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What is (are?) Seller’s Discretionary Earnings?
Selling a Business, Finance, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-04-28 Selling a Business, Finance, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2025-04-28

What is (are?) Seller’s Discretionary Earnings?

What is it and why should you care?

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Shares vs. Assets? What’s the Difference?
Selling a Business, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-13 Selling a Business, Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2020-04-13

Shares vs. Assets? What’s the Difference?

Selling or buying a business? One topic that is sure to come up (hopefully sooner, rather than later), is the type of sale. Is your deal a share sale, or an asset sale?

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What to Look for When Buying a Business
Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2015-02-07 Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2015-02-07

What to Look for When Buying a Business

Buying a business can be a daunting prospect.  You become responsible for your own successes and failures and ultimately the buck stops at you. There are no guarantees that you will succeed or be happy…

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Why You Should Buy an Existing Business
Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2014-07-21 Buying a Business Sean Murphy, MBA 2014-07-21

Why You Should Buy an Existing Business

As an entrepreneur, I love startups. There’s something sexy and energizing about a completely new business that fights its way to success from the ground up. Unfortunately, this image is not always realistic, nor is it often practical…

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Buying a Franchise: A Beginner’s Guide
Buying a Business, Franchise Sean Murphy, MBA 2014-04-09 Buying a Business, Franchise Sean Murphy, MBA 2014-04-09

Buying a Franchise: A Beginner’s Guide

I bought a franchise recently, and I’ve been asked a lot of questions. Are they more likely to survive? Will I make more money?

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