"Buying Your Own Business, 2nd Edition" is an essential reference for anyone who wants to buy, or is in the process of buying a new business.Following the success of the first edition, this revised and updated edition offers more strategies and tips on how to identify business opportunities, plan your acquisition strategy, place a value on a target business, negotiate a fair arrangement, and close the deal."Buying Your Own Business, 2nd Edition" includes: up-to-date changes in tax laws; online resources; new sections on purchasing a stale company; critical elements in deal making; and, assessing a company's weaknesses.With over twenty years experience in buying and selling businesses, Russell Robb provides step-by-step advice to get you prepared for your own business, from raising the necessary cash to contracts and legal and tax concerns.

About the Author

Russell Robb is a 20-year veteran in the mergers and acquisitions business, providing investment banking and corporate finance advisory services to a wide range of middle market companies. He is a published author of two business books Buying Your Own Business and Selling Your Busines. He is currently a director of The Hamilton Trust, the oldest investment club in the United States.