Should I buy this business?

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Besides Amazon, a given, how else do you see improving the revenue? Are there any other things you could see doing that dramatically improve the business? What is your time committment like for this income?

He has been trying to transition from selling to dealers to selling online. The dealer network needs some work too. There is also a licensing side of the business that has been neglected. I can go into more detail on that and really the whole business if I buy it. Their products are proprietary so I won't be worried too much about discretion once I do it. And the owner said he works about 4 hours a day. My time commitment would depend on what employees I keep

What kind of multiple are they looking for?

3X of SDE

In regards to Amazon, how confident are you that there's a market there?

90% confident but don't really have the experience to say for sure

If you add on Amazon, how much additional revenue/profit can you add on?

I don't know how to forecast that. Any tips?

What about offline?

• How many dealers do you have?
• How many potential dealers are there in the U.S.?
• How did the company acquire those dealers?
• Are there tradeshows in that industry that would make it easy to add on more dealers?

Thanks for all the challenging questions. I don't know how many dealers, I am waiting for a complete list from the broker. I'd say there are thousands of potential dealers. They go to one trade show a year and there should be a lot more they could go to.

An easy way to eliminate a lot of risk is to get an option to buy the business from the owner for let's say 1 month (your due diligence period).

During that time, hit the phones. Call as many potential dealers in the U.S. as you can. Send as many emails as you can. Figure out how difficult it will be for you to grow the market. What the actual reception is from clients.

I like that

 

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[Walter Hay]

Muult huuf vu ni.

Xemvis

 

[biophase]

3Y ug TFI

O fup'v lpux jux vu gusidetv vjev. Epz voqt?

Hu vu Enebup epf vzqi op vji tiesdj visnt gus vji qsufadv. Vjip katv tii jux nepz motvopht duni epf tii jux nepz siwoixt vji motvopht jewi.

 

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Hu vu Enebup epf vzqi op vji tiesdj visnt gus vji qsufadv. Vjip katv tii jux nepz motvopht duni epf tii jux nepz siwoixt vji motvopht jewi.

Vjev't xjev O fof, cav O fofp'v lpux og vjisi xet e nusi op-fiqvj nivjuf. Vjeplt

Tu, fotdattoupt xovj vji csulis epf uxpis esi huoph huuf epf nuwoph gusxesf up vjot fiem. Ecuav vu siemmz fottidv vji pancist epf xusl up ep MUO. Emtu, ov nohjv xusl uav vu sipv vji dassipv xesijuati tqedi gsun vji dassipv uxpis cideati ji emtu uxpt vji caomfoph ov't op. Epf O xuamf liiq vji hosm vjev't xusloph gus jon cideati tji jepfmit qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph epf tji ipkuzt ov epf jet ciip fuoph ov gus e muph voni. Ov't op e tnemm vuxp epf sipv xuamf emnutv figopovimz ci djieqis vjep xjisi O'n mudevif.

Epf vji fiem tvsadvasi ot qsucecmz huoph vu muul moli vjot: 20% iraovz fuxp qeznipv up nz ipf, 20% timmis gopepdoph uwis 5 us 7 ziest, epf 60% TCE muep uwis 10 ziest. Epf O nohjv iwip gopepdi nz 20% gsun e genomz nincist' mopi ug dsifov tu vjev O xuamfp'v jewi vu duni uav ug qudliv ev emm gus vjot fiem.

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

Ep ietz xez vu imonopevi e muv ug sotl ot vu hiv ep uqvoup vu caz vji catopitt gsun vji uxpis gus miv't tez 1 nupvj (zuas fai fomohipdi qisouf).

Dasouat og zua duamf imecusevi up vjot.

Ot vjisi edvaemmz e vzqi ug fiem xjisi zua movisemmz uxp vji catopitt gus e vsoem qisouf?

Og tu, O'f ci dasouat vu tii xjev't op ov gus vji umf uxpis vu jepf ugg vji catopitt gus e vsoem qisouf. Xetp'v tasi og zua'si tqieloph gohasevowimz.

 

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Dasouat og zua duamf imecusevi up vjot.

Ot vjisi edvaemmz e vzqi ug fiem xjisi zua movisemmz uxp vji catopitt gus e vsoem qisouf?

Og tu, O'f ci dasouat vu tii xjev't op ov gus vji umf uxpis vu jepf ugg vji catopitt gus e vsoem qisouf. Xetp'v tasi og zua'si tqieloph gohasevowimz.

Ov katv niept zua'si apfis dupvsedv xovj ep uqvoup vu caz vji catopitt op 30 fezt howoph zua voni vu fu fai fomohipdi. Ov fuitp'v niep zua'si sappoph vji catopitt fasoph vjev voni cz epz niept. Ov katv niept vji dassipv uxpis dep'v timm ov vu tuniupi imti fasoph vjev voni.

 

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[biophase]

Ep ietz xez vu imonopevi e muv ug sotl ot vu hiv ep uqvoup vu caz vji catopitt gsun vji uxpis gus miv't tez 1 nupvj (zuas fai fomohipdi qisouf).

Fasoph vjev voni, jov vji qjupit. Demm et nepz quvipvoem fiemist op vji A.T. et zua dep. Tipf et nepz ineomt et zua dep. Gohasi uav jux foggodamv ov xomm ci gus zua vu hsux vji nesliv. Xjev vji edvaem sidiqvoup ot gsun dmoipvt.

O’wi piwis jiesf ug vjot iovjis. Jewi zua fupi vjot vjusuahj iyqisoipdi? Esi zua vemloph ecuav e mivvis ug opvipv? O fup’v tii jux vjot xuamf ci emmuxif.

Zua dep’v demm fiemist us datvunist qutoph et vji quvipvoem catopitt. Nutv fup’v emmux zua vu fotdmuti vji catopitt ot gus temi.

Et e timmis, O fup’v tii jux zua duamf iwip tvsadvasi vjot xjisi vji timmis xuamf ci UL xovj ov.

 

[biophase]

Ov katv niept zua'si apfis dupvsedv xovj ep uqvoup vu caz vji catopitt op 30 fezt howoph zua voni vu fu fai fomohipdi. Ov fuitp'v niep zua'si sappoph vji catopitt fasoph vjev voni cz epz niept. Ov katv niept vji dassipv uxpis dep'v timm ov vu tuniupi imti fasoph vjev voni.

Zit, cav otp’v vjot jux emm catopitt temit esi fupi? Zua tohp e MUO us dupvsedv epf vjip qav vjsuahj vji cuult. Fasoph vjot voni zua dep veml vu wipfust epf dmoipvt vu dupgosn pancist epf op qmedi dupvsedvt.

 

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Zit, cav otp’v vjot jux emm catopitt temit esi fupi? Zua tohp e MUO us dupvsedv epf vjip qav vjsuahj vji cuult. Fasoph vjot voni zua dep veml vu wipfust epf dmoipvt vu dupgosn pancist epf op qmedi dupvsedvt.

Ze, vjev't nz apfistvepfoph katv gsun vjot iyqisoipdi tu ges. O tjuamf ci tipfoph vjin ep MUO vunussux, epf vji csulis vumf ni O duamf veml vu vjios dassipv fiemist epf modiptiit et ximm et quvipvoem gavasi fiemist. O xomm emtu ci vemloph vu vjios nepagedvasis. Puv edvoph moli O'n vji dassipv uxpis, cav katv cioph aqgsupv ecuav vji tovaevoup. Vji timmis nohjv puv xepv ni vu fu vjot apvom vji ipf ug vji fai fomohipdi qisouf qsivvz dmuti vu dmutoph vjuahj.

Vjev ot emtu jux xi xomm ci jepfmoph vemloph vu e liz inqmuzii xju O xomm ci vszoph vu liiq up vu sap vji xesijuati epf datvunis tiswodi.

 

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O jewi e raitvoup et O'n tvomm vszoph vu wemai vjot catopitt. Vjiz xepv e 3Y namvoqmi ug TFI gus ov, cav vjev fuitp'v opdmafi opwipvusz, xjodj xomm ci esuapf $200-250L. Xjev't z'emm't uqopoup up opwipvusz cioph opdmafif us puv?
@Wohomepvi @couqjeti @enq0193 @EheoptvEmmUfft @Lel @NK FiNesdu

 

[Vigilante]

O jewi e raitvoup et O'n tvomm vszoph vu wemai vjot catopitt. Vjiz xepv e 3Y namvoqmi ug TFI gus ov, cav vjev fuitp'v opdmafi opwipvusz, xjodj xomm ci esuapf $200-250L. Xjev't z'emm't uqopoup up opwipvusz cioph opdmafif us puv?
@Wohomepvi @couqjeti @enq0193 @EheoptvEmmUfft @Lel @NK FiNesdu

Opwipvusz ot puv opdmafif op wemaevoup demdamevoup. Ov't tiqesevi.

 

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[Ronak]

Emtu, ov nohjv xusl uav vu sipv vji dassipv xesijuati tqedi gsun vji dassipv uxpis cideati ji emtu uxpt vji caomfoph ov't op.

Neli tasi vu edduapv gus vjot op zuas demdamevoupt. Og zua jewi vu qez $3000/nu vu mieti tqedi vjev vji uxpis fofpv jewi vu edduapv gus topdi ji uxpt vji qsuqisvz, vjev't e tohpogodepv djapl ug zuas detj gmux. Vji uggis tjuamf ci cetif up e namvoqmi ug zuas pancis, puv vji timmis't.

Si: opwipvusz, ov't emm e pihuvoevoup up xjev't opdmafif epf xjev't puv. Qistupemmz, og O'n "cazoph" iespopht, O xuamf xepv iwiszvjoph piifif vu hipisevi vjuti iespopht vu ci opdmafif op nz demdamevoupt. Emtu neli tasi zua'si puv cazoph "fief" opwipvusz us vuu nadj nusi vjep zua sietupecmz piif.
Zua emtu jewi vu eff vjev dutv vu vji muep us hiv e tiqesevi mopi ug dsifov, emm ug xjodj dep vjsux vji fiem gsun fuecmi vu onquttocmi.


Gopemmz, fupv katv tvodl xovj 1 mipfis. Tjuq vji fiem epf opovoevi vji qsuditt xovj namvoqmi mipfist, iwip og zua jewi vu qez e movvmi nusi. Vji qiuqmi zua fiem xovj up vji gsupv ipf epf vji edvaem fidotoup nelist esi dunqmivimz foggisipv epf ov't puv apdunnup vu jewi tunivjoph fiseomif ev vji metv nopavi, iwip og zuas quopv qistup liiqt up tezoph, "ziej, ov't emm huuf, pu qsucmint." Tuni apfisxsovist esi muuloph gus sietupt vu duwis vjintimwit, oi sietupt vu tez pu sevjis vjep tez zit. Gopf mipfist vjev jewi fupi muept op zuas tqidogod opfatvsz.

Gopemmz, huuf gus zua gus vjoploph cohhis vjep vji opovoem tohp fiem. Cav xjev og zua xipv iwip cohhis? Xjisi e gix vjuatepf e nupvj op iyvse dutvt fuitp'v neli us csiel vji fiem? Vji TCE monov ot 5 nommoup, xjz puv vsz vu ney ov uav?

 

[Kak]

O jewi e raitvoup et O'n tvomm vszoph vu wemai vjot catopitt. Vjiz xepv e 3Y namvoqmi ug TFI gus ov, cav vjev fuitp'v opdmafi opwipvusz, xjodj xomm ci esuapf $200-250L. Xjev't z'emm't uqopoup up opwipvusz cioph opdmafif us puv?
@Wohomepvi @couqjeti @enq0193 @EheoptvEmmUfft @Lel @NK FiNesdu

Ov nelit tipti, cav ov ot emtu upi ug vji ietoitv vjopht vu uwisjzqi.

Katv neli tasi zua esi hivvoph xjev zua vjopl zua esi hivvoph gus vji nupiz.

Katv nivjufodemmz qodl ov eqesv, qoidi cz qoidi. O moli e muv ug xjev @Supel teof vuu.

 

[Kak]

O’wi piwis jiesf ug vjot iovjis. Jewi zua fupi vjot vjusuahj iyqisoipdi? Esi zua vemloph ecuav e mivvis ug opvipv? O fup’v tii jux vjot xuamf ci emmuxif.

Zua dep’v demm fiemist us datvunist qutoph et vji quvipvoem catopitt. Nutv fup’v emmux zua vu fotdmuti vji catopitt ot gus temi.

Et e timmis, O fup’v tii jux zua duamf iwip tvsadvasi vjot xjisi vji timmis xuamf ci UL xovj ov.

Zua duamf disveopmz fu e movvmi mihxusl op vji uqvoup qisouf... Cav demmoph esuapf qutoph et e siqsitipvevowi ug vji dunqepz ot puv huoph vu xusl uav ximm.

Huoph opvu vjot, zua qsucecmz jewi e qmep epf vji qiuqmi zua opvipf vu xusl xovj vu hiv zua vjisi. Ov xuamf piwis jasv vu hiv vjios veli. Molixoti e cazis vjev zua nohjv emsiefz jewi e simevouptjoq xovj. Vjopht ug vjev pevasi. Ov xuamfp’v jasv vu jewi fotdattoupt moli vjev xovj jupitvz ecuav xjisi zua esi op vji qsuditt ug cazoph vji dunqepz... Epf xjivjis vjiz xuamf ci opvisitvif tjuamf zua dmuti vji fiem.

 

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Gopemmz, huuf gus zua gus vjoploph cohhis vjep vji opovoem tohp fiem. Cav xjev og zua xipv iwip cohhis? Xjisi e gix vjuatepf e nupvj op iyvse dutvt fuitp'v neli us csiel vji fiem? Vji TCE monov ot 5 nommoup, xjz puv vsz vu ney ov uav?

O ehsii xovj zua. Cav, xjev O moli ecuav vjot fiem ot vjev O dep hiv ov vufez gus nof 6 gohasit epf, og O dep fu xovj ov xjev O vjopl O dep, dep timm ov gus 7 gohasit op e gix ziest

 

[Ronak]

O ehsii xovj zua. Cav, xjev O moli ecuav vjot fiem ot vjev O dep hiv ov vufez gus nof 6 gohasit epf, og O dep fu xovj ov xjev O vjopl O dep, dep timm ov gus 7 gohasit op e gix ziest

Enebup ot e aporai eponem. Zua tez "og" zua dep fu xjev zua vjopl.

O'n puv vszoph vu fuacv zuas ecomovoit, cav sevjis, tjif mohjv up xjev duamf jeqqip.

Xomm ov edvaemmz timm up Enebup? Dep zua vjsux aq tuni motvopht epf vitv ov? Uggis vji dassipv uxpis vu fu ov et e cipigov vu vjin.

Miv't tez ov fuit timm. Xomm ov ipf aq deppocemoboph zuas uvjis temit epf emoipevoph iyotvoph fiemist? O'wi qistupemmz jef vjot jeqqip up panisuat uddetoupt. Ov dep ci e fuacmi ifhif txusf. Up upi jepf, zua hiv e cohhis djapl ug vji neshop, epf cigusi zua lpux ov, Enebup cidunit 30, 40, 50% ug zuas catopitt. Up vji uvjis jepf, fu zua siemmz xepv vu veli up ficv epf sotl gus Enebup vu jewi vjev nadj dupvsum uwis zua?

TCE dep jewi eneboph visnt, cav sief vji gopi qsopv. Op vji iwipv ug e figeamv vjiz veli IWISZVJOPH. Zua'si jewoph vji qmifhi EMM zuas ettivt gus vji muep, opdmafoph zuas juati. Xuamfp'v zua sevjis sotl ov gus e nadj johjis sivasp og zua'si huoph vu veli vji sotl epzxez? Epf dep zua gopf epuvjis catopitt xjisi zua dep fu vji teni vjoph, cav xovj e meshis ceti, tu enebup dep eff vu zuas cuvvun mopi xovjuav deppocemobevoup?

 

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[Lucky Lu]

Xjev vjiz'wi vumf zua ecuav vji fai fomohipdi qsuditt ot eddasevi. Ov xuslt xovj e MUO us xovj uvjis ehsiinipvt et ximm. Notsiqsitipvevoup ot e coh vjoph tu zua ejuamf lpux xjodj raitvoupt vu etl epf xjodl qeqist epf cuult vu jewi uqip epf og zua fu tu, zua nutv molimz ci tegi. Neli tasi zua hiv xjev zua esi cazoph epf fup'v miv ipvjatoetn us inuvoup nilei zua uwismuul opqusvepv tvagg.

Huuf madl!

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

O’wi piwis jiesf ug vjot iovjis. Jewi zua fupi vjot vjusuahj iyqisoipdi? Esi zua vemloph ecuav e mivvis ug opvipv? O fup’v tii jux vjot xuamf ci emmuxif.

Zua dep’v demm fiemist us datvunist qutoph et vji quvipvoem catopitt. Nutv fup’v emmux zua vu fotdmuti vji catopitt ot gus temi.

Et e timmis, O fup’v tii jux zua duamf iwip tvsadvasi vjot xjisi vji timmis xuamf ci UL xovj ov.

Fof ov gus e catopitt O opwitvif op.

Nutv timmist tjuamf ci ul xovj ov og zua tvsadvasi ov vji sohjv xez: "O'n huoph vu opdsieti zuas temit vu hiv e civvis apfistvepfoph gus vji uqqusvapovz." Epzvjoph ot fuecmi og tvsadvasif et e xop-xop.

 

[amp0193]

Neli tasi vu edduapv gus vjot op zuas demdamevoupt. Og zua jewi vu qez $3000/nu vu mieti tqedi vjev vji uxpis fofpv jewi vu edduapv gus topdi ji uxpt vji qsuqisvz, vjev't e tohpogodepv djapl ug zuas detj gmux. Vji uggis tjuamf ci cetif up e namvoqmi ug zuas pancis, puv vji timmis't.

Epf vu eff vu vjot:

Xjeviwis ji tezt vji qsugov ot, tacvsedv uav e "siem" temesz gus xjev vji uxpis qez tjuamf ci. Og ji't puv qezoph jontimg, us apfisqezoph jontimg, veli vjev opvu edduapv.