Small Business Risk Checklist
Before You Sign a Lease, Buy a Shop, or Open Your First Store
Books
Decision frameworks for different stages of business ownership.
Books for small business risk decisions
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
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