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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Entrepreneurship => Topic started by: Math N Money on April 23, 2024, 10:16:59 AM

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Post by: Math N Money on April 23, 2024, 10:16:59 AM
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Title: Re: Cabinet Shop
Post by: NorCal on April 23, 2024, 10:53:06 AM
Start with the assumption that you're hiring someone, and build that into your pro-forma.

How interested is the current owner in being this employee for maybe a 6-12 month training/handover period?  That would probably be ideal, as I imagine there's tons of institutional knowledge in his head related to this topic as well as other topics that haven't even crossed your mind yet.
Title: Re: Cabinet Shop
Post by: Leseratte on May 05, 2024, 10:36:36 AM
I would not buy into a labour intensive business, where I am not able to do the work yourself.

What happens ro the Business and your investment, if you do not find a good carpenter?
Title: Re: Cabinet Shop
Post by: Metalcat on May 05, 2024, 10:51:33 AM
I would not buy into a labour intensive business, where I am not able to do the work yourself.

What happens ro the Business and your investment, if you do not find a good carpenter?

Same, I would absolutely not buy a small business that entirely depends on a hiring a primary skilled worker, they're very, very likely to want to go out on their own if it's a solid business model.

I would only do this as a partnership with a skilled worker, and I don't like partnerships, so I wouldn't likely do it, personally.