There is this small business in my area that is for sale for ~$1.2 Million. I know that the business is a bit struggling (and I know the reasons). As a customer in the sector, I know that there is demand and I have some ideas to increase the gross revenue and the profit margins. This is an absentee-run business with ~12 employees and a manager.

I have a full time job (in a different sector) and I want to keep it. I have never run a business but I have successfully managed big long-running projects. I have a CS degree but read some books on finance and business. I am married with a kid and we have a net worth of $500k. It is a bit scary to buy a million dollar business.

Question: I am curious if anyone has any suggestion on how to tell if it is okay to buy a business twice someone’s net worth. Is it too big of a step for a first business? Any suggestion on risk analysis or minimizing the risk here?

  • mandesign@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You could always consider seller financing. Give a nice down payment, give a cut of revenue for x years.

    Cody Sanchez does a lot of instagram marketing about business buying with “creative financing”.

    • SnooOranges8397@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I thought seller financing was more like pay $X/year to the seller sort of thing. Is it possible to tie the payments to the future revenue? Like paying the seller half the revenue until the full amount plus interests are paid?