HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business (HBR Guide Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633692507 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Spencer B Elliott said A valuable roadmap for acquiring a small business. I purchased this book after hearing an HBR IdeaCast interview with professors Ruback and Yudkoff. Their book provides a clear and thorough but concise roadmap to anyone seriously interested in pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition of a small business. Fir. Great read and reference tool David L. Sherzer This is a very comprehensive and useful book. It takes the reader chronologically through the business-buying process, making it both enjoyable to read from front to bad but also very useful as a quick-reference took for various aspects of the process.Only negati. Makes for a good text book Jonathan Encarnacion Makes for a good text book, however, it seems to me that the intended audience is the ivy league type entrepreneur. The book is written from a Harvard perspective and once you look at the kind of number$ they budget for acquisition, you'll understand. I've read i
Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewardsas well as personal and professional fulfillment. 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 youRaise capital for your acquisitionFind and evaluate the right prospectsAvoid the pitfalls that could derail your searchUnderstand why a "dull" business might be the best investmentNegotiate a potential deal with the sellerAvoid deals that fall through at the last minute. 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. 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
About the AuthorRichard S. Over the last few years, he and Royce Yudkoff have been developing and teaching a new second-year case course, “The Financial Management of Smaller Firms,” and a field course, “Entrepreneurship through Acquisition,” both of which are focused on the entrepreneurial acquisition of smaller firms. Yudkoff earned his MBA at Harvard Business School, graduating as a Baker Scholar, and his AB at Dartmouth College, graduating as a Rufus Choate Scholar.. Ruback has served as an editor for the Journal of Financial Economics and is the author of numerous articles on corporate finance and valuation. He has taught a variety of corporate finance courses throughout his career. Ruback is the Willard Prescott Smith Professor
Ruback has served as an editor for the Journal of Financial Economics and is the author of numerous articles on corporate finance and valuation. He has taught a variety of corporate finance courses throughout his career. Ruback earned his PhD in business administration at the University of Roche