Finding the Right Business to Buy
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Choosing the Best Business to Buy: Preliminary Due Diligence
Initial filters to help determine if a business is a good fit based on your buying criteria.
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Buying a Small Business - Three Key Areas to Focus on During Your Search
The most important aspects to look at in a small business to determine its true worth.
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Buying a Business for Passive Income
Looking at passive businesses for sale? Learn what you should be looking for to make the most out of your purchase.
Due Diligence and Evaluation
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What Are the Most Profitable Businesses to Buy?
We take a look at the reported financials of popular types of small businesses to surface those that generate the highest profit margins and greatest owner earnings.
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Buyer-Seller Meetings: A Guide for Both Parties
Conduct successful buyer-seller meetings when buying a business. Get guidance on preparation, expectations, and best practices for business transactions.
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Evaluating a Business for Sale - What to Ask the Owner
How to get a much clearer picture about the business and what it has to offer.
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Business Location Analysis When Buying an Established Business
Discover tips for evaluating a business location before acquisition. Learn how to analyze neighborhoods, building conditions, and more to ensure a successful business acquisitions.
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Lease Due Diligence FAQ: Answers for Buying or Selling a Business
When buying or selling a business, the lease is one of the most important components. This article tackles the top five concerns for buyers and sellers.
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8 Red Flags To Look for Before Signing a Lease Agreement for Your Business
Before you sign a commercial lease for a business or franchise agreement, it’s imperative that you review it carefully.
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Before You Buy — Recognizing Small Business Value Drivers
In addition to evaluating financials, there are additional key value drivers to consider when buying a business.
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Detecting Creative Accounting: Evaluating Small Business Financials
Creative accounting practices shape small business financials. Know what to look for when buying a business, from expense allocation to financial restatements and warning signs.
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Evaluating Customer Concentration When Buying a Business
Evaluating customer concentration when buying a business is an important part of the acquisition process that impacts everything from valuation and purchase price to transitioning the business and future growth.
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Understanding Small Business Growth Rates: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers
Learn what constitutes a good growth rate for small businesses. Explore benchmarks and factors affecting growth to guide your business buying decisions.
Specific Buying Scenarios
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Boosting the Underrepresented: The Many Resources Available that Encourage Business Ownership for Minorities and Veterans
Minority and veteran-owned businesses make up only a fraction of all businesses, yet these sectors are growing rapidly and are making a significant impact on the growth of the U.S. economy.
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Why Now is a Good Time to Own a Small Manufacturing Company
As American companies turn to reshoring, nearshoring, and insourcing there are growing opportunities for small U.S. manufacturers and for those who acquire manufacturing companies.
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Buying a Poorly Performing “Turnaround” Restaurant Can Be a Great Investment
If you are looking to own a restaurant but don't want to deal with the risk and expense of starting one from scratch, then investing in a “turnaround” restaurant is a great option.