Diagnosing an Existing Business
Find the real cause of weak visibility, conversion, retention, sales, profit, or owner dependency.
Business buying decision books
Before buying any business, most people miss critical risks
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Buying a Business
Start with acquisition evidence, transfer risk, and seller claims.
Evaluating Risk
Test cash flow, lease, staff, customer, and operating assumptions.
Learning from Examples
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Taking Over Series
About this series →Focused guides for buyers evaluating specific types of small businesses before taking over.
Taking Over a Restaurant
Before You Pay a Transfer Fee, Trust the Sales Numbers, or Inherit Someone Else's Problems
Taking Over a Convenience Store
How to Check Sales, Inventory, Rent, Hours, and Hidden Risks Before You Buy
Taking Over a Flower Shop
What Must Be True Before You Buy a Flower Business
Taking Over a Pet Store
What Must Be True Before You Buy a Pet Business
Taking Over a Coffee Shop
What Must Be True Before You Buy a Coffee Business
Taking Over a Salon
How to Preserve Client Relationships, Personal Trust, and the Invisible Systems Behind a Successful Business
Small Business Diagnosis Series
About this series →Diagnostic guides for owners who need to find the real cause of weak visibility, conversion, retention, sales, profit, cost, positioning, or owner-dependency problems.
Why Your Small Business Looks Busy but Makes No Money
How to Diagnose Hidden Profit Problems in Small Retail Businesses
Why Your Local Business Is Losing Visibility Even When Nothing Has Changed
A Diagnostic Guide to Local Visibility and Customer Flow Problems
Why Customers Don't Come Back to Your Small Business
How to Diagnose Memory, Experience, Loyalty, and Return Failures
Why Your Small Business Sales Suddenly Dropped
How to Diagnose Revenue, Cash Flow, Conversion, and Leakage Failures
Why Your Business Is Busy but Still Not Profitable
How to Find Margin Loss, Delivery Waste, and Hidden Profit Leakage
Why Your Small Business Costs Keep Increasing Without Growth
How to Diagnose Fixed-Cost Creep, Labor Inflation, Inefficiency, and Hidden Overhead
Why Your Competitors Are Growing Faster Than You
How to Diagnose Market Positioning and Competitive Gaps
Why Your Business Cannot Run Without You
How to Diagnose Owner Dependency, Decision Bottlenecks, and Operational Fragility
Why Visitors Don't Become Customers in Your Business
Diagnosing Conversion Funnel Problems in Small Businesses
Small Business Decision Series
About this series →Decision frameworks for opening, buying, renewing, franchising, or keeping a small business open.
Small Business Risk Checklist
Before You Sign a Lease, Buy a Shop, or Open Your First Store
Buying an Existing Small Business
Before You Pay a Transfer Fee, Take Over a Lease, or Trust the Seller's Numbers
Franchise Risk Checklist
Before You Pay the Franchise Fee or Sign the Agreement
Should You Keep the Store Open?
How to Decide Whether to Continue, Change, Sell, or Close
Should You Renew the Lease?
A Practical Decision Framework for Small Business Owners
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