• Bluekey Business Brokerage, M&A

  • Here's the novel idea - asking readers what they'd like to read about. So ... :

    what would you like to see in this blog?

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  • There are over 5,500,000 businesses in the United States (with a least one employee). At any given point in time approximately 20% of these businesses are for sale. That's over 1,000,000 companies on the market right now!

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  • Demographic fact: As Baby Boomers age, we see (1) some long-time business owners considering retirement (2) Boomers with discretionary funds willing to buy on-going ventures. ||||| ______________

What kind of business do I buy and how much can I *really* afford?

Posted on 09/12/08 by tomportante

The ‘what do I buy’ question deserves a bunch of blog entries.  Let’s deal with the second part – the how much question.
 There’s a useful rule-of-thumb for cautious investors – a rule of thumb that makes sense after you’ve chosen the type of business you want to buy.
 Let’s say you have $40,000 to invest. Not [...]

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