3. The business is often worse than the seller will admit and can be improved more than the seller realizes.
I made my first SMB acquisition last Spring. Here are a few things I learned from the introduction until now:
1. Understanding the financial statements of a small business can be very different than what is taught in an MBA program
3. The business is often worse than the seller will admit and can be improved more than the seller realizes.
6. You'll lose sleep and won't even be able to identify the problem. It's just the pain of owning a business that keeps you up.
12. You'll get asked how many hours you work and you're never really off.
15. If you sign up to pay in net 30 then pay in net 30. Stretching payment terms isn't shrewd, it's dishonest.