Blogger Warren Meyer has written a great 3 part article on how he bought a small company, step-by-step. Very interesting read.  He writes:

One fateful day, I decided that A) I hated working for other people and B) I had no groundbreaking entrepreneurial ideas of my own so that C) if I wanted to own a decent sized business, I would have to buy one.

Unfortunately, I had NO CLUE how to go find companies that were for sale and that I could afford. In fact, I was not sure at that point such opportunities even existed (again, when the rubber met the road, my Harvard MBA let me down). And, if the questions I get asked all the time are any indication, I was not the only one who didn’t know how any of this worked.

Also, don’t forget to read our content on buying a business or franchise.

(via Start-up Guide)

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