TY - BOOK AU - Ruback,Richard S. AU - Yudkoff,Royce TI - HBR guide to buying a small business T2 - Harvard Business Review guides SN - 9781633692503 (softcover) AV - HD62.7 .R82 2017 U1 - 658.162 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Harvard Business Review Press KW - Small business KW - Purchasing KW - Sale of business enterprises KW - Valuation KW - Entrepreneurship KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business KW - fast KW - Doanh nghi���p KW - Doanh nghi���p nh��� KW - �����nh gi���� KW - Thu mua N1 - Includes index; The opportunity : entrepreneurship through acquisition -- Is entrepreneurship through acquisition for you? -- The acquisition process -- Anticipating the cost of your search -- Paying for your search -- Identifying the characteristics you want in your business -- Managing your search effectively : an overview -- Sourcing prospects using brokers -- Sourcing directly -- Enduringly profitable small businesses -- Using financial information to gauge enduring profitability -- Filtering for the owner's commitment to sell -- Preliminary due diligence -- How much should you pay for a small business? -- Deal terms -- The offer -- Confirmatory due diligence -- Raising debt -- Raising acquisition equity -- Negotiating the purchase agreement -- The closing day and beyond ER -