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Hi I have opportunity to purchase my partners shares in our franchise business.
The business is profitable and I need to raise about £100k
I own my own property worth 250k with a personal mortgage of 100k
Will I be able to use the business accounts along with the equity in my property to raise...
Will the bank not want repayment of the loan over a set period ?
I assumed the loan would have had to be paid back before I took any profit for myself is this not correct
I am towards the end of the year going to be buying out my partner in our current business.
Business currently pays me a salary and he shares the end of year dividend ( silent partner)
The funding will be through a bank loan.
Business is currently profitable and we share around 50k end of...
Question is I think it might be easier for me to keep tabs on my locum income if I set up another limited company for my local services rather then get the income paid into my optical business account
I work as a optician. I have a small optical business of which I am a sole director. (Ltd company)
I was previously employed by another company while I set up this optical business and was earning through PAYE. I didn't take any money out of the optical practice while I was building it up and...
Currently purchasing a business with fifty percent of shares initially.
50 percent at a later date, legal department have suggested a put and call to make sure seller sells.
If seller calls a sale and forever reason sale can't go through for example finance what are the legal obligations
Hi I appreciate the comments . I already own and run my own independent opticians as present which Is funding the new venture . If I took my salary out of the equation and took it as a dividend instead it would automatically bring profit up to 70-80k at the end of the year
Franchise is one of the main selling points in this business , the multiples have around 60 percent of the market share , the support and the media campaigns (although funded through franchise fees) are helping the sector expand.
Lease is currently being negotoated for a rent decrease of around...
Hi there is no freehold property it is a leased business in a main shopping centre. Franchised with a well known high street opticians. Business does have assets of over 100,000 in terms of testing equipment and medical apparatus .
Thanks
Hi in the optical trade practices are generally valued at half the turnover. The business are different from other retail outlets. Profitability may not look huge at the moment but that's a conservative estimate and there are reasons for the profit being lower then expected namely having a ad...
Hi Paul I would gladly have a chat about the possibilities of you can give me your details .
Just a quick question , my accountant said that rule of thumb most banks will borrow up to 75 percent and limit there exposure to 25 percent. I know this isn't s hard and fast rule .
Does this mean...