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Using Your 401k to Buy a Small Business

If you're interested in purchasing a small business, one of the first things you have to determine is how you'll pay for it. Most prospective business owners today do not have all of the capital saved for purchasing a business and must obtain funds from elsewhere to manage the purchase. So where will you get the money? There are many ways of funding the purchase of a small business, and one way that many buyers are managing to secure funds is through their 401(k) retirement plans. Opinions on how wise a decision this is vary widely, so here is a [...]

Making the Change from Offline to Online

In the second quarter of 2014, Internet sales in the U.S. were $75 billion, rising 4.9 percent over the first quarter of the year. With figures like that, it's no wonder that so many people are saying that the Internet is where the money is. If you've been hearing that wisdom for years, it's natural that you'd be curious about exactly what the prospects are for moving from owning an offline business to an online one or leaving your current job to enter the world of online business as your own boss. So what's holding you back? If you're like [...]

Types of Owner Financing

Bank loans for buying Internet businesses are more difficult to obtain then for a brick and mortar business, which can stymie the ability of prospective buyers to invest in new businesses. If you're selling an Internet business or hoping to purchase one, the restrictiveness of lenders doesn't mean that you're completely at the mercy of banks. Buyers can still purchase Internet companies with numerous owner financing agreements. With owner financing, the seller agrees to turn over the business for less than the full purchase price. Then, the buyer settles the obligation in the future. There are various methods of owner [...]

8 Benefits of Buying an Established Online Business

If you want to invest in a business, you primarily have two options. You can embark on your own endeavor to launch a completely new company, or you can opt to purchase an existing online business. While there are some benefits to starting your own company or backing a successful businessman or woman in your community, there are some distinctive advantages to buying an established business. Read on to explore the eight reasons why buying an established business might beat the benefits of investing in a new company. 1. Real Results - When you're investing in a startup or researching [...]

Why Buy an Online Business Rather than Start One from Scratch?

At one point or another in your professional career, you have probably dreamed of owning your own online business, but the daunting thought of starting a company may have made you postpone the idea. It’s true: starting a business is a huge undertaking, intellectually, emotionally, and financially. Not to mention the risk—70 percent of startup companies will have failed after only five years. But there is a way you may be able to have the luxury of being your own boss and living your dream without having to start an online company from scratch; you can buy an online business. [...]

Are SBA Lending Programs Making a Come Back?

Buying an Internet-based business poses many challenges, some of which are unique to the world of online companies. One of the biggest barriers to purchasing online businesses is securing financing. For the last few years, lending options for website acquisitions have been greatly limited, but there seems to now be some light at the end of the tunnel for those who are looking to enter the world of e-commerce but don’t have the necessary capital to purchase a company outright. SBA loans are one of the options that are beginning to re-emerge to help prospective buyers secure financing. The Effects [...]

Find and Buy an Online Business that is Just Right for You

So, you are interested in buying an online business. Congratulations—making the decision is the first step. However, since 90 percent of people who begin the search to buy a business never actually purchase one, realize that you are up against some obstacles. Learning as much as you can about what it takes to successfully buy an online business can help put you in the successful 10 percent. One of the most important parts of successfully buying an online business is finding your appropriate price level, but most importantly finding a company that is the right fit for you, your interests, [...]

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