This text covers every aspect of buying and selling a business. It describes an easy five-step method to valuing any business, lays out the buyer's and seller's responsibilities, advises on the best time to sell a business, and gives the pros and cons of using business brokers. The text describes the all-important 3-step negotiation process, and essential franchise considerations.

Gain access to practical tips and case studies that will help you evaluate how to buy a business and maximize your success as an entrepreneur. Before you start wading through the process of buying a business, it is imperative that you learn how to tell the good ones from the bad ones. John (Jack) Gibson, who has been helping buyers and sellers for more than thirty years, explains why some buyers and some businesses make a good fit. Learn how to value, negotiate and then buy a business and come out a winner. All you need to know to buy with confidence is clearly spelled out. “Before leaping into the arena, read Jack Gibson’s book. He has poured into it many years of relevant experience as both business owner and broker.” - Michael Haviland, MPA, Ed.D, Denver “I founded and sold two businesses over my career. I wish this book had been available to better prepare me to guide the buyers through the tough questions they needed to ask.” - Donald Mathews, Ph.D, Professor of Marketing

Joe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance and determination. Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy. He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old, then a dishwasher, a delivery boy, stove assembler, and home building contractor. He was thrown out of high school, fired from more than forty jobs, and lasted only ninety-seven days in the U.S. Army. Some said that Joe was doomed for failure. He proved them wrong. When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe, Michigan, he finally found his niche. Before leaving Chevrolet, Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years. Here, he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book, including how to: o Read a customer like a book and keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative, entertaining, and inspiring, HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic and an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market.

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An all-in-one guide to helping you buy and own your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you: Determine if this path is right for you Raise capital for your acquisition Find and evaluate the right prospects Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search Understand why a "dull" business might be the best investment Negotiate a potential deal with the seller Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

As a former journalist, the plethora of click-bait headlines across the web is nauseating. I've had to draw the line plenty of times in my writing career, refusing to call something "definitive," comprehensive" or "all-inclusive" if it wasn't that. This book requires no such moral delineation. This book's headline, Definitive Guide, is the only possible way to describe what you will find in the subsequent chapters. It is by far the most complete and actionable information out there discussing how exactly to sell on Amazon. Here are some things you'll find throughout the book: - How expanding to Amazon helped a Water Polo company successfully sell swimwear to Alaska - 7 skills you must have to win on Amazon, as told to you by the former business head of Selling on Amazon - How you could lose on Amazon by winning -- and other tips and tricks to avoid a double-sided sword- Real examples of how to successfully sell on Amazon, when to use which strategies and growth hacking tips that edge on the side of controversial - Pitfalls that trip up even the best Amazon sellers out there -- and how to avoid each and every one of them - How to win the Buy Box, as told by Feedvisor, the unencumbered champion of Buy Box wins, where 82% of Amazon's sales happen - Why mobile matters most -- 70% of Amazon customers made purchases on Amazon's mobile site -- and how to optimize for it - Pricing and repricing strategies for both resellers and private label sellers alike -- plus tips to make you more, faster - How to get a 320% increase in sales in less than 10 minutes (hint: Amazon has SEO, too) - What The Mountain has to do with an Amazon customer review legend -- and how you can jump start your own with a simple email - A step-by-step guide to determining, once and for all, your actual Amazon revenue -- calculations and exactly what to measure are all included - Growth hacking tips and tricks that could earn you $5,000 for every hour you spend focused on Amazon You will find everything you need to start selling and winning on Amazon here. I can also assure you it will be a vital resource you continue to reference as you grow Amazon as a revenue channel. Even for those sellers already highly profitable on Amazon, there are nuggets of insight to even further increase sales and operationalize your Amazon business. What are you waiting for? Dive in. Take action. Grow your business.

Produced by BizBuySell, the Internet's largest marketplace for businesses for sale, and written in conjunction with Small Business Strategist, Barbara Findlay Schenck, author of best-selling business books including Selling Your Business For Dummies, this guide provides a comprehensive overview of the small business sales process including actionable advice and step-by-step instructions to help maximize selling success.