The Complete Guide to Buying a Business

The clear-cut information and forms you need to buy a business! If you're ready to acquire a business, make sure you protect your interests and get the best deal possible with The Complete Guide to Buying a Business. It shows you how to: ind the right business analyze the seller's numbers make sense of the tax issues negotiate a payment plan prepare and sign a sales agreement close the deal protect yourself from existing liabilities prevent the seller from competing against you work with lawyers, accountants and brokers The Complete Guide to Buying a Business provides a CD-ROM that helps you create more than two dozen crucial legal documents, including: the sales agreement confidentiality letter promissory notes and security agreements noncompete and consulting agreements closing checklists The 2nd edition of The Complete Guide to Buying a Business is completely updated to reflect the latest laws and tax numbers. Every document is accompanied by thorough, plain-English instructions. The CD-ROM that accompanies the printed version of this book includes forms or other tools; in this eBook, you'll find all those documents in the appendix or at the back of the book.