Buying a Small Business


How to Find a Business to Buy

An overview of how to determine what business suits you, what you can afford, and how to perform due diligence.

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Business for Sale: A California Ski Resort

Rick Metcalf is selling his Mount Waterman ski resort for $1.65 million

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Business for Sale: An Indiana Machine Shop

An independent machine shop may be a great buy for someone with industry experience

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Business for Sale: A Minnesota Bowling Alley

This 24-lane bowling center in Duluth, Minnesota, is priced at $2.4 million

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What's Your Company Worth? Ask an Algorithm.

A start-up called YouNoodle is developing an algorithm that, it claims, can precisely calculate the value of a business.

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Recent Buying a Small Business Articles

Street Smarts: The Rule of Three

Anticipating the torpedoes that can sink a deal  Read story

Business for Sale: An Arizona Winery

An 83-year-old winemaker is ready to hand off his 10-acre Arizona vineyard. The plot is priced at $465,000  Read story

A Buyer's Market: What Is Your Business Worth Now?

As part of Inc.'s 2009 guide to business valuations, we look at why now is a great time to buy a business  Read story

A New Way to Cash Out

Private companies or their employees now have a new way to sell shares  Read story

Horse Race: Branded Entertainment

Four start-ups vie for leadership in the lucrative new space of branded entertainment  Read story

Business for Sale: A Motorcycle-Seat Manufacturer

Mike Corbin, who built his custom motorcycle seat business from scratch over four decades, is ready to cash out. Will he get $11.5 million?  Read story

How to Close the Deal When Buying a Business

Tips on how to perform due diligence on a business you want to buy. Plus: What it takes to close the deal.  Read story

Business for Sale: A Louisiana Racetrack for $6.75 Million

The owner of a Louisiana racetrack hopes to sell his two racetracks and surrounding land for $6.75 million.  Read story

Business for Sale Update

A sale and a career change wait for better times  Read story

Business for Sale Update

An all-cash deal and a cross-country move  Read story