How to Buy an Existing Business: An Exciting Alternative to Corporate America

Over the next 10 years, 8 million business owners will be exiting their businesses. This “Transition Tidal Wave” presents the best opportunity in decades for individuals trying to exit Corporate America and become entrepreneurs.

But here’s the problem: The process of buying a business through traditional channels, such as business brokers, is extremely inefficient. In fact, it’s why 90% of prospective buyers never find a business to buy.

Listen to this Master Class session led by Aaron Paul, President of Acquisition Finders, to learn everything you need to know about buying an existing business, including:

• The best time to buy an existing business (hint: don’t wait!)
• How to avoid business-buying roadblocks
• Strategies for finding the right business at a great price
• Financing tips, case studies from past acquisitions, and much more

Aaron will tell you how to make the right choice and hit the ground running.

Here’s What attendees of the Live Event Had to Say:

• “Content was terrific!”
• “Great overview of the acquisition process for smaller companies.”
• “Think about making this a series. There are multiple deeper dives (but still at a high level) such as having a class on financing, one on due diligence, another on legal process, dos/don’ts, etc.”
• “While I originally started with ExecuNet as an [in-role] corporate executive, I have found myself more interactive in the series dedicated to corporate alternatives/transition. Please continue with this line of subjects.”

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Aaron Paul is the President and Founder of Acquisition Finders. He has managed a number of transactions for clients, both small and large, across a broad spectrum of industries. Aaron utilizes his experience to help clients find, finance and close the best possible opportunity for their situation.
Aaron is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas with a BBA in Marketing. Prior to founding Acquisition Finders, e was a principal with another national M&A firm, specializing in working with high net worth executives and private equity firms.
Aaron is a featured speaker at workshops and webinars for one of the largest outplacement firms in the United States, where he discusses the process of sourcing transactions, as well as the process of closing transactions in the most efficient manner possible.

William Flamme

William Flamme is ExecuNet's Associate Director of Content Marketing, where he develops engaging job search, career path, and leadership insight to build ExecuNet's brand recognition as the leader in senior-level executive job search and all matters career.

He delivers executive-level content across the various properties under the ExecuNet brand, amplifying the power of ExecuNet's expert voices and shaping the content strategy.

Prior to joining ExecuNet in 2008, Will earned a master's degree in education and taught fifth grade and sixth grade. As a teacher, he deepened his appreciation for the written word and mastered skills necessary for managing writers who sometimes view deadlines as homework. It is his training as an educator which allows Will to take complex ideas and make them simple for busy executives to understand and to execute.