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Buy Y our Own Business

by

Richard Parker

f you have to work, you may as well work for yourself.! It’s no secret that if
I you want to accumulate wealth, you won’t get rich working for someone
else. But I’ll let you in on a big secret: Making the leap from employee to employer
is a lot easier than you might think .
The beauty of owning your own business is:

• You take complete control of your fi nancial future.
• You get paid for the work you produce.
• You build value in the business, which one day you sell for a lot of money.
• You create a better lifestyle for yourself and your family.

Many people don’t see a direct link between the hard work they do and
the compensation they receive, and they don’t like the fact that their future
depends on a boss, a company’s overall performance, or fi ckle shareholders.
The idea of buying a business may seem like a dream, but it’s not. If you

take the specific steps I’m going to share, prepare yourself properly, and
navigate carefully through the business-buying process, you, too, can own the
business of your dreams.

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