Learn how to estimate the value, productivity, and potential of small business while receiving solid advice on the risks, financing, and protection of small business investments. Owners and future owners of the over 20 million small businesses in the U.S. cannot afford to be without this book.   Sellers - whether you are retiring or moving on to your next business adventure - learn how to:  * Maximize the equity in your business  * Develop and present a defensible asking price  * Determine the best-qualified buyer for your business  * Negotiate the best sale price possible   Buyers - whether you are a first-time business owner, a long-time employee wanting to be your own boss, or a successful business operator seeking to expand your chain of stores - learn how to:  * Finance your purchase  * Assure the future stability of the business  * Choose between a new, old, independent, or franchise business   Professionals, Consultants, Advisers - learn how to best serve the needs of your client and protect your client and yourself from post-sale trauma. Plus, a special section on how to value and sell a professional practice.   Just some of the 23 worksheets contained in this book:  * Justification Research Strategies  * The Essential Checklist for Sharing Control of Your Business  * How to Prepare for Buyer Questions  * Cost Analyses to Improve Your Profit and Loss Statement  * How to Cut Costs and Face Serious Business Problems  * Exposing the Minuses without Losing the Sale   Audio Cassettes also Available.  Learn even more of the "ins and outs" of the buying and selling process from author, Ira N. Nottonson's Secrets to Buying and Selling a Business Audio Cassettes. Whether on the road or at home, these audio cassettes (about six hours in length) make it easy to learn additional tips and ideas not discussed in the book.  Please note: The audio cassettes provide additional information, and are not a reading of the book.

The Secrets to Buying and Selling a Business (Psi Successful Business Library)

Nottonson, Ira N.

Business & Money

Oasis Pr

Management & Leadership

Understand the elements of business through examples and easy-to-understand language in Before You Go Into Business Read This. 
Gain insight into the issues all small businesses face in their first few years. Learn about business plans, funding sources, and the role of the entrepreneur in relation to the investor or lender. Understand the functions of accounting, contracts, and other basic business principles. Benefit from learning how to value a business, take over a family business, or enter a franchise. Each instructional chapter is closed with worksheet questions and its key points highlighted. 
Improve your overall communication skills with "Before You Go Into Business Read This." The author relates all the business-savy terms used today in understandable terms. Enjoy the easy-to-use format, and simplicity of finding reference information. Keep this book handy during complicated discussions with professionals while you learn the basics. 
Assess what your entrepreneurial strengths and weaknesses are in Chapter 4, Looking In the Mirror. The 150 questions help you evaluate your own business skills. Each answer reverals your special talents and identifies areas where you need improvement. 
Realize as you work through the pages what seemed overwhelming will become clear and manageable to you. "Before You Go Into Business Read This" turns "I didn't understand." into "I didn't realize it was so simple."

Before You Go into Business, Read This (Psi Successful Business Library)

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Pr

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