolo. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes readers from thinking, “Hmm, should I buy a business?” right through the process of choosing, investigating, and entering into a legal contract to do so.
Download or read book The Bizbuysell Guide to Buying a Small Business written by Ed Pendarvis and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced by BizBuySell, the Internet's largest and most active marketplace for businesses and franchises for sale, written in conjunction with Ed Pendarvis, Founder of The Business Buyers University, this guide provides a detailed overview of the business buying process. This 100-page book will teach you: How to evaluate the purchase of a business What you are actually buying when you buy a business or franchise The value drivers of a business How to find businesses for sale What the three main areas of focus should be on How financing is key to buying and selling How to negotiate a buyer-seller friendly offer The importance of due-diligence
Download or read book Minority Business Buyer s Guide written by Tennessee. Office of Minority Business Enterprise and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategies for Successfully Buying Or Selling a Business written by Russell L. Brown and published by Bookworld Services. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text covers every aspect of buying and selling a business. It describes an easy five-step method to valuing any business, lays out the buyer's and seller's responsibilities, advises on the best time to sell a business, and gives the pros and cons of using business brokers. The text describes the all-important 3-step negotiation process, and essential franchise considerations.
Download or read book Business Buyer s Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buyers Guide written by S.A. Business Golden Pages and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Business systems buyer s guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mercedes Benz Buyer s Guide written by Fred Larimer and published by . This book was released on with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an up-close look at Mercedes-Benz roadsters, convertibles, and two-and four-seat coupes from the mid-1950s to present. With roadsters, starting with the 300SL's from the mid-1950 and continuing through the current SLK's - up to the 2003 model year. Coupes and Cabrios, this book details the 220SEb/300SE cars of 1960 and continues on up to the current CLK's to the 2003 model year. This approach better serves those who are in the market for "personal cars" by not spreading the book too thin to cover the entire Mercedes-Benz lineup. Explore all the traditional elements of the Buyer's Guide series, such as the basic histories of each model or model type, Garage Watch photos with inset photo callouts, tables of common replacement parts, quotes from contemporary magazine reviews, owner testimonials, rating charts, and specification tables.
Download or read book Buyout written by Rick Rickertsen and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2001 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Successful management buyouts (MBOs) are the pinnacle of business success today and a great way to earn an ever-increasing stake in the American dream. Buyout provides managers and executives with the necessary tools and strategies for leading a company or division buyout. It explores the details of the entire buyout process and empowers managers to seize their destiny and take charge. Managers learn how to: -- Find a company to purchase -- Develop a business plan -- Negotiate with the seller -- Win the "ground war" of due diligence -- Find equity partners and negotiate your management deal with investors -- Run the company after the MBO. Buyout offers real life stories of people who actually pulled off out-of-this-world deals and became rich beyond their wildest expectations.
Download or read book Business Buyers Guide written by Pacific Bell and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
