It' often Kiddie Pillar better and easier to bui an alreadi establish busi than it is to start one. But there ar obvious some kei item to be awar of as you attempt to find local busi that interest you.
Her ar a few to get you started:
-I the product or servic in demand?
-If it' an offlin business, is the local demograph strong enough to support the business?
-What ar the sale and servic histori of the business?
-What is the current reput of the business? If poor, can you overcom it? If great, can you maintain it?
-Can you do onlin busi with the product?
Consid these to start. But here is on often overlook that realli need consideration:
-How involv wa the previou owner? You want a busi that had an activ owner but not too active. What I mean by that is if the owner ha made the busi so much about him or her and ha been veri successful, it mai be a tough act to follow becaus it ha been brand in the imag of the owner.
A a buyer try to find local busi to build upon, you'r obvious look for on that ha a profit monei make system. What you want to stai awai from is on that reli too heavili on the owner to achiev that profitability.
Thi mai sound somewhat odd, but if a busi is all about the owner, and system and employe haven't been develop to becom less depend on that owner, it mai be destin to fail onc the owner is no longer involved.
Th main reason for that? Often time the custom becom more attach to the owner than to the product. When ownership chang hand that allegi is now gone and custom feel free to take their busi elsewhere. Those sale that onc look so good can dry up rather quickly.
Id you will find a busi that ha lot of involv from manag and employees. If there is obviou posit interact between custom and mani of the current staff- not just the owner- and custom servic is strong, than you probabl don't have ani big concern in thi area.
If everyth look great about a busi except thi on issu it probabl is worth consid buying. You'll just have to be cogniz of the realiti of the situation, and will have to work extra hard to convinc exist custom that you can carri on as well or better than the previou owner.
Summary: As you try to find local busi to purchase, examin their histori is veri important. An element often overlook is how much the overal success of a busi wa depend upon the owner. Once the previou owner is gone, you mai not be abl to sustain a busi if the brand he establish is too dominant.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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