Your First Business - Buying

Reviewers from Alex Zerbach's Blog note that it provides actual scripts for talking to brokers and sellers, making it highly actionable for first-timers.

Buying your first business—often called —is increasingly seen as a safer, faster alternative to starting from scratch . Instead of building a product and finding customers, you buy an existing cash-flow machine and focus on growing it.

Tactical, step-by-step instructions and mindset shifts for everyday entrepreneurs. buying your first business

It emphasizes finding a "platform" company that fits your specific skills rather than just looking at a specific industry.

You can use high-leverage financing (like SBA loans) to buy a profitable business for as little as 10% down. Reviewers from Alex Zerbach's Blog note that it

📘 by Richard S. Ruback & Royce Yudkoff

This is widely considered the most practical "how-to" for the modern buyer. 📘 by Richard S

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