Buying a For-Profit Business

Sections of this topic

    Sections of This Topic Include

    Basics and Planning
    Where to Find Opportunities to Buy a Business
    Screening New Businesses to Buy
    – – – Franchises?
    – – – Multilevel Marketing Companies?
    – – – Business
    Incubators (new businesses that share facilities and other resources)

    Evaluating the Business
    Making the Deal
    Tax Implications
    Financing the Deal
    Closing the Deal

    Sources of Free Information and Materials

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    Basics and Planning

    For Some Personal Reflection

    Don’t
    Start It! Buy It!

    Buying a Business
    Buying
    a Business or Its Assets

    So You Think You Want to Buy a Business?

    Basics of Planning

    How to Buy
    a Business

    How to Purchase
    an Existing Business

    How to Buy
    a Business

    Do You Need Help?

    Nine Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Business Broker
    A listing
    of brokers across the nation

    Where to Find Opportunities to Buy a Business

    Six
    Places to Look (where to find opportunities for buying a business

    BizQuest —
    Sources of contacts to buy and sell businesses

    Business Broker’s
    Network – Businesses for Sale

    Screening New Businesses to Buy

    Basics

    What
    to Ask When You Call

    6 Tips for Finding the Best Buyer for Your
    Business

    Franchises?

    FTC’s
    Franchise and Business Opportunity Page

    Tips
    for Buying a Franchise

    Multi-Level Marketing Companies?

    (This type of business includes selling through distributors.)

    Evaluating the Business

    valuation
    rules of thumb

    Growth
    Through Acquisition

    Choosing
    an Appraiser

    Evaluating a Franchise
    How
    Crisis Management Can Enhance the Due Diligence Process

    Rethinking Valuation So You Don’t Miss a Good
    Deal

    Making the Deal

    10 Things to Look for When Buying a Business
    How
    to Assemble a Team to Buy a Business

    Tax Implications

    Tax
    Implications

    Financing the Deal

    Financing
    by For-Profits

    Closing the Deal

    Getting
    a Loan


    Sources of Free Information and Materials

    Deloitte & Touche’s extensive and well-organized
    list of articles

    American
    Express’ list of articles

    Resources
    for For-Profits


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