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HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company (HBR Guide Series)

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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 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 minuteArm 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Business Review Press (February 7, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 03


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #5,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Valuation (Books) #57 in Entrepreneurship (Books) #70 in Business Management (Books)


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    • Must read for buying a company
This book is filled with guidance, suggestions, and wisdom. I highlighted a bunch of sections in the book and will continue to come back to it.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024 by Yanal Altidoka
    • excellent advice
This book, written several years ago, endures. I gained valuable knowledge and insight into the steps of acquiring a small business. The book is specific, process-oriented, and simple. I left confident in the steps I was taking and got some practical advice to implement now. Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023 by K. Vaughn
    • Bad book binding
Review Image by N N
Great content, poor physical product.
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2024 by N N
    • 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. First of all, the book will help you decide whether entrepreneurship is a good match to your personality, experience and professional desires. The remaining chapters walk you through the steps of preparing for and conducting a search and completing the acquisition process. It's clear to me that the authors have a great combination of knowledge, experience and personal interest in entrepreneurship through acquisition that informed this book and their other articles, interviews and publicly available materials. While I have a professional background in finance and institutional investing, I am currently preparing to search for a business to acquire and am very grateful to have access to the information in this book, which was previously only available to HBS students through Ruback and Yudkoff's class. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017 by Spencer B Elliott
    • Great read
Learned some good tips from this book. Glad I made the purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024 by Amber Cook
    • insightful
The book bust a lot of myths for me and it straight to the points _ you will learn A lot here
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024 by etude
    • A Wealth of Knowledge
This book delivered far beyond my expectations. It is succinct and to the point. If you are farther along in the acquisition process I would recommend skipping to the chapters that are relevant to you. For most people they will only buy or sell a business once in their life, which really limits the perspective that any one person can provide. This book distills years of experience from experts into a book that anyone can (and should) read to learn from the mistakes of others. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2019 by Boylston
    • Great read and reference tool
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 negative is that I don't think they spend enough time on the downside of buying a business. They talk about the dangers of not finding one to buy, but they don't paint a thorough or realistic enough picture of how tough it can be once you're in it, especially if a crisis hits. But overall - a great tool and highly recommended. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017 by David L. Sherzer

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