The Average Small Business Purchase Involves 36 Critical Questions You Must Ask Every Seller, 200 Individual Points To Investigate, 54 Specific Clauses To Negotiate and 73 Key Issues To Review In Every Business For Sale Listing.
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Here's the bad news if you're planning to buy a business: According to industry statistics, over 90% of the people who begin the search to buy a business fail to ever complete a purchase. Even worse, the average person looks at business for sale listings for 18 months and still, they never buy one! What a monumental waste of time!
Why so many failures? There were several common reasons given by those who failed to realize their dream of business ownership, or worse, ended up buying a bad business. Most were first-time buyers and they admitted to having totally underestimated just how much was involved with each stage of the buying process. They felt overwhelmed and ill-equipped to handle all of the new situations and major decisions they encountered.
If you're going to buy a business, the old expression - "If you fail to prepare then be prepared to fail" - is so true.
The business you buy will determine your financial future: When you buy a good one the rewards will be incredible! But don't take anything for granted. You cannot guess your way to success. It takes "know how" to be successful in this endeavor. When you have the right information, it's easy to make good decisions. But without the knowledge, you'll end up with a huge financial mess!
There is some good news: 82% of the people who follow our program and use our free ongoing consulting buy the right business within six months. You can soon read some of their incredible stories.
Before you invest your savings to buy a business, shouldn't you first learn how to buy the right one?
Everything You Must Know
Before You Buy A Business.
How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price© is "the mostly widely used strategy guide for buying a business." This is not a simple generic introductory book on the subject. It combines critical knowledge and proven strategies for each stage of the process and every situation you'll encounter, along with expert ongoing consulting.
If you're serious about buying a business, and especially if you've never bought one before, you've arrived at this website because you want to have the right information and access to unbiased, expert advice to make the right decision.
How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price© is based upon countless business investigations and successful transactions in every field including manufacturing, retail, a huge array of service sector companies, the food industry and wholesale and distribution businesses.
The material contains over 500 pages of easy to follow strategies, legal agreements, interactive resources, sample letters, case studies, financial spreadsheets, worksheets, and business plan templates.
Written by renowned expert Richard Parker, who has personally purchased thirteen businesses and is recognized as "the small business acquisition authority".
Along with the program you'll consult directly with Richard and a team of experts as often as you wish during the process.
Using Our Guide Iggy Domagalski Bought 10 Businesses.
Here's How He Did It:
"I read 'How to buy a good business at a great price' and it changed my life. That started me and my partners on a road to buying businesses, and since then we have used its principals to buy 10 businesses with 300+ employees and $200M + in annual sales and learned a lot of crazy lessons along the way. Thanks for inspiring us! A couple weeks ago I called up Richard for the first time to chat about our journey and to learn about his. It was one of the most enjoyable conversations I've ever had and reinforced how much I respect Richard as a business leader. Pick up the book for yourself. It might just change your life too!"
- Iggy Domagalski - President & CEO – Wajax
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iggydomagalski
Personalized Consulting Program - Expert Guidance At Every Step
With the right information and the right advice you'll always make the right decisions.
While our material will provide you with the knowledge you'll need to become a properly prepared, well-informed and savvy business buyer, you may in fact encounter some real-world situations where you'll want additional expert and unbiased advice.
Starting today, you will have unlimited access to a group of business buying specialists.
No matter what circumstance you come across, with our step-by-step strategy guide, and ongoing personal support, you will make the right decision!
Once you begin to follow our proven program, you will be automatically enrolled in our Personalized Consulting Program. With this service you will have immediate and unlimited access to a team of business buying specialists to help you with any questions, situations or challenges you encounter.
If you need some assistance or advice in reviewing a listing, formulating an offer, negotiating a certain part of the deal, investigating or valuing a particular business, reviewing the financials, or if you simply want an unbiased expert opinion about a particular situation where you're not positive what strategy to use, we will immediately provide you with our experienced input and expert assessment.
There is no cost for you to use this service and you can use it as often as you wish.
Whenever you need help, just contact us, outline the situation, and let us know if you prefer an email response or phone call. All inquiries are handled within one business day.
You Will Learn:
How To Determine The Right Business For You: Knowing what business is right for you is quite possibly the most important aspect of this process. When you match your greatest strengths to the right business you cannot help but be successful. This section includes a complete evaluation of your strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, past successes, failures, previous experiences, interests, and a host of other components that will dictate the specific type of business that is right for you.
How To Determine The Right Business For You: Knowing what business is right for you is quite possibly the most important aspect of this process. When you match your greatest strengths to the right business you cannot help but be successful. This section includes a complete evaluation of your strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, past successes, failures, previous experiences, interests, and a host of other components that will dictate the specific type of business that is right for you.
Focusing Your Search: You'll learn where to look, the resources to use, and how to focus your search like a laser beam on businesses that make sense for you. Instead of wasting time searching endless business for sale listings trying to figure out which ones might be right, you'll refine this process to quickly identify prospects that fit your specific criteria. We'll show you how to get immediate replies from brokers and sellers so that you can devote your time to locating the right business instead of chasing people for information.
The Ten Commandments - What every good business must possess: This is huge! Our clients rave about this section because you'll learn the ten most important factors that every good business must possess. Presented in a simple format, it is the ultimate test to apply to any business for sale you're considering to quickly determine whether or not it's worth pursuing. After thousands of business purchases we know precisely what the common ingredients are in every good business! These ten components have proven oven and over again to be the foundation of any good business.
Using Business Brokers: Most buyers don't realize that business brokers represent the seller and not the buyer. They're paid a commission by the seller and so their mandate is clear: get you to buy any business for sale, not necessarily the right one. Why use them at all? They serve two purposes: they can be helpful in providing you with access to businesses for sale and they're the ideal liaisons to deliver any bad news to the seller in order to preserve your relationship, especially if the seller will remain on-board after closing to train you. But it's important that you engage the right one. You'll learn how to check them out and get them to show you listings that are "reserved" for others.
Reviewing Business For Sale Listings: There are 73 key issues to look for in every business for sale listing. Hidden things that can tell you a lot about a business, both good and bad. These listings will form the foundation of the many questions you'll need to ask the seller. You'll learn how to review them in great detail so you can immediately identify businesses that are worth pursuing and you'll completely avoid wasting time chasing ones that will never materialize.
How To Solicit Businesses That Aren't "Officially" For Sale: We'll also show you how to properly approach and solicit a business that may not be for sale but meets your criteria (by the way, every business is for sale - some owners just don't realize it yet). The right business is out there for you and sometimes you have to go beyond what is "on the market". The key is to approach them effectively, so the owners won't take your solicitation to mean that you're prepared to pay any premiums.
The Key Questions To Ask Every Seller: There are 36 critical questions that you must ask every seller. You'll learn what they are, when you should ask them, and, more importantly, the answers to look for. You will learn how to get the real "hidden" answers - not just what they want you to believe. You'll know the exact things you should and should not say to the seller, what to do, and the strategies to use to have the advantage in every situation and negotiation.
Thinking About A Franchise? They're Not For Everyone: The right one can be a good entry into business ownership, but only for certain people. Don't buy a new franchise; it's only slightly better than a start-up. We'll show you how to buy a resale that's already successful.
Reviewing The Figures (Numbers Don't Lie; Sellers Do!): Learn how to verify all of the financials to ensure that they are true and accurate. You'll understand the exact steps to take and the procedures to use to uncover any problems and to see if the seller has "cooked the books" or made certain adjustments to falsify the business. This goes on all the time and the consequences can be enormous!
How To Read and Interpret Financial Statements: If you don't know how to effectively read Balance Sheets and Income Statements you'll be at a severe disadvantage. In just one lesson you'll understand how to interpret every type of financial statement like a seasoned pro, and how to immediately identify the inconsistencies.
Valuing A Business: Worried about overpaying? Forget it! This program includes two proprietary and proven valuation formulas that will eliminate the guesswork and show you how to accurately value any business for sale. These simple-to-use models guarantee you will never overpay for your purchase. The True Valuation Calculation™ and The Diomo Business Assessment™ methods have been used successfully in thousands of business purchases.
How To Flawlessly Investigate Any Business (This Is Crucial!): Every business for sale has secrets that the seller does not want you to discover. You'll know how to uncover everything about any business before you buy! Your investigation must be flawless, and it must begin the moment a business is of interest as there is so much to cover. You'll receive our 200-point Due Diligence Checklist & Strategy Guide© that is beyond compare and goes way past the financials to show you precisely how to investigate absolutely every part of the business: the competition, the suppliers, the customers, the contracts, the employees, legal issues, the industry, and on and on.
Negotiating The Deal and Making An Offer: Our program will prepare you to effectively negotiate every part of the deal. There are over 50 specific clauses that must be addressed, and this is what separates good deals from bad ones! We provide you with "what to do" checklists and point-counterpoint strategies for each component you'll have to include in a Purchase Agreement. We'll lay out the precise clauses you'll need to ensure you're completely protected from a future decline in the business or purchasing bad inventory or equipment or for any other liabilities that will surely come back to haunt you if you don't protect yourself properly.
Financing The Purchase: The goal is simple: get any seller to finance the deal. We won't allow you to put up your house, guarantee the loan with personal assets, or offer your "first born" as collateral. No way! The seller will provide the financing you need. Over 90% of our clients get the seller to finance the bulk of the deal. This is a critically important aspect of the deal. After all, if the seller won't finance you, what does that tell you about the future of the business or his/her belief in you to run it?
Hiring Professionals: We'll explain how to hire the right lawyer and accountant, and you'll discover eleven sure-fire ways to save a ton on their fees.
Closing The Deal: Making The Final Decision: How to add up all of the information and make the right decision. You'll know what issues have to be renegotiated, and the documents needed to close the deal.
Avoiding All The Hazards: You'll be aware of every trap that causes inexperienced buyers to make awful decisions. You'll know how to deal with, and avoid, all of them!
Post-Purchase Priorities: The first 90 days after you own the business are so important; you'll have a bulletproof plan to operate for the first three months covering every important aspect of the business. You'll have a step-by-step plan of what you must accomplish with the seller during training, how to be certain they are totally cooperative, and how to get them to stay on if necessary or be available to you in the future for any questions you may have. You'll know how to effectively communicate your vision to the employees and how to set your plans in motion to begin to take your good business and make it great.
Interactive Resources Included: You'll also receive legal forms, specific clauses to include in any agreement, Letter of Intent, Offer to Purchase Agreement, fully formatted and interactive Excel spreadsheets (with a tutorial) for financial/cash flow analysis, sample letters, Personal Financial Statement worksheet, case studies, and course exhibits.
Your No Risk Guarantee of Success
We believe it's important for you to know the extent to which we believe in, and back up, our product.
After you receive your material, (either the hard copy, CD or download version) simply follow the techniques we've laid out, utilize our consulting service as often as you'd like, and if for any reason whatsoever, you feel that the information we have provided does not equip you with all of the knowledge and tools you'll need to buy the right business for sale, or if our program does not exceed your expectations in any way, just let us know at any time and we'll immediately refund all of your money.
This is not a 30, 60, or 90-day guarantee. We mean anytime.
No questions asked! No fine print! No time limits!
The reason we can offer this type of guarantee is simple: when you have a program that works, there's never any fear offering people the ability to get their money back if they're not completely satisfied.
Now Available Via Immediate Electronic Download or CD:
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Something To Consider
Whenever you make any decision in life, large or small, you have to consider both sides of the equation. The cost of this program is meaningless compared to what you can expect to pay for and earn from the right business.
Is it possible for you to buy the right existing business for sale or franchise at a great price without this information? Perhaps; but why on Earth would you be willing to take that kind of risk?
Ask yourself, what's the downside? There isn't any; you have zero risk! Think about it: could we possibly offer this type of guarantee if our system doesn't work?
Thank you for your time and I look forward to working with you.
By the way, if you have any questions about our program, if you're not sure whether it's for you, or if I can help you with anything at all on the subject of buying a business, please click here to email me directly. It will be my pleasure to assist you.
Sincerely,
Richard Parker
Diomo Corporation - The Business Buyer Resource Center™