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Did anyone use an ROBS plan instead of an SBA loan?
I have a 401(k) from fifteen years at one company. Has anyone here used it to fund the purchase, and would you do it again?
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How did you keep the key person who knew everything?
The business I'm buying runs on one dispatcher who has been there twenty years. Beyond a stay bonus, what helped people keep someone like that through the change?
Searching while still employed: did owners take you seriously?
I can't quit my job until I've found the business, but I worry owners see a part-time search as a sign I'm not committed. How did you handle that?
How do I handle the customers who only want to deal with me?
About a third of our commercial accounts call my cell for everything. They're loyal to me, not the company. How did other owners hand those relationships over without losing them?
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