Leaving your job to buy a business? See the traps first.
You have savings, a few listings and a seller with a good story. We read the deal from your side of the table, before you sign anything.
Free 30 minutes with ClarIQ Advisory. Family run. Human-reviewed work.
Your answers pointed more than one way, and this page was the closest. Not quite you? Try profitable, but winging it, buried in follow-up and admin or thinking about selling, or take the questions again.
Sound familiar?
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The story sounds good
The seller says growth stalled for lack of time. It could be true. It could also be why the business is for sale.
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Which costs really go away
The listing adds back costs the seller says you will not have. Some will vanish. Others are the price of running it.
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Advice from the other side
Most of what you read comes from people paid when a deal closes. We take no fee from brokers or lenders, and none tied to closing.
What you sign up for.
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A free 30-minute buyer call
Bring your savings, your timeline and any listing. We tell you what to check first, and what can wait.
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A written deal read, once there is a deal
With a real listing in hand, the Deal Teardown reads it the way a lender will. One flat fee, shown at checkout.
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Help through closing, if you want it
The structure, the lender questions and the numbers, from offer to keys. Scope and fee in writing first.
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Before we begin
I am a year or two away. Is a call too early?
No. The cheapest time to avoid a bad deal is before you start looking. The call is free, with nothing to buy on it.
Do you find businesses or arrange the loan?
No. We work for you, the buyer. We are not a broker or a lender, and we take no fees from either.
Bring the listing, or just the plan.
Tell us your savings and what you want the business to do for you. We will tell you what to check before you spend anything.
Get a free callFree 30-minute call. We agree the scope and fee before any paid work. How your information is handled.