Buy or Sell a Business
Grow by buying instead of building, weigh a franchise, or plan the exit that pays you back. Vet a deal, value and fund it, and get your own business ready to sell.
- Buying a business vs. starting one: Starting from scratch isn't the only way in. Buying an existing business means paying for something that already has customers, revenue,…
- Find and vet a business worth buying: The best deals are the ones where you know exactly what you're buying — and the worst are the ones where you find out after you sign.…
- Value it and fund the purchase: Two questions decide whether a deal is smart: what's the business really worth, and how will you pay for it? Small businesses usually sell…
- Is a franchise right for you?: A franchise is a middle path — you run your own business, but with a proven brand, a playbook, and support behind you, in exchange for fees…
- Sell your business (or plan your exit): Someday you'll leave your business — by selling it, handing it down, or closing it — and the owners who plan that exit years ahead walk…
More playlists on money
- Cash is Tight This Week: Collect what's owed and raise your floor — two moves that buy you breathing room fast.
- Money Basics: New to the money side? Start here — separate your accounts, see what's really happening, and price so you actually get paid.
- Take Control of Your Money: Got the basics handled? Go further — know your numbers cold, build a cushion, and keep more of every dollar.
- Fund Your Business: Need money to start or grow? Figure out how much, learn your real options, build business credit, and find the right lender.
- Get Funding-Ready: Turn a nervous ask into an approval: know what lenders check, understand SBA loans and grants, and steer clear of the money that sinks businesses.
- Taxes, Demystified: The thing everyone dreads, in plain English. What you owe, when it's due, and how to keep it from biting you.
- Scale Up Your Business: Ready to grow bigger? Know when you're truly ready, fund it without sinking, add capacity without breaking, protect your profit, and build systems so it doesn't all rest on you.
- Protect & Recover From Disaster: A flood, hurricane, fire, or storm closes more small businesses than any recession. Prepare before, insure against the real gaps, move fast after, tap SBA disaster loans, and reopen stronger.
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