http://franchiseesforum.com/topic/397/t/IT-S-ALL-ABOUT-TIMING-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Kickapps feeds@kickapps.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@kickapps.com (WebMaster) Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:54:27 GMT Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:22:35 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://kickapps.com/search/direct/ http://franchiseesforum.com/reply/9/t/IT-S-ALL-ABOUT-TIMING-.html#reply-9 feeds@kickapps.com (stevanz) http://franchiseesforum.com/sreply/9 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:22:35 PST http://franchiseesforum.com/topic/397/t/IT-S-ALL-ABOUT-TIMING-.html • You're satisfied that this business can make enough profit. (Make sure that your "satisfaction" is well-founded).
• Your about to go ahead and buy it/ sign the deal.

Ask yourself the following:
1. What do you know about the timing of the profitability and the cash-flow?
2. Will it take a month? A year? 2 years? More?
3. On what information are you basing your assumption?
4. How will you finance the cash requirements of the business in the period before it becomes cash-flow positive?
5. What about you and your family - Can you afford to wait for it to become cash-flow positive?
6. What happens if it "hits the fan". What is your fallback position? (Crying and screaming for help does not qualify as a fall-back position).

Remember, buying a business or franchise is as much about timing as it is about performance. Having similar... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Micmarcmm) http://franchiseesforum.com/topic/397 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:54:27 PST