Buying a Business
The Nolan Scott Team specialize in providing services for buyers and investors alike in their pursuit of purchasing businesses.
Every investor has a different perspective and different needs for their vision. This decision can be as emotional to you as selling a business. So much of who you are will go into this new endeavor: finances, time, sweat, commitment. We strive to guide you on this journey and smooth the transition.
THE STEPS
Setting the Foundation
Acquiring a business is one of the largest and riskiest financial decisions you'll make. Success requires understanding market value, verifying financial records, structuring proper financing, and identifying opportunities that align with your goals and capabilities. This isn't just about buying cash flow: it's about committing your time, capital, and future to an operation that needs to deliver returns.
We specialize in representing buyers through the acquisition process, from identifying opportunities to closing transactions. Our role is to help you understand what you can afford, verify what sellers claim, assess real market value, and structure deals that protect your investment while maximizing opportunity.
Our Process
We conduct comprehensive valuation of every business we represent and develop detailed understanding of both seller motivations and buyer requirements. For buyers, this means understanding your financial position, acquisition criteria, lifestyle goals, and decision timeline. We match these requirements against available opportunities, focusing on businesses where the numbers work, the operations fit your capabilities, and the transition can be structured properly.
Our process includes financial analysis, industry comparison, operational assessment, and deal structuring that accounts for financing options, seller involvement, transition support, and risk mitigation. The outcome is clear understanding of whether a specific opportunity represents genuine value or should be passed over for better options in the market.
Business Analysis Plan
We conduct comprehensive valuation of every business we represent and develop detailed understanding of both seller motivations and buyer requirements. For buyers, this means understanding your financial position, acquisition criteria, lifestyle goals, and decision timeline. We match these requirements against available opportunities, focusing on businesses where the numbers work, the operations fit your capabilities, and the transition can be structured properly.
Our process includes financial analysis, industry comparison, operational assessment, and deal structuring that accounts for financing options, seller involvement, transition support, and risk mitigation. The outcome is clear understanding of whether a specific opportunity represents genuine value or should be passed over for better options in the market.
Goal Assessment
& Financing
Every acquisition starts with defining your criteria: industry preferences, geographic requirements, revenue range, owner involvement level, growth expectations, and capital available for down payment and working capital. The more specific your parameters, the more efficiently we identify opportunities that actually fit. We also coordinate financing solutions through our network of SBA lenders, conventional lenders, and alternative financing sources.
After years facilitating business acquisitions, we've structured deals using SBA 7(a) loans, seller financing, equipment financing, equity partners, and combinations that make acquisitions possible with less cash than buyers initially assume. If you're serious about acquiring a business and need guidance on what's available, what it's worth, and how to finance it properly, let's talk.
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