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Why do people go into Buying a Hospitality Business
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To control their own future
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To take advantage of their skills and abilities
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To make money
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Will the bank actually support you with Finance
The short answer is yes, but the trick to getting approved and borrowing the amount you need means having experience, a business plan and good security.
The ideal situation is for your new business to borrow the money, and your new business to make the loan repayments from the profits. Then in the end, you own the entire coffee shop and when you sell it, you get the lump-sum amount.
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How do I find the right Hospitality Business to buy
Our brokers will help you narrow down a short list of good coffee shops that suit your goals and advise you with your research.
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We will also recommend solicitors and lawyers that we work with and trust.
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We will assist and advise you with your research and investigation
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We will recommend experts in law, business accounting, and finance
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What is Due Diligence?
Due diligence is used to investigate and evaluate a business opportunity. The term due diligence describes a general duty to exercise care in any transaction. As such, it spans investigation into all relevant aspects of the past, present, and predictable future of the business of a target company.
Due diligence sounds impressive but ultimately it translates into basic common sense success factors such as "thinking things through" and "doing your homework".
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I found a Business to Buy, now what?
Our brokers are dealing with people buying and selling businesses on a daily basis and you can be confident that we will guide you through every step of the buying process.
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When the Financials are Difficult to Understand:
When a business cannot clearly show the turnover via the financials, or the financials are incomplete, it makes it difficult to decide whether the business is is a viable purchase.
The good news is that there are ways to conduct due diligence on a business allowing you to make an informed decision and not lose out on what might be a very profitable business.
Follow these steps to assist in conducting Due Diligence when there is missing financials:
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The Trial Period:
To prove the turnover of a business a trial period is often performed which consists of the buyer being in the business to observe the actual daily and weekly income of the business.
Both the buyer and seller agree on the turnover to be realised over a certain period with a variance of somewhere between 5% - 10%.
A trial period is only performed once an offer has been made based on reported profits and a deposit paid. This is a difficult time for the owner as he must now tell his staff that the business is for sale and he is exposing the inner workings of his business to a potential buyer.
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Visit and Evaluate
Another form of verifying a vendors reported income is to visit the business at different times of the day to see the foot traffic visiting the place. This will allow you to easily see if the reported figures are are accurate.
Bad weather has an impact on all businesses so be mindful when evaluating the income of a business in bad weather.
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Spreadsheets and POS Printouts
Business owners often only work on spreadsheets and printouts from the point of sale systems in the business. Your accountants can be a great help at this stage to work through the information and to present the financials to you in an understandable format.
Please be mindful of the owner being reluctant to part with the information as in most cases it is the only copy they have.
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The Handover Period
The handover period takes place a week or two prior to the settlement date and after the contract and the assignment of the lease have both been signed off with no special conditions outstanding.
This is the time the previous owner introduces the new owner to the staff and suppliers, as well as the customers. The previous owner also uses this time to show the new owner the operation of the business and to make sure that the transition to the new owner is smooth and without incident.
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Finally
The Coffee Shop Brokers are here to assist you along the way and will make sure you have access to all the information you require to make an informed decision on purchasing a business