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		<title>Normalized earnings &#8211; are you considering everything in the calculation to buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normalized earnings is the profit that would continue to the new owner after the old owner left the business.  In theory, it is the profit after the owner is paid a reasonable salary that would be earned after the business is sold.  What should be factored into this calculation?  There is no standard of what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparison of buying a business vs developing your own business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people get very frustrated that they cannot find a business to buy, they believe that the price is too high and they think that they can do it on their own for a lot less.  Is that true?  It depends on the individual.  Some people have the right background and can be very successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to buy a business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people think about starting a business but are afraid to start because there is a lot of uncertainty, there is no cash flow and the business may not survive or you do not have enough capital to keep the business venture going until you reach break even.  Sometimes, it is easier to buy an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you know it is time to sell your business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have built up your business from scratch and you go to work everyday in your business, you have a routine, you go home at night, nothing new or exciting happens, is it time to sell your business?  If you do not look forward to going to work everyday, is it time for a change?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What information whould you look at when you buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have been to buy a business for sale for a long time and finally found the business of your dreams.  You are about to start due diligence but do not know what to look at.  You have only a short period of time, usually two weeks to ask for information, after which you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is the best time to buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many businesses are cyclical therefore the timing of when you buy a business can be very important.  If you want to buy a retail store, the Christmas season has large sales but in the months of January and February, the sales have been traditionally very slow.  If you were to close the purchase of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do you need before you buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have decided that you no longer want to work for anyone and now you would like to buy a business.  What do you need to do before starting to look for a business to buy?
Checklist of what is needed before you buy a business

cash, how much cash do you have, do you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is now a good time to buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The economy is slowing down, many businesses have been hurt by poor sales, too much capital is not being utilized and now the owners of the business is thinking about retiring and selling the business. Is this a good time to buy a business?  Sales are down, the downward trend may or may not have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you are sitting on cash, should you buy a business or invest in the stock market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report indicated that Canadians are sitting on a lot of cash and investing it in very liquid type of investments.  They are being extremely conservative.  Are you waiting for the market to improve and will only invest in a sure thing or do you buy a business and build up a business to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying a business &#8211; do you buy a trendy business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have decided to purchase a business and are thinking of something that is a new concept, should you buy this or not?  Will the business have staying power or will the business disappear in two years?  For example, bagels became a very trendy business 10 years ago and lots of bagel places opened up. [...]]]></description>
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