Tips for buying or selling a business are good to know, regardless of which side of the desk you’re sitting on.
Because unless you’re a business broker, someone who does these types of deals every day, chances are that buying or selling a business is one of the biggest transactions of your life.
So can you really afford to make a mistake?
What You’ll Discover About Tips for Buying or Selling a Business:
* The top 3 mistakes people make when buying a business
* How to find advisors with the right expertise to assist you in buying or selling a business
* Key things to look for when buying a franchise
* Why 80% of businesses put up for sale don’t sell
* How sellers can address the biggest fear buyers have
* And MUCH MORE.
Guest: David Barnett
Barnett loves to say that it took him 10 years to un-learn what he was taught in business school. University had trained him to be a middle-manager in big enterprises, he was totally unprepared for the realities of small business.
After a career in advertising sales, Barnett started several businesses including a commercial debt brokerage house. Helping to finance small and medium sized businesses led to the field of business brokerage. Over several years, Barnett sold dozens of businesses for others while also managing his own portfolio of income properties and starting his career as a local private investor.
Barnett regularly consults with professionals and banks on business and asset values. Presently he also works with entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs around the world who are buying, selling or trying to improve their businesses.
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