If you would like own your own business, it can be less difficult to purchase an existing business rather than starting your own business completely from scratch. An existing business will let you forego the startup stage completely, which is where 50% of all new businesses fall short. Should you purchase a business you’ll be able to concentrate your time and energy on helping to make the business bigger and much more successful.

Acquiring a business doesn’t necessarily need to be difficult. You would like to protect yourself from paying too much for the business or purchasing a business with a lot of underlying issues. The best method to steer clear of this is to abide by these three steps in purchasing your own business.

1.  Make sure you have arranged a down payment and/or financing from lenders.
2. Use the due diligence phase to determine if the business is right for you and how much you are willing to pay.
3. Make your offer, remembering that neither party is going to get everything they want.  Having realistic expectations is the key to getting into the business you have selected.

Owning your own business is without a doubt something which quite a few individuals dream of achieving. Purchasing an existing business can be one option to make this dream come true.

Michael Monnot

941.518.7138
Mike@InfinityBusinessBrokers.com