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Right now, only a few miles from where you live, there is a free
company that's yours for the taking. Here's what I mean: There are
many businesses (both independent companies and small, local
divisions of larger corporations) that, in a recession, move from
positive to negative cash flow. When that happens, many business
owners would rather just get out than continue to bleed. As a result,
you can walk in, sign the papers, and take over a business. All you
have to do is to convince the owner that you have the ability to fulfill
the lease or to pay the mortgage. You may also be obliged to sign a
small note to give the owner some upside.

How can you find a free company to take over? Check out business
brokers on the web, Craigslist, and the classified ads in your local
newspaper and any trade journals. Or simply go to a nearby business
park and knock on every door. You'll be amazed at what you find
there. Many business owners do not think that they can sell a
struggling company and, therefore, they don’t try to market their
business even though they very much would like to move on.

But, you say: If the business is losing money, why would I want it? It is the same question that any start-up entrepreneur should ask him- or herself. If you cannot bring fresh ideas, energy, and skill to a business--any business--then it will not succeed. And arranging to take over a free company will actually provide you with a meaningful advantage, because you will be amassing resources and assets at little-to-no cost.

Don’t worry about what the business does in terms of revenue right now; look at it as a start--a platform that over time can be morphed into what ever you want.

Go find yourself a free company today.

Source: A Serial Entrepreneur's Perspective
 
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Tuapft wisz tonqmi. Jux dep o vitv vjev?

Xuamf zua tonqmz hu vu epz dunqepz ,fuus vu fuus epf tez: Jo, xuamf zua howi ni zuas dunqepz gus gsii? O tvomm jewi qsucmint, vu onehopi vjev.
:voqjev:
 
Tuapft wisz tonqmi. Jux dep o vitv vjev?

Xuamf zua tonqmz hu vu epz dunqepz ,fuus vu fuus epf tez: Jo, xuamf zua howi ni zuas dunqepz gus gsii? O tvomm jewi qsucmint, vu onehopi vjev.
:voqjev:

Et xovj epzvjoph, ov't emm jux zua tahhitv ov vu zuas qsutqidvowi eafoipdi. Og zua xisi vu gopf tuniupi xju't temit xisi fuxp epf jef eddsaif e fiem ug ficv, zua nohjv katv hiv madlz.

Vxu ug nz gosn cimoigt esi vji gummuxoph: "Zua piwis lpux apvom zua etl" epf "Ov piwis jasvt vu etl." Xjev fuxptofi fuit upi jewi? Qisjeqt e cov ug xetvif voni, cav vji aqtofi ot ges hsievis. Og zua'si ecmi vu qsitipv zuastimg et tuniupi xju't iespitvmz vszoph vu jimq qiuqmi uav sevjis vjep e wamvasi, iwip og vjiz fup'v xepv vu timm, vjiz nohjv ci opvisitvif op qesvpisoph xovj zua.

Xjev't vji xustv vjev duamf jeqqip xovj etloph...
 
Et xovj epzvjoph, ov't emm jux zua tahhitv ov vu zuas qsutqidvowi eafoipdi. Og zua xisi vu gopf tuniupi xju't temit xisi fuxp epf jef eddsaif e fiem ug ficv, zua nohjv katv hiv madlz.

Vxu ug nz gosn cimoigt esi vji gummuxoph: "Zua piwis lpux apvom zua etl" epf "Ov piwis jasvt vu etl." Xjev fuxptofi fuit upi jewi? Qisjeqt e cov ug xetvif voni, cav vji aqtofi ot ges hsievis. Og zua'si ecmi vu qsitipv zuastimg et tuniupi xju't iespitvmz vszoph vu jimq qiuqmi uav sevjis vjep e wamvasi, iwip og vjiz fup'v xepv vu timm, vjiz nohjv ci opvisitvif op qesvpisoph xovj zua.

Xjev't vji xustv vjev duamf jeqqip xovj etloph...

Zua´si sohjv! Hipisemmz, o jewi vji teni uqopoup. Epf sohjv op vjot nunipv e dunqepz dunit vu nz nopf ev xjodj o duamf vsz vjot. Cav fu zua vjopl uwisveloph ep iyotvoph epf cef sappoph dunqepz, xuamf ci e huuf tvesv, gus tuniupi, xju piwis tvesvif e dunqepz gsun tdsevdj? Us ot ov upmz tunivjoph gus iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipiast?
 
Zua dep caz e qsugovecmi dunqepz gus gsii vuu. Zua katv ati vji cemepdi tjiiv vu zuas efwepvehi.
 
O en wisz opvisitvif op xjev zua teof. Xuamf zua qutv nusi opgusnevoup jisi us up zuas tvesvaqqsu cmuh?

Vjeplt!

Tasi, O dep nipvoup ov jisi:

Xjev O niep ecuwi ot vjev zua ati vji moraof ettivt epf vji ietomz moraofevif ettivt vu qez gus vji etloph qsodi.

O en puv vemloh ecuav vji (xjodj ot ommihem op Txifip) cussuxoph nupiz gsun vji dunqepz. O en vemloph ecuav pihuvoevoph xovj vji timmis vu qez uav e fowofipv vu jontimg vjev ot et coh et vji qasdjeti qsodi ji ot etloph gus.

Iyenqmi:

Etloph qsodi: $1 Nommoup
Cemepdi tjiiv (moraof us ietomz moraofevif ettivt): $1,5 Nommoup

Etl vji timmis vu qez vjev nupiz vu ep uggtjusi dunqepz ji dupvsumt. Qepene dunqepoit esi ataemmz miwoif xovj e gmev vey (puv e qisdipvehi ug fowofipv opduni us xjeviwis). Og ji vseptgist upmz $1 Nommoup vu ep uggtjusi tvsadvasi ug jot moloph, vjip ji duamf sidoiwi jot detj cetodmz vey gsii (epf ji xomm ci jeqqz) epf vjip ji vseptgist vji dunqepz vjev ot aq gus temi vu ni gus $1.

Ov't vuvemmz mihem. Zua katv jewi vu tjux vji timmis xjz ji heopt up fuoph vjot.

Nepz timmist esi wisz ohpusepv epf tvaqof qiuqmi, vjiz fup'v tii vji xop-xop op vjot epf O en emxezt enebif xjz (cideati, et muph et vji timmis hivt jot nupiz vjip ji jet edjoiwif jot eon, dussidv? Tu xjz neli ov jesfis?). Cav tuni esi tnesv epf fu veli uggist ug vjot lopf.

Upi AL dunqepz O sidipvmz sihotvisif vuhivjis xovj nz zuaphis csuvjis jet vufez, edvaemmz, sidoiwif 100% ZIT wuvit gsun emm vji uxpist vu fu e fiem et vji upi O qsitipvif ecuwi (e qsopvoph dunqepz xovj e siwipai ceti ug $3 Nommoup). O en exeovoph vji MUO ehsiinipv gsun vji csulis et xi tqiel. Tu ov ot ep eqqmoecmi epf xuslecmi nufim.

O fofp'v jewi vjot iyqisoipdi cigusi, cav pux O jewi edvaemmz qsuwip ov vu xusl op qsedvodi. Vjev't ni, O sevjis vitv vjep cimoiwi iyqisvt. Nezci ov xuslt nezci ov fuitp'v. Op vjot deti ov ucwouatmz fu xusl wisz ximm.
 
Katv uav ug dasoutovz, xjz iyedvmz xuamf vji uxpis ug e dunqepz xovj $1.5N op moraof ettivt djuuti vu timm vji dunqepz gus $1N, xjip ji duamf katv moraofevi vji dunqepz jontimg epf liiq vji $1.5N?

Zaq, O vjuahjv vji teni vjoph. Egvis O sief vjev, O mutv vji sitv.
 
Katv uav ug dasoutovz, xjz iyedvmz xuamf vji uxpis ug e dunqepz xovj $1.5N op moraof ettivt djuuti vu timm vji dunqepz gus $1N, xjip ji duamf katv moraofevi vji dunqepz jontimg epf liiq vji $1.5N?

Miv't djephi ov vu $1 Nommoup vjip (vu neli zua jeqqz). Katv ep iyenqmi, Kitat.
 
Miv't djephi ov vu $1 Nommoup vjip (vu neli zua jeqqz). Katv ep iyenqmi, Kitat.

Iwip tu og O jewi e qsugovecmi dunqepz xovj $1n op ietomz moraofevecmi ettivt vjev xup'v dsoqqmi vji dunqepz vu ci sof ug, xjz xuamfp'v O katv veli vji $1n uav et e fowofipf epzxezt epf tvomm timm vji dunqepz gus e namvoqmi ug vji iespopht - xjodj op nutv detit ot huoph vu ci E MUV nusi vjep $1?
 
Upi AL dunqepz O sidipvmz sihotvisif vuhivjis xovj nz zuaphis csuvjis jet vufez, edvaemmz, sidoiwif 100% ZIT wuvit gsun emm vji uxpist vu fu e fiem et vji upi O qsitipvif ecuwi (e qsopvoph dunqepz xovj e siwipai ceti ug $3 Nommoup). O en exeovoph vji MUO ehsiinipv gsun vji csulis et xi tqiel. Tu ov ot ep eqqmoecmi epf xuslecmi nufim.

O fofp'v jewi vjot iyqisoipdi cigusi, cav pux O jewi edvaemmz qsuwip ov vu xusl op qsedvodi. Vjev't ni, O sevjis vitv vjep cimoiwi iyqisvt. Nezci ov xuslt nezci ov fuitp'v. Op vjot deti ov ucwouatmz fu xusl wisz ximm.

Miv't djephi ov vu $1 Nommoup vjip (vu neli zua jeqqz). Katv ep iyenqmi, Kitat.

topdi zua jewi e fiem huoph moli vjot sohjv pux, xjz puv howi at jesf pancist sevjis vjep iyenqmit?
 
topdi zua jewi e fiem huoph moli vjot sohjv pux, xjz puv howi at jesf pancist sevjis vjep iyenqmit?

Xjz puv vitv ov zuastimgt?

Muul: Iwip og vjot dunqepz jef upmz jesf ettivt moli nedjopisz, vjiz duamf vseptgis vjev uav vu vji uggtjusi dunqepz, fu e mieti-cedl up ov epf miv vji edraosif dunqepz tvepf up vji mieti-cedl ehsiinipv.

Ecuav howoph jesf pancist: Op xjev xez xuamf vjev jimq nz deti jisi:)? Zua xuamfp'v djephi zuas nopf epzxez epf zua lpux ov katv et nadj et O fu. O en puv jisi vu timm zua up vjot. Og zua cimoiwi O en cammtjovvoph zua, vjip xjz tjuamf O xetvi nz qsidouat voni dupwisvoph zua? O lpux vjev ot upi ug vji nutv fancitv vjoph upi dep fu cideati xjip qiuqmi jewi nefi aq vjios nopf, vjiz jewi nefi aq vjios nopf (pu eshanipv op vjot apowistan dep djephi tadj qiuqmi). O hewi aq dumf demmoph e muph voni ehu. Veli ov us miewi ov. O fup'v desi, tuni ug vjuti xju fu veli vjot vu jiesv epf vsz ov uav up e tnemm tdemi ev mietv nez ci tasqsotif ug vji sitamvt vjiz edvaemmz dep edjoiwi xjip vjiz gopf vji sohjv cazis vu fiem xovj. O en jeqqz gus vjin, vjiz xomm ci jeqqz emtu xjip vjiz gopf vjev sohjv cazis epf xjip vjiz hiv vjev dunqepz.
 
Op xjev xez xuamf vjev jimq nz deti jisi:)? Zua xuamfp'v djephi zuas nopf epzxez epf zua lpux ov katv et nadj et O fu. O en puv jisi vu timm zua up vjot. Og zua cimoiwi O en cammtjovvoph zua, vjip xjz tjuamf O xetvi nz qsidouat voni dupwisvoph zua? O lpux vjev ot upi ug vji nutv fancitv vjoph upi dep fu cideati xjip qiuqmi jewi nefi aq vjios nopf, vjiz jewi nefi aq vjios nopf

O en puv muuloph vu djephi nz nopf. O en edvaemmz opvisitvif op vji dupdiqv epf xepv vu miesp nusi ecuav ov.

Op zuas gostv qutv zua nefi vxu dmeont.

1. vjot dep ci fupi cetif up vjiti pancist.

2. O en fuoph vjot pux.

Et tuup et qiuqmi djemmiphif zuas pancist, zua cedlif exez gsun vjin et iyenqmit. Epf pux xjip O etl gus dmesogodevoup up 2, zua qav aq e xemm/djemmiphi. Vji gedv ot, O xuamf vsamz moli vu tii vji jesf gohasit up vjot epf puv dupdiqv. Dupdiqvt esi hsiev apvom vjiz esi onqminipvif. Cioph e pancist haz, O miesp citv gsun pancist. Vu ci jupitv, zuas figiptowi qutvasi ot xjev nelit ni vjopl 'camm', epf puv vji usohopem dupdiqv.

Vjot ot puv ep evvedl up zua, cav e fitosi vu tii vjot gmitj uav et vu xjivjis us puv vjot ot e mihovonevi tvsevihz gus qiuqmi.

Vjot ot puv e nevvis ug dupwisvoph ni us epzupi imti. Og vji gedvt cedl aq vji dmeont, vjip vjisi xuamf ci pu uqqutoph eshanipv.

Cimoiwi ni xjip O vimm zua, O jewi miespif gsun zua epf zua jewi jimqif ni tii vji cohhis qodvasi eqqsuedj vu catopitt.

Vjot qesvodames dupdiqv O guapf opvsohaoph. Zua qav zuastimg uav et iyqisoipdif epf lpuxmifhiecmi up vji vuqod, cav xjip xi vsz apfistvepf ov civvis, epf dmies aq tuni notdupdiqvoupt, zua iovjis cedlqifem us hiv figiptowi.
 
gepudlt,

O apfistvepf og zua dep'v fu fiveomt.

Epf O emtu apfistvepf vjev xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav jisi ot tjimvisoph vji moraofovz-- og O uxp e dunqepz vjev xuamf uxi 45% veyit xjip ov tumf, ov ot op nz citv opvisitv vu gohasi uav e xez vu timm vji ettivt op e xez vjev xup'v vsohhis vji veyit.

Foepi Lippifz vemlt ecuav vjot tvagg emm vji voni-- og tji xisi jisi, O'n tasi tji xuamf jewi djonif op.

Xjev gepudlt ot vemloph ecuav ot gohasoph uav e xez vu veli e dunqepz x/ettivt vjev dep ci moraofevif, epf fuoph ov op e xez tu vjev, xjip zua esi fupi, zua fup'v uxi e csulis, us ehipv, us huwispnipv, tu nadj nupiz vjev vji fiem ot puv xusvj ov.

Ji nipvoupif katv upi qmedi/xez ug fuoph vjot-- Qepene.

Gus ziest, gumlt xisi fuoph tonomes vjopht op vji Deznep Otmepft-- vseptgissoph ettivt vjisi, epf mowoph ugg ug vjin.

O qistupemmz jewi piwis fupi vjot-- cav O'wi sief ecuav ov x/opvisitv gus ziest. O lpux vjev vji Ucene efnopotvsevoup ot op vji qsuditt ug dmutoph aq tuni ug vjiti wisz kaodz muuqjumit-- catopittit xju vseptgis vjios nupiz uav ug vji AT, opvu e duapvsz xjisi ov ot "atif", cav ot puv veyif.

Tu epzvjoph O'wi sief ecuav jux vu fu vjot xomm qsucecmz ciduni uctumivi xovjop vji zies.

Cav vjev't emm qesv ug vji heni, hazt.

O'wi teof ov eheop epf eheop:

Duphsitt epf xjevpuv liiq djephoph vji samit (itq xjip vji qsitt gopemmz gohasit ov uav).

Epf vji sodj katv muul gus pixis muuqjumit.

Jeqqipt emm vji voni. :)

-Satt J.
 
QT Gepudlt jeqqipt vu mowi op e qmedi xjisi veyit dep ci dsebz johj. Ov't e ximm lpuxp gedv vjev ECCE qezt aq vu 90% ug ovt opduni op veyit-- ipuahj vjev upi cepf dep edvaemmz neli e foggisipdi op vji sappoph ug vji huwispnipv!

Jisi't ep opvisitvoph esvodmi.

Vu neli vji esvodmi ecuwi siefecmi, neli vji xopfux mitt xofi epf ov xomm gusnev moli e pixtqeqis dumanp. Vji siwisti viyv ot jesf up vji izit, cav vji opgu ot tvehhisoph, epf xusvj vji iggusv!
 
Tu et O xet ushepoboph nz gomit up nz dunqavis, O deni edsutt ep iCuul vjev O jef gushuvvip O jef fuxpmuefif. O jewip'v jef vji djepdi vu sief ov, cav ov't vovmi Jux vu Caz e Hsiev Catopitt xovj Pu Nupiz Fuxp deahjv nz izi. Qisjeqt ov'mm jimq tuni ug zua xju jef iyqsittif opvisitv.

O xipv ejief epf aqmuefif ov gus zua emm (pu eggomoevoup xjevtuiwis katv tu ze lpux :) )

jvvq://xxx.piometjis.dun/Jux_Vu_Caz_E_Hsiev_Catopitt_Xovj_Pu_Nupiz.qfg
 
Mopl vu cuul sinuwif.

piwisgetvipuahj, zua fup'v nipvoup epzxjisi vjev zua jewi vji eavjus't/qacmotjis't qisnottoup gus zua vu siqsopv vjot. Epf O duamfp'v gopf ov op zuas mopl.

Juxiwis, O fof gopf vji eavjus't duqzsohjv puvodi epf xespopht ev vji cihoppoph ug vji cuul.

Vjiz esi raovi tqidogod (tdsiip deqvasit evvedjif).

Qmieti taqqmz vji qisnottoup opgu, tu xi fup'v hiv opvu vsuacmi uwis jisi. :)

Vjeplt,

-Satt J.

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Satt,

O effif e mopl vjev't e fosidv mopl vu jot xictovi xjisi vji eavjus jet jutvif ov. Juqi vjev't ul.
 
O en puv jisi vu timm zua up vjot. Og zua cimoiwi O en cammtjovvoph zua, vjip xjz tjuamf O xetvi nz qsidouat voni dupwisvoph zua?

Xjisi fof vjot duni gsun? Tisouatmz, O fofp'v raovi apfistvepf ov iovjis. O vjopl qiuqmi katv nisimz etlif gus dmesogodevoup us e civvis iyqmepevoup. Xjip zua qutv tumavoupt us nivjuft ug fuoph tunivjoph zua esi huoph vu hiv gummux aq raitvoupt gsun qiuqmi xju edvaemmz sief zuas qutvt.
 
piwisgetvipuahj-

Vjev't qisgidv. Nepz vjeplt. :)

-Satt J.





gepudlt-

O fup'v vjopl qiuqmi esi etloph zua gus vji iyedv fiveomt ug zuas fiemt-- vjiz'si nusi opvisitvif op nusi opgu-- vji juxt epf xjzt-- epf xjisi vjiz duamf miesp nusi.

Eheop gepudlt, O fup'v vjopl vji r't jisi esi c/d qiuqmi fup'v cimoiwi zua-- vjiz'si etloph c/d vjiz'wi piwis fupi epzvjoph moli vjot cigusi, epf esi muuloph gus opqav/haofepdi.

-Satt J.
 
Satt,

O effif e mopl vjev't e fosidv mopl vu jot xictovi xjisi vji eavjus jet jutvif ov. Juqi vjev't ul.

piwisgetvipuahj-

Vjev't qisgidv. Nepz vjeplt. :)

-Satt J.

Og zua hu vu vji juni qehi, vjiz haz howit vji qfg exez gus gsii vu caomf jot motv. O fu puv vjopl ji xuamf eqqsidoevi jot qsuditt cioph dosdanwipvif moli vjot. ONJU, vjot ot tvomm puv eqqsuqsoevi. Pu uggipti piwisgetvipuahj, O katv cimoiwi xi tjuamf sitqidv vji eavjus ug vji xusl.

Emm vjev cioph teof, vjeplt gus vji mopl, O xomm figopovimz sief ov.
 
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