| One extremely effective way of finding good | | | | |
| businesses for sale -- other than the | | | | and they've been asked to help or to sell a |
| | | | business, or they happen to know |
| "usual suspects" of the Internet and | | | | |
| business brokers -- is by talking with your | | | | someone from working in the office who knows |
| local | | | | of businesses for sale.And if you also let |
| | | | the attorney know that you're willing to pay |
| attorneys.Now, that doesn't mean you should | | | | him or her a fee for |
| go out and say, "Hey, I'm going to have to | | | | |
| hire | | | | their help, it will only accelerate your |
| | | | progress.Why?Because their help can be |
| an attorney, and the attorney will find a | | | | invaluable. Worth way more to you than the |
| business for me."That's not what I'm talking | | | | fee you pay |
| about.No, I'm talking about if you happen to | | | | |
| be working with an attorney right now, and | | | | them -- which can and should be paid out of |
| | | | the money you make in the business |
| the attorney happens to be a friend of yours | | | | |
| or maybe the attorney happens to be a | | | | anyway.Bottom line:If you want to find good, |
| | | | profitable businesses, with good employees |
| person representing you in a case (so you | | | | and clean |
| know him), what you should do is sit | | | | |
| | | | records, you should definitely talk to |
| down and spend some good time with him.Don't | | | | attorneys you know. And offer them a nice |
| just call him on the phone. Don't try to make | | | | |
| up a list of things to send to 50 | | | | finders fee for their trouble. It more than |
| | | | pays for itself in saved time, frustration |
| attorneys in your area.I'm talking about you | | | | |
| going out and having a real, live talk with | | | | and money in the long run.Arthur B. Hamel |
| every attorney you | | | | has bought over 200 businesses in the past 50 |
| | | | years, and is a well-known author, |
| know. Have breakfast or lunch with them, | | | | consultant, investor, business owner, and |
| spend an hour, an hour and a half, two | | | | dynamic lecturer who has shared the stage |
| | | | with such business greats as Robert Allen of |
| hours. Spend some good time with | | | | "No Money Down" fame. For the past 20 years |
| them.Why?Because each time you do this you're | | | | Art has taught thousands of people around the |
| going to find that person is going to know | | | | world -- even so-called "little guys" with no |
| | | | formal education or money -- how to quickly |
| about businesses for sale and will tell you | | | | and easily buy large, multi-million dollar |
| everything you need to know.You see, most | | | | businesses with no credit, banks or prior |
| attorneys know about businesses for sale | | | | business experience. |
| because a client has died | | | | |