If a business has not been operating profitably for at least five years I will usually not buy them Young businesses are seductive. I often want to buy them because many of them sell great new products or services and have strong profitable growth. However, the problem with buying such businesses is that they have [...]
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I usually do not buy businesses if they are new or unlikely to survive
Posted in Will the business survive? on February 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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