Buying a business: A Step-by-Step Checklist

Many people dream of owning their own business, and they just assume they have to start it from scratch. The reality is that starting a business from scratch can be risky. Buying an existing business can be faster, cheaper and safer than starting a business. But...

Buying a Business: Cash

Typically, cash is not transferred during a business sale. In an asset sale, the owner keeps his/her corporate entity, and all bank accounts, plus cash. Even in a share sale (when the buyer takes over the legal entity), the cash balance is typically stripped down to a...