SCORE - Best Practices & The Legalities Of Buying A Business

Learn the fundamentals of buying a Business from how to get started, successful negotiations (including pricing), finance and Capital, top legal issues, and why to consider franchises (whether new or established locations). We will walk through a sample hypothetical transaction together to review topics that come up in all business purchases, such as:

Why buy a business

How to find a good business

Contracting: Investigate. Negotiate. Document.

Sources of capital

What are the steps in buying a business

How is the price determined

Top legal issues

Consider franchising

The Facilitator for this event is Attorney Laura Liss. Laura represents small business buyers, sellers, and founders. Her business covers business purchases and sales, commercial real estate, contracts, forming companies, franchising, trademark matters, and more. She is typically clients first call to troubleshoot whatever issue/question comes up because she is known to be practical and avoids legal jargon. Laura leads two networking groups for professional advisors to business buyers and sellers, which allows her to provide her clients ample referrals of high-quality advisors whenever they need help in M&A and industry knowledge. Laura is based in Oak Brook, Illinois and assists Clients nationwide.