| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) |
| Series |
Entrepreneurship and the management of growing enterprises |
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Entrepreneurship and the management of growing enterprises.
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| Contents |
The Position of Due Diligence in the Process of Acquiring a Business -- The Process of Due Diligence in Business Acquisitions -- The Risks of the Entrepreneurial Endeavor -- Informed Decisions -- Business Plan Format -- Targets of the Due Diligence Process -- A Process of Investigation -- A Sense of Investigation -- Defining the Enterprise -- Strategic View -- Acquisition Questions -- Defining the Product -- The Strategic Definition of a Product -- Operational Definition of Product -- Sources of Information for Product Definition -- Investigating the Market for the Product -- Analyzing Sales History -- Returns, Allowances, Nonreported Sales, and Barter Transactions -- Determinants of Demand for the Product -- Description of the Consumer -- Channels of Distribution -- The Selling Strategy -- Market Research -- Investigating Product Costs of Manufactured Goods -- Costed Bill of Material -- Volume Effects on Costs -- Labor Requirements -- Production Overhead -- Fixed and Variable Costs -- Staffing Requirements -- Production Equipment -- Production Layout Analysis -- Scrap and By-Products -- Volume Analysis -- Investigating Purchased Items -- Discounts and Purchase Quantities -- Delivery and Terms of Purchase -- Characteristics of the Supplier -- Facility Concerns -- Size and Capacity Concerns -- Signage and Frontage Concerns -- Lease Terms -- Competing and Complementary Businesses -- Insurance for the Business -- Product Liability Insurance -- Employee Health Care -- Workers' Compensation -- Property and Casualty Insurance |
| Summary |
Both authors have bought and sold several businesses, and here they explain the process in simple, easy-to-follow steps that cover all the basics such as market, products, insurance facilities, assets and short and long term liabilities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Business enterprises -- Purchasing -- United States
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Disclosure of information -- United States
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New business enterprises -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Mergers & Acquisitions.
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Business enterprises -- Purchasing
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Disclosure of information
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New business enterprises
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Ondernemerschap.
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Aanschaf.
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Geheimhouding.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carroll, James J
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| ISBN |
9781452221823 |
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1452221820 |
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9781452220420 |
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1452220425 |
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0803959427 |
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9780803959422 |
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1452237387 |
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9781452237381 |
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1322413053 |
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9781322413051 |
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