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12 Keys to Profitable Acquisitions: Your Guide to Buying a Business

Written by TobinLeff | Jan 15, 2019 2:00:00 PM

Buying a business can be an excellent strategy for fast-tracking the growth of your firm, increasing top-line revenue and profitability, and adding talent and capabilities to propel your enterprise to the next level. Plus, acquiring a company may be more affordable than you think. Buying a business, though, is not for the faint of heart and is a process that requires skillful negotiating skills, extensive due diligence, soul-searching, and the willingness to take a chance.

But with proper planning and the right team on your side (click to learn more about how to choose and M&A advisor), a acquisition can be very successful and pay significant dividends that enable you to achieve your financial goals much more rapidly than attempting only to grow your business organically.

In this ebook, 12 Keys to Profitable Acquisitions, TobinLeff offers some pragmatic advice for those thinking about increasing the value of their enterprises (and their personal net worth) through strategic acquisitions. Gain valuable insights and actionable steps on how to lay the groundwork for a successful acquisition. Inside, we address questions like:

  • Why buy a business? Broaden your horizon by exploring all of your options and learn how to crystallize your vision.
  • What kind of business should I buy? Define the desired capabilities of companies you're interested in acquiring.
  • How do I buy a business? Learn about the process of buying a business along with various approaches for compensating the seller to determine which road is best for you to achieve your goals.
  • How important is chemistry when buying a business? The answer may be more important than the financial potential of a transaction.
  • What impacts business value? Identify key value drivers that affect the value proposition of both your business and the one you plan to buy.

Acquiring a company can be overwhelming and consume you. This resource will help educate you early on about the process and help define your reasons for pursuing acquisition.

Click here for your complimentary copy: 12 Keys to Profitable Acquisitions: A Buyer’s Guide for Buyers

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