Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
eBook - PDF

Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities

A Practical Guide for Due Diligence

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities

A Practical Guide for Due Diligence

About this book

Opening your own business is a risky proposition. Personal funds, time, energy, and opportunities are invested in owning and operating a business. Under the best of circumstances, the chance of failure is high. Under adverse business conditions, failure is nearly certain.

The best control for risk is to recognize and avoid bad purchase decisions through the process of due diligence. Due diligence comprises conducting an investigation to determine the full implications of making the acquisition of a business. During the process of due diligence every aspect of the business is examined in exacting detail. Nothing is taken for granted.

Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities explains the process with simple, easy-to-follow steps. The authors – both CPAs who have bought and sold several businesses – reveal creative and low cost ways to do your own due diligence in investigating entrepreneurial opportunities. Sixteen comprehensive chapters cover all the basics, including market, products, insurance, facilities, assets, short and long-term liabilities, and much more. You?ll learn insider tips on how to uncover hidden assets and unrecorded liabilities and how to avoid legal troubles.

The handy reminder checklists at the end of Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities are alone worth the price of the book!

This incredibly street smart book belongs in the hands of anyone who is considering acquiring or starting a business.

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Yes, you can access Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities by Richard P. Green, II,James J. Carroll in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Commerce & Petite entreprise. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2000
Print ISBN
9780803959422, 9780803959415
eBook ISBN
9781452221823
Edition
1
Topic
Commerce
Subtopic
Petite entreprise

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 - An Overview of Investigation
  5. Chapter 2 - Defining the Enterprise
  6. Chapter 3 - Defining the Product
  7. Chapter 4 - Investigating the Market for the Product
  8. Chapter 5 - Investigating Product Costs of Manufactured Goods
  9. Chapter 6 - Investigating Purchased Items
  10. Chapter 7 - Facility Concerns
  11. Chapter 8 - Insurance for the Business
  12. Chapter 9 - Valuation of Short-Term Assets
  13. Chapter 10 - Valuation of Long-Term Assets
  14. Chapter 11 - Intangible Assets
  15. Chapter 12 - Short-Term Liabilities
  16. Chapter 13 - Long-Term Liabilities
  17. Chapter 14 - Contingent Liabilities and Pending Litigation
  18. Chapter 15 - Owner Discretionary Spending
  19. Chapter 16 - Placing a Value on the Business
  20. IRS Publications
  21. Sources of Demographic Information
  22. Tasks to Be Completed for Due Diligence
  23. Questions to Be Answered during the Exercise of Due Diligence
  24. References
  25. Index
  26. About the Authors