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Buying a business, topic by topic

For the person who wants to run a business that already works. Seven topics, in the order a buyer actually moves. Open one to see what to read there.

1. 1Is this for youWhat owning a small business is actually like, before you commit.+
2. 2What you can affordYour ceiling, how the loan works, and getting taken seriously.+
3. 3Finding the right oneKnowing what you are looking for, and where to look.+
4. 4Reading a businessWhat the numbers say, what to ask, and what a bad answer hides.+
5. 5Making an offerThe letter of intent, and the decisions behind it.+
6. 6DiligenceChecking everything, item by item, before you close.+
7. 7Closing, and afterGetting to the table, signing day, and the first stretch as the owner.+