How to Buy a Business

Are you buying a business?. This section provides guides, articles and FAQs covering the buying process.

Franchising vs Buying a Business

Business Buying Guide
In order to help you in the process of buying a business, EM&F Group have prepared this business buying guide.

Franchising Guide
Learn what is a franchise, the advantages of buying a franchise and how franchising works with this franchising guide.

Before Buying a Business

Find a Like Minded Business Partner and Business Angel Investment
Company Partners provides an on-line service to help people who are growing a business, find Business Partners, Business Angel investment and funding.

Write a Business Plan :
A Business Plan is essential to the process of buying a business. It describes the business, the objectives, the strategies, the market it is in and its financial forecasts. The Start Up Donut website has a useful section dedicated to business planning.where you can find advice on on how to write a business plan, business plans samples and templates.

Find an Accountant
Find a Chartered Certified Accountant on the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) website.

Find a Business Transfer Agent
Visit our Business Tranfer Agents Directory to contact a business transfer agent.

Get Finance
Visit our Small Business Finance Directory to find a business finance solution.

Buying a Business

Get advice on how to buy a business with our business buying guides here.

Find the Right Business for Sale
Daltons Business list over 32,000 businesses for sale in all sectors and locations. Simply go the buy a business section, and start searching for the right business for sale.

Finance Related Articles

Choosing a Business Insurance
Purchasing business insurance can be confusing. This article offers some suggestions for saving money on your business insurance policy.

Other Useful Resources

Business Link Buying Advice
This guide takes you through the steps of buying an existing business , including how to assess and value a business, your obligations to any existing staff and where you can get professional help.

Business Gateway:
Advice and support for entrepreneurs starting or managing a business.

Invest Northern Ireland :
Advice and support for entrepreneurs starting or managing a business in Northern Ireland.

National Federation of Enterprise Agencies
Advice, training and mentoring to new and emerging businesses. 

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