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Buying a Small BusinessResources for HBS Alumni1 2019 Harvard Business School
Getting started HBR Guide to Buying a SmallBusiness: Think Big, Buy Small, OwnYour Own Company by HBSProfessors Richard Ruback andRoyce Yudkoff (2017) Jim Stein Sharpe, Entrepreneur inResidence at the Arthur RockCenter, blogs about search andrunning SMEs with a wealth ofadvice and resources. Buying an Existing Business fromthe US Small BusinessAdministration is an introductoryguide for those who are consideringbuying a business.2 2019 Harvard Business School
Search Funds Search Funds: A website by theCenter for Entrepreneurial Studies atStanford Graduate School ofBusiness. Resources include recentstudies on the search fund assetclass, links to panel videodiscussions, and publications aboutthe search fund model, including: “Search Fund Primer”: A practical guidefor those contemplating either pursuinga search fund or investing in one. Freesign up required. “Search Funds: Best Practices for theSearch Phase”: With input fromexperienced searchers, operators, andinvestors, this resource offers apotential blueprint for searchers duringthe search phase.3 2019 Harvard Business School
Screening brokers orsmall companies eBaker resources (HBS loginrequired): D&B Global Express – screen forprivate and public companies byindustry, geography, company size, etc. American City Business Journals –local business news and company listsfrom over forty US cities.4 2019 Harvard Business School
Screening brokers orsmall companies Free resources: American Association of Franchisees &Dealers (AAFD) provides resources forfranchise buyers. BizBuySell is one of the largest onlinedatabases of businesses for sale. International Business BrokersAssociation (IBBA) is the world’s largestprofessional community of businessintermediary specialists. The US Small Business Administration(SBA) publishes contracting resourcesfor small business, a list of governmentsponsored resources that allow you toidentify vendors of interest. The SBAalso publishes the guide MarketResearch: A guide for contractingofficers with more resources and tools.5 2019 Harvard Business School
Due diligence eBaker resources (HBS loginrequired): ABI/ProQuest: articles from academicand industry publications including bestpractices in business and management D&B Global Express: research publicand private companies Additional resources: “Buying Your Way intoEntrepreneurship” Harvard BusinessReview, 2/2017 “The Due Diligence Phase: More thanMeets the Eye” NIP Investment,12/22/20166 2019 Harvard Business School
Need more?Ask us!We’ll provide additional guidance,suggestions, and starting points to help youwith your own research.We’ll even do your research for youthrough our premium B4B service.7 2019 Harvard Business School
Baker LibraryYour Library for 5.6040 2019 Harvard Business School
International Business Brokers Association(IBBA) is the world's largest professional community of business intermediary specialists. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes contracting resources for small business , a list of government sponsored resources that allow you to identify vendors of interest. The SBA
