Articles on Practicing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
I have three daughters, and over the years, they’ve passed down a t-shirt from the oldest to the middle and now to the youngest. When the youngest outgrows it, I’ll probably frame it and put it up in my office. Not because it’s been in
One of the biggest questions we get in the Acquisition Lab is whether you should dedicate part-time or full-time effort to searching for a business to buy. Is it like a side gig, where you
“Is it a fair multiple?” This is one of the biggest questions we get with first-time business buyers in the Acquisition Lab, and it’s a great question. We all know that the return and value
The textbook definition of retirement is “no longer being part of the workforce and living off of savings and investments.” When you retire, instead of working, now you can finally focus on leisure and enjoying
Usually when I talk with entrepreneurs about acquisition entrepreneurship, I get a lot of blank stares and raised eyebrows. Why? Because acquisition entrepreneurship doesn’t follow the traditional way of thinking about business ownership. For one,
In the last decade, computer science professor Cal Newport wrote a book about building career capital and why this is such an important endeavor. Newport’s thesis essentially states that a person will not find a
Which Kind of Business Would I Buy Today? Business acquisition activity has been breaking records over the past few years, leaving many serious acquisition entrepreneurs wondering: what business should I buy? We are in an
A merger and acquisition (or M&A) occurs when a company or assets are purchased or consolidated. This happens through financial transactions, which could be a merger, an acquisition, a consolidation, a purchase, or some variation
Lately, given the current economic marketplace, many people have asked: “Walker, what do you think about the economy? Is it a good time or a bad time to buy a business?” It is true, interest
Embarking into acquisition entrepreneurship is an incredible risk that offers significant financial and personal payoffs. For those with the proper disposition, a keen eye for spotting potential, and a mind for numbers, acquisitions entrepreneurship (AE)
https://vimeo.com/476845390 Buying a new business for the first time can be an exciting new venture. Acquiring a business instead of starting one from scratch inherently carries different risks but higher likelihood of success because you
After you have successfully bought a business, you need to have an appropriate amount of working capital to maintain the everyday operations. Working Capital is defined as the amount of cash required to operate a business efficiently.
One of the biggest conflicts that exist within transactions is the type of deal you’re doing – asset sale or stock sale. Buyers typically prefer assets and sellers prefer stock sales. The key for any
One of the major things buyers worry about most when purchasing a business is transferability. I’ve said this before, but when you’re evaluating listings, you’ll find yourself wondering, “That’s great that this seller has seen
When should you start thinking about selling your business? Before you’re even considering it. Here’s what I mean. Along your path as a business owner, you may start to get bored, tired, or burned out
As a buyer, there’s a good chance you’re not even considering what your exit will look like, but you absolutely should be. Why? Your exit is a major way you get a return on your
“Although entrepreneurs have a wonderful vehicle for engineering long-term wealth in their companies, they are almost never driven by wealth creation. Entrepreneurs have non-financial benefits that drive them. We relish in the autonomy, problem-solving, growth,
It’s a little late in the month, but we are still in the hype of the new year and what lies ahead. Everyone’s back to work after the holidays, which brings up an interesting issue:
When it comes to buying a business, what makes a good deal is a combination of two factors: you and the business. What I mean by that is that unlike the stock market, there’s much
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