Testimonials

“When you read “How to Buy a Business at a Great Price” by Richard Parker, you immediately know that he has been there and done that. A no-nonsense must read for anybody who is seriously interested in acquiring a business.”

“Just wanted to touch base and say hi. I am getting thru the material a little slower than I like but boy has it been a real help. I am currently a business owner. I have 2 businesses that my husband and I are currently running. I wish I had purchased your report before we started this second one. We have decided that we are going to sell and are in the process of looking for a broker. We will purchase another one. This time we'll be smarter and wiser thanks to you.”

“I have found and purchased a terrific business in the southwest. I read your program after purchasing it over the web, and during the course of my search for a company I went back to it several times. Having been in business as an employee, minority owner, plus a senior lending officer; I knew the mechanics. What your book provided was insights, such as "Do you picture yourself doing this? I rejected several in that condition, usually in discussing it with my wife, or a close friend and advisor. I came close on a couple deals, each of which I took hard, because I really wanted to run the specific business. It does take some time to recover from that, as you pointed out. I purchased the operating franchises for Arizona and New Mexico from a husband and wife who have become close friends.”

"I wanted to express our sincere gratitude to you in the development of your HOW TO BUY A GOOD BUSINESS AND MAKE IT GREAT. We diligently read, followed and used much of your material to complete our recent purchase of a business."

"As you assisted me in my project to acquire a business, I feel that I should give you some feedback. I completed the purchase and I would like to thank you for the useful advice and information you provided me and to wish you well."

“Your list for Due Diligence is fantastic. Thanks”

“I wanted to thank you profusely for your training. Without the knowledge in those pages I would never have had the courage to take on my life long dream of owning my own family business. My son is also excited, since he will be the manager during the day while I keep my full-time job until the business flourishes. Each time I run into a snag, I opened the book and started re-reading pages until the anxiousness left and the solution arrived. By next week, I should be a business owner! Again, thanks for everything.”

“I just wanted to send you an email and let you know that I finally purchased a business. I'm NOT a 90 Percenter! It took longer than I had anticipated, but I wasn't just interested in purchasing any business, I wanted to purchase a good business that met all/most of my criteria. Your course was a significant help to me as I educated myself to make an acquisition. I will recommend it to anyone that is thinking about buying a business. When I purchased the course, I didn't realize that you and I would end up communicating via email and telephone calls. I want to thank you for being helpful and supportive as I went through the process. I just wanted to take a minute and thank you and let you know that your book had helped me significantly.”

“I wanted to take a minute to say thank you for the comprehensive data you supplied me! It is the first e-book I have purchased that I could honestly say was worth every penny paid. The interesting thing about my accolades is that for most of my life I have been self employed. In fact, I built one company and took it public. Once public, we made numerous acquisitions to grow the company. I also did M&A work with one of the largest Investment Banks in the US in the mid 1980's. Currently, I run National Loan Production for one of the largest wholesale mortgage bankers in the US, we are owned by General Electric. Great job! But, I miss being self employed! I am telling you this to drive home the point that I was already fairly well versed on your subject matter and STILL learned a lot!”

“I am very appreciative of your assistance Richard. You have gone further than just business with your level of concern and counsel. It is truly appreciated.”

“We just wanted to say THANK YOU! With your coaching and help my wife and I purchased our first business in December. We have never been so impressed by someone whom we've never met and with the fantastic wealth of information in your book! We made it through our first year and just like you said it is the most satisfying work of our lives. We purchased a local Real Estate company in our area of the California foothills. Using all of the techniques and lessons in your brilliantly written program we successfully negotiated a great price, and unbelievably even negotiated a 95% balance of sale at 0% interest! Our first year of gross Real Estate sales will come in just shy of $50 Million Dollars. Talk about return on investment! We absolutely could not have done this without your guidance. We recommend your program to all of our friends who ask how we did it.”

“Back in July I purchased your ebook online. Shortly thereafter I found a business opportunity that I was interested in. I used the techniques in your book and also solicited your advice which was very helpful. In the end, I was outbid by another buyer. I then followed your suggestion that every business is for sale. I wrote a letter to the owner of the original company's competitor. I followed it up with a phone call and then a meeting. He has agreed to sell the business and we are currently working out the details. I wanted to thank you for your support and assistance. I also wanted to let you know that I should soon be on of the 10% that follow through and buy a business. Thanks Again.”

"In my 20 years of self-employment, I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on seminars, books and tapes. I have learned more from your course than I have from all of those previous courses combined. Your simple, step-by-step, common sense approach makes it, not only the most comprehensive course on business purchasing, but also the easiest to apply."

"Thank you for the most amazing business course/purchasing guide I have ever come across. It was an answer to my prayers. I was confident that I could and should buy a business but I had no idea where to start, or how to plan. Your course kept me on track and focused and the personal advice that you provided me with was priceless. It took me just three months to buy the right business and I know it's right because we've had two record sales months in the four months I've now owned it. All I can say is this is a must read for anyone who wishes to buy a business, no matter their level of experience. I will be forever grateful to you."

“My name is Lisa Kelley and I purchased your material a short while ago. I wanted to take a moment and thank you for offering this type of service to the public. This is one of the best investments that my husband and I have ever made. The information contained in this material is outstanding, to say the least. It would have taken a very long time to learn and experience everything in this material and you need to become educated on every part of it. I know that we will not run into the problems that I also know we would have if we did not study this information.”

“Very impressed with your program, wish I had it years ago it would have made and saved me many thousands of dollars.”

"Your information was critical in helping me to effectively search, analyze, decide, negotiate and buy my first business here in Jacksonville. Your course was central in putting me in a position of strength to make this happen. Thanks for a great product."

“I bought your product about 6 months ago. For two weeks, I parked myself in a coffee shop and made notes on each chapter. I then opened the papers, contacted business brokers, and let the word out that I was looking for a company. I’m delighted to inform you that I have just completed my first day at my new office. I purchased a small independent advertising company in Singapore – Rocket Media.. Your book certainly provided a solid footing for me to pursue a dream of owning my own business in Asia. Many times during the negotiations I was tempted to walk away. So I read and re read your chapter on pulling the trigger and kept that 90% figure in my mind. At the end of the day, I just pushed through and I am happy I did. Honestly, I wouldn’t have succeeded without your help. Thanks and best wishes.”

"Dear Mr. Parker, Thank you for your emails and continuous reminders to stay focus. I would like to let you know that after delicate negotiations I have finally reached an agreement to purchase my first business."

“I have gone through all the material and found the book to be extremely helpful. Though I have acquired many companies during my career, the material was a source of new information as well as a great refresher. I referred to it often during this process.”

“I wanted to give you an update on my success with buying an existing business. I purchased your book and had some correspondence with you via email. I started working at the business with the owner in May and closed on the purchase of the business on July 5th. We have increased sales by $330k over last year’s numbers. That is only 6 months into or fiscal year. This has been the best decision I have ever made. Your book assisted me in every step of the way. I was able to get the owner to carry a large note and also obtained an SBA loan.”

“Just a quick email to say that I have purchased my first business after taking your course a few months ago, a bakery that’s been in business for 10 years. Your course was very helpful and I used the templates provided to make professional looking offers and they saved me money when working with attorneys as I already had a "draft" of many documents. Thanks.”

"What a great program!!! It has been so beneficial to me. It continues to make such a difference in my business buying process. I continue to learn so much. I was extremely lucky to have selected and ordered this program from the Internet. What a great choice. Thank you so much!"

"I have found your material to be very helpful in my quest to purchase a business. I actually bought it after I began my search and in the middle of a specific opportunity investigation. As a former long-time officer and executive of a Fortune 100 company with revenue and expense responsibility in the hundreds of millions of dollars I thought I had enough knowledge to start and finish this endeavor on my own, but I quickly found out that I was missing a few skills required to really find the right business at the right price. Then I stumbled across your book and bought it on a whim. I have found the material to be detailed, thorough, well written and formatted in a way that has helped me step-by-step through the process."

“I put together a low offer on one of the businesses, had a lawyer review it, and presented in with a 24 hour deadline for reply. We went back and forth and settled substantially less than list price, including double the training time, and seller financing. Had it not been for your book I would never have even received the counter offer (since I was an out-of-state buyer). But, I was able to analyze his figures, ask the correct open ended questions, and deal with the questions on my credit, background and qualifications, which you indicated I should have prepared. I was not the only buyer interested in the property but the owner felt I was most qualified to make it successful and I proved to him I was creditworthy. Thank you again for this great book. Thanks to being an informed buyer, I feel I have made an intelligent and sound business decision. This book helped me purchase my dream business in a busy traffic, high end location and provided me with an exciting future to look forward to! Thank you again!”

“I completed the acquisition of the company I commented to you about. It's been a long and winding process of 27 weeks. I have learned a lot and was so fortunate to find people like you that wanted to help me. I think that some of the words that I write may sound familiar to you...my coach gave me the ball and said to me go-get 'em so I took the ball and run with it and will never look back. Thank you coach!”

"Thank for your book. I like it's "no b.s." approach. The book gave my wife and me the courage to try and do just that…we are 2 weeks away from the close of escrow on a business. As a result, we are weeks away from taking ownership of a very upscale hair salon/beauty supply.”

"It’s truly wonderful to work with customer service oriented business who do what they promise. Again thanks for putting this program together."

"It has been a few weeks since I have written, but I wanted to let you know that the seller and I were unable to come to an agreement but it turned out to be a blessing. I want to thank you again for your excellent book and for your kind advice during the negotiations. It was because of these that I had the power to walk away and look for the next deal. In your book you advise that we continue to look for businesses even while pursuing a particular business, and also that good businesses go fast. I followed your advice to the letter, and I was able to come to terms with the seller of a very good company which had just come on the market. The seller has agreed to carry over 70% of the price at 8% for 7 years. The sellers (husband and wife team) are retiring and are willing to stay as long as necessary to ensure a smooth transition. We get along well and it appears, so far, as a great opportunity and a great fit! Thanks for all you have done. Your book is, by far, the best "how-to" book I have ever seen. It is easy to see that, without this valuable resource, it would be easy to become one of the ninety percent who never buy. Good luck, and continued success!"

“I thought I would let you know what happened since I bought your course. Working through the course made me aware of the finer nuances of buying a business I would never have thought of, as well as the process of negotiating. We identified a Liquor store at the coast (we have been looking at this particular store for years, and belonging to a man and wife team in their 70's was obviously run down and being neglected, but still making a very nice profit without any effort from their side - no advertising or marketing whatsoever). I contacted the owner directly, and this past weekend we flew down to meet and discuss this opportunity. I have prepared a list of 50 questions from your course, but this guy stated talking from my 1st question. The possibilities for this business is endless, and having the monopoly for about 40 kilometers (25 miles) either way down the coast and inland plus a real effort in marketing and advertising. And all this happened thanks to your course, which is one of the better investments I made in my life!! Thank you, this gave me the opportunity and confidence to take an option on a deal in 2 days! (Forgive my English, it's my 2nd language).”

"I am pleased to say that in the next 7-10 days we will be closing a deal to purchase a sporting goods and custom apparel business in Medway, MA, which is 8 miles from our home. Your training course was a huge help and I highly recommend it anyone who is serious about buying a business. Knowing that there is a real person behind the materials who actually makes contact with you to assist is very reassuring in a time of great uncertainty. Even though I had done several acquisitions for companies I worked for, there is something special about buying something that will belong to your family! Please feel free to use my comments in your marketing materials."

“I'd like to inform you that last week I bought the business that we had talked about. As you know, the beginning is very difficult and stressful but things are slowly becoming easier. The most important thing is that so far the results have satisfied my expectations. I want to thank you once again for an excellent book which prepared me well for buying a business. I would especially like to thank you for the personal help you gave me which helped me a lot throughout the buying process. Your help really exceeded my expectations as that is very rare in these days. I hope that my business will be successful and I will update you later on. Thank you once again for all your help.”

“I am both a business broker and a buyer. I have used How To Buy a Good Business At A Great Price over and over again as a perpetual source of great information. As a broker I can think of no better resource. When I meet with prospective buyers, I give them a copy of the Table of Contents and urge them to purchase a copy of the book for themselves. The book details every step in the buying process. When a buyer applies the lessons, he or she cannot go wrong. All of the fear and guess work is eliminated from the outset. As a business buyer, I recently completed the purchase of a pizza store in Illinois. Asking price $165,000. Purchase price $85,000. I used your two offer concept, all cash and one with terms. It worked like a charm, just like your manual states. I am confident that the deal I worked will quickly result in a great return on my investment. Thanks again for all the wonderful insight into business purchases.”

"I think this course is great. I've read at least 7 other books on buying or valuing a company. All great in theory, background and examples but none said "here is how you do it" and explained just that."

“Thanks a million for the material. It was laid out very well. I have taken steps to purchase a business with operator benefit of 243K for a sell price of 245K with the owner financing 66% of the deal over 4 years. If I didn't ask, I'd be at a bank somewhere right now. Today letter of intent, soon to follow a purchase offer, due diligence and then closing.”

“After twenty years in the corporate world I found myself unemployed. I was so afraid of making an expensive financial error at this stage in my life. I decided to follow your program and in less than five months I purchased an incredible business that has given me a new lease on life, it's doing great and I've never been happier."

“I bought your study course a few months back and am just about to make it through an LOI on my first business. I have been studying this thing forward and backwards, and everything is working exactly as you said. Everyone is impressed and says I am the most prepared buyer they have seen. It is no joke…..I’m telling you the way you wrote this course is truly like you are sitting right here coaching me every step of the way. This would have never been a process I would have been able to complete without this and I truly feel so fortunate to have found this on the internet so early in my pursuit for a “Good” business. I was on the right track looking for something that matched my background, but it gave me so much more insight, understanding, confidence and polish in really understanding each step and the order.”

"I just finished your book "How to buy a good business at a great price". I think it changed my universe. What a great how to do book. Probably the best I ever read."

“Your program and books are fantastic. They have provided me an increased knowledge in how to make buying a business a success. I have read most of the chapters several times, used the examples and techniques described and have already made an offer on a business. Both the seller's broker and my lawyer assumed that I had gone through this process several times. This is my first business purchase. And it may not be my last. This is fun.”

“I bought your online UK guide on Friday, and have read most of it already. It is an encyclopedia of knowledge and I am learning shed loads - and not a moment too soon! I am quite far into the process of buying a business, and I have found that on the whole I seem to have instinctively followed a route not far from that suggested in your guide. Many thanks and once again I would like to say that, as you rightly predicted, the best money I have spent for a long time.”

“I purchased your How-to this past weekend. I’m up to Lesson 16 already. I have to tell you this was [if I do say so myself] a brilliant idea for me to purchase this. I’ve learned an incredible amount already. Some I knew from experience or general knowledge. This has already helped me as I’m in a situation where I own 15% of a company that we are selling. This has given me ideas from the sell side as well as the instruction that I needed on the buy side. Great product and I will recommend it highly.”

"Hi Richard, I'm half way through the book, and I'm very happy with what I'm learning. Excellent product."

"I want to compliment you on the course ‘How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price’. I have developed training materials over the course of time, and I know how difficult it is to keep the information factual and appealing. The money spent on this course is the best investment I have made in many a year."

“I finally finished your course today, and I wanted to tell you again that it was great. I got more than my money's worth and I'd recommend it to anyone, even a seasoned businessman. So, thanks again for the best business course I've ever taken!”

“I recently purchased your coursework on buying a business. The material was excellent. I've read numerous books on the topic in the past and have never come across such clear and meaningful direction on the entire process. You seemed to have covered every important areas, and answered all of the questions that were going through my head before I read the coursework. I must admit that I still find the process a little intimidating, but you have broken it down in to very clear steps with all of the bases covered. This will serve as an excellent guide to perform sanity checks on my process and to remove some of the mystery. Your section on Due Diligence, in particular, really helps to give me confidence that I really can prevent myself from entering in to a bad business deal. Thanks for putting the course together.”

"Thanks for keeping in touch. My wife (& business partner) have been reading your material, sometimes more than once, and enjoy it immensely."

“My husband & I are looking into buying a business that closely mirrors the one he started up 6 years ago. Ours is a home based structural steel business, and we are looking to purchase an existing structural fabricating shop for immediate growth to that business. I have found your book to be so much more informative than I could have imagined. I have just completed the section with the mock concrete exercise. I did OK, but you gave me so much more to think about. I am reading and studying several hours a day, and enjoying it immensely. Thank you so much for providing such an informative and well written reference.”

“Before I bought my business I read How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price from cover to cover. The information it provided, and the insight into the process of purchasing a business were invaluable to me. I highly recommend this course to anyone even thinking about buying a business."

“I downloaded the information from the Internet and once I starting reading the info I could not put it down. The information included in the book is amazing and it is so much easier to have something to refer back to when you are working on a particular section of the purchase. Once again thank you for the great resource.”

“I must say indeed it was worth buying your course. I have enriched my expertise more than with any other materials that I have thus far read.”

“I have sold three businesses but I have never purchased a business. Your book is great. I learned a lot and had a lot of thoughts confirmed. The book is worth every penny. Thanks a lot!”

“I finished reading through your book and looked through most of the attachments, and it is very informative. It also appears to be a good way to valuate a business.”

"Your book is excellent. I just wish I bought it 3 months ago."

"I devoured your course in a day and a half. I have evaluated businesses for a number of years; I have an MBA and took courses in finding and managing a small business; but yours is the most complete set of materials I have seen."

“I cannot thank you enough for "How to buy a Good Business...". It is a tremendous help in getting organized for the process.”

“A great resource and I have thoroughly enjoyed the style and content of the program.”

"I've worked through two-thirds of your course and I have to say that this is the most comprehensive business buying course in existence! I'm thoroughly impressed by the content (and context) and would gladly recommend it to any and all potential business buyers."

“Richard, I received the materials last week and read through them the first day. The materials are highly informative and I feel more empowered to "Buy a good Business at a Great Price". In addition, the materials have helped my wife become more excited about being a co-owner.”

"I want to take the time to thank you for this wonderful product; I have learned many things I was ignorant about and continue to learn new things every day."

"Your course has taken much of the guesswork out the process for me. With out your help (and the course) I may not have had the nerve to make the Letter of Intent offer."

“I ordered your e-book back in June (order ID: 76105) and it's been a great help to me and my husband. It's a great value add that you allow e-book customers to email you with questions. And I love the email tips you send now and then. I'm a marketing gal so my radar is always up for good marketing practices. Thanks for your time. And thanks for the road map. It makes driving the car much easier. “

"Thanks for the follow up. I’ve been going through the information you sent and found it to be very interesting and more to it than I had expected."

"How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price is a must read for all business buyers. The tips and information you learn from this course are amazing. Highly recommended - it will save you time and money!"

“We have found your information straight forward, easy to understand and packed with valuable tips that we would have overlooked had we started our search prior to reading this guide. The knowledge we have gained has given us a boost of confidence that we formerly lacked. Thank you for your insight.”

“I just finished my first "read through" of your book. Very well done...easy to read, thorough and with some excellent business philosophy and negotiating tactics.”

“I am about 75% through my 'first pass" of your book. It is really very educational, and I am learning much more than I expected. In other words, you've made me feel quite good! I also like the profile of your marketing approach... very even and low pressure…Glad to find a non-Rich Dad format.”

“Thanks for your insight!! Your book has really helped focus my business plans and put the buying process into manageable steps. Kudos to you!!”

“I am very impressed with the program. You have put together a great instructional guide for me-the first time buyer. Thank you for the information, it's worth a lot more than I paid for it.”

“Mr. Parker, I can't thank you enough for your wonderful course. I have the energy and desire, but your course provided the direction and information I could not find else ware in such an efficient format. I am just starting my pursuit into buying a business, and have no doubt that will be the end result. Thanks again”

"I found your course to be an excellent resource and some of the wisest money I have spent."

"I am so glad I found your book. I've been working at a job that really has not satisfied me. I've always said I was going to own my own business some day, and I've decided that now is the time. I'm about half way through the course and I get more and more excited everyday, it’s all I think about. Thank you for any guidance you can give me, and thank you for writing this course. I don't know that I would have ever gone through with this if I would not have found your book."

“Dear Mr. Parker I like your program so much that I just ordered a copy for both of my sons.”

“I use your book as if it were the manual for assembling a jet engine or something. Like the Bible. I can't tell you what an asset it has been. Thanks Again!!!”

"This program is exactly what I needed. I am currently looking to purchase an existing business (first timer) and have been disorganized and haphazard. I wish they taught something like this in college. It seems all the skills they teach in universities are only useful when working for companies. This product is certainly value-added."

"I am about 3/4 of the way through the course. It is nothing short of great. It cuts to the chase and does not beat around the bush. Thanks!! "

"Your course is superb. My only regret is that I had not run across this resource earlier, prior to my last business."

Now that you are checking up on me, thanks,, for the follow-up. Yes the material is invaluable and needs a Mind-Changing attitude to reel in the benefits.... Somewhat like cosmetic surgery of the mind."

“I wanted to write and tell you how thrilled I am with your course. It has really inspired and reassured me that I am doing the right things in order to buy a business.”

"After having the pleasure of dealing with Mr. Parker one on one, I have to say that I couldn't imagine purchasing a business without his guidance. If you are planning on purchasing a business How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price is a must have."

"BuyTradeBiz is proud to be associated with Richard Parker and How to Buy a Good Business at a Great Price! The guide offers invaluable tools and resources for any one that is planning to buy a business or selling a business or interested in franchise for sale offerings. The articles on the website are highly informative and a must read for both current and prospective business owners."

"I found the depth of knowledge, the resources and sound advice in Diomo’s course to be invaluable. This is a must have buyer's bible for anyone contemplating purchasing a business."