This essential reference covers purchases of office products, equipment and services for home, small, midsize or large businesses.

Takes readers from thinking, “Hmm, should I buy a business?” right through the process of choosing, investigating, and entering into a legal contract to do so.

Out there somewhere is a buyer looking to buy a business like yours. So if you're ready to sell, make sure you protect your interests and maximize your profit with this all-in-one guide.

Buying a car is an expensive business and mistakes can prove costly financially and in time, effort and stress. Wouldn't it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of this book's step-by-step guidance from a marque specialist, you can! You'll discover all you need to know about the car you want to buy. The unique points system will help you to place the cars value in relation to condition while extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment - don't buy a Volkswagen Bus without this book's help.

Buying a car is an expensive business and mistakes can prove costly financially and in time, effort and stress. Wouldn't it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of this book's step-by-step guidance from a marque specialist, you can! You'll discover all you need to know about the car you want to buy. The unique points system will help you to place the car's value in relation to condition while extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment - don't buy an MGB without this book's help.

This hands-on guide helps potential buyers decide whether or not business ownership is right for them, and provides a blueprint for finding the right business to buy. "Essential reading for anyone about to take the plunge".--Christopher W.L. Hart, President, The TQM Group.

Purchasing a business is a major life commitment. For many, it will be the largest financial transaction of their lives. The risks involved are considerable; the potential for financial disaster all too real. In Business Buyers Beware, Drew Ford draws upon a lifetime of experience in the area of small business acquisitions, sales, and operations. He provides the reader with the tools needed to minimize those risks and maximize the opportunity for successfully buying a profitable business. The process of buying a business is often plagued by misinformation, misdirection and confusion. Mr. Ford's book is brimming with little known facts and insider tips that provide potential business buyers with the necessary ammunition to lend transparency to that process. The author supplies a host of valuable insights, any one of which could save an unwary entrepreneur tens of thousands of dollars. It is a MUST READ for any prospective small business buyer. Drew Ford is an honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and a licensed member of the New Mexico Bar. No longer actively engaged in the practice of law, he currently devotes his professional time to consulting with prospective business buyers. He has been self-employed his entire life, and has owned and operated two separate business brokerages. He has held real estate licenses in both Texas and New Mexico. In addition to his work in buying and selling businesses, he has personally owned and sold a number of his own. A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Ford brings his extensive knowledge of business operations, both product and service based, to the arena of small business buying and selling.