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Buying a Small Business




Recent Buying a Small Business Articles

Immortality: The Next Great Investment Boom

As baby boomers age, they're looking for ways to turn back the clock. Savvy entrepreneurs, scientists, and venture capitalists are getting in on a burgeonin...  Read more


Sales of Small Businesses Rose in 2011

BizBuySell report reveals that, gradually, it's becoming a good time to be a seller.  Read more


The 2 Things About Your Start-up Idea That Actually Matter

Y Combinator's Garry Tan hands you the only yardstick you need when starting a technology company. How does your idea measure up?  Read more


The $750 Million 'Mistake'

Wences Casares, the Argentina-born serial entrepreneur with more than a billion dollars in start-up exits, is not exactly proud of his biggest company sale. ...  Read more


No. 1 Reason Acquisitions Fail

Too often company executives driven by expanding their empire or blinded by a "quick fix" for entering a new market end up in an overpriced deal.  Read more


Making a Smooth Transition When Buying a Business

How can you retain a great company culture when forcing an ownership transition?  Read more


How to Avoid a Bad Case of ‘Deal Fever’

The frenzy to snap up competitors as they come onto the market is ill-advised. You should do the proactive work upfront to avoid bad M&A decisions.  Read more


Norm Brodsky on Overcoming Your Fear of Competition

Norm Brodsky says that buying a business to stifle competition is never a good move. Spend the time and money improving your own business.  Read more


The Easiest Way to Launch an E-business

Here's the short answer: buy one!  Read more


New Business Opportunity: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

A new therapy that has caught my attention is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT).  When I read the different illnesses it cures, it seems too good to be...  Read more