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- Running a florist shop
- Florist shops are very popular with those starting up a business for the first time. Whilst the rewards can be great, the hours can be surprisingly antisocial.
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- Running a beauty salon
- An obvious business opportunity for the ladies, the beauty trade has grown significantly, along with an ever evolving choice of exotic therapies designed to alleviate modern day stress.
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- Buying a care home
- Buying and running a care home is not an obvious business opportunity, but it can be both profitable and personally rewarding.
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- Running a sandwich shop
- Over two billion sandwiches are purchased by Britons each year – making it a £3.5bn industry. It’s a business you can cut your teeth on, along with a loaf or two.
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- Moving to Spain
- Just what is it about Spain that has persuaded 500,000 Brits to decamp to the Iberian Peninsular? Apart from the weather that is...
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- Moving to Australia
- The first migrants may have been sent to a life of misery and hard labour, but how times have changed. Today’s settlers are envied the world over.
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- Moving to South Africa
- South Africa’s potential, like its low cost of living and boundless beauty, continue to attract British migrants.
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- Moving to Canada
- Canada is being increasingly recognised as the place to do business in. It regularly outranks its fellow G8 partners in GDP ratings.
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- Buying and running a hotel
- Joy and Spencer bought a hotel in Mallorca for £190k. They say: “Don’t rush into it. Even if you are put under pressure – like when you are told you are getting a good deal – hold back a bit.”
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- Buying a pub
- Debbie bought a lease on a pub for £70k. She says: “If it is what you really want then don’t give up. However, you must really get to know and understand the business you are buying.”
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- Buying a cafe and bakery
- Richard bought a bakery and café for £135k. He says: “Don’t take the reasons for selling on face value – do some investigative work before making a decision.”
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- How I bought a restaurant
- Simon bought a restaurant for £100k. He says: “Look at how much you can afford and really set your budget. Try to stay within that. Don’t underestimate costs; they will be more than you think.”
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- Why buy a business?
- The advantages of buying a business explained, and an outline of the things to consider and what to expect from the process of buying a business.
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- Which business should you buy?
- Coffee shop or bike shop? Pub or art gallery? Where do your strengths lie and what would you enjoy?
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- The 10 steps to buying a business
- A step-by-step breakdown, including choosing, targeting and valuing businesses.
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