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Yep its not just about the numbers...
but if you are buying a practice (or its fees) you still need those entrepreneurial skills - its not just reserved for those building businesses from scratch. Its something every successful business owner requires to not only retain clients but move forward and grow the business.
Of course the cost of buying a practice (and therefore having to manage that debt) is something that is not really touched upon in great detail in the article....the stakes then become a lot bigger....not only risking the usual threat of not paying the mortgage on your home but also being chased by the bank for unpaid loan repayments (in the worst case).
I would ditto the previous respondent...
I started from scratch, built up £250k and then bought a £150k practice. The acquistion was by far and away the harder of the two processes and caused me the most pain and long term damage. The biggest worry was the debt that had to be taken on to buy the fees and the impact this had - and continues to have - on me, and is too involved to waffle about here. In my view, don't buy a small practice. Sure, buy into an established practice if you already know it (say you are a manager and are offered a partnership) but a small practice is forged in the image of the owner and you will forever be told that "Fred didn't do it like that, he said..."
Steve
Practice in Southampton has been taking over by Son Mr CRAIG MAR
Mr James Leslie Marston former semi retired FCA FCCA ATII and Mr James S Clay FFA operate in practoce inSouthampton. Would be interested in association with other practicioners for mutal benefit and to ensure continuity.