I haven’t written A blog post in over a year it would seem. This is for a number of reasons but mostly because I’ve been running businesses. This is a fascinating hobby. It is also a huge challenge. I used to preach...
Read MoreHere is a video that shows how real estate investments compare to businesses investments and how they are measured. One can see the big difference in typical market valuations by looking at the capitalization rates, or cap...
Read MoreHere is a problem I see a lot. A first time buyer is not sure whether he should go big or small when he buys his first company. He doesn’t know what he should be looking for. The first impulse is to raise capital and buy...
Read MoreIn this post I’m going to go over the biggest obstacles to buying a business. Any business, big or small, not just bigger deals in sizable buyouts. Now there are many reasons why buyers and entrepreneurs self destruct as they go through the business buying process. So I am going to cover the most important of those reasons.
Read MoreBuying into a company means an individual invests a significant amount of money into a private company and comes away with a significant, although minority, interest. He will also get whatever payments and perks come with the deal. He may or may not be actively involved in the company.
Read MoreWhen I meet Sellers for the first time it is a fascinating experience. In many cases they remind me of someone I know very closely. The person could be my very father. I have sudden charges of empathy and a emotion.
Read MoreThis blog deals mostly with buying offline businesses, or as they call them nowadays, bricks and mortar businesses. Buying an offline business is the traditional approach with its own strategies and metrics. I teach a segment of that in the bigger markets(LBOs) but also we tackle smaller traditional deals as well. Yet I simply cannot exist in this business world without running into plenty of online businesses to buy. It is a fact of life. So I will now provide an in depth comparison between buying an online business versus buying an offline business.
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Most of my students and subscribers want to buy a business fast. This is for obvious reasons. Mainly that time is money, money is what they need and the sooner they close a deal the more money they will start collecting.
Read MoreA passive investor embodies the best of all worlds, they throw lots of money at your deal, they don’t ask for management or control, they don’t call you up all the time and demand answers. But they are exceedingly rare for the first time buyer.
Read MoreMy business of buying businesses was created in a recession. I became a business buyer during the early nineties recession. Oh yes I bought businesses before that but not for myself. I started buying businesses for my own account when the recession caused me enough pain that I decided I had to go it alone. I never regretted that decision
Read MoreAre you visiting the treasurer of a $30 Million lighting manufacturer or the local tavern? A business suit is not out of line for big companies with layers of management. However, most business owners these days are extremely casual and men can get away with an oxford shirt and slacks.
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