Where is the bottleneck?

by a searcher from Fachhochschule Pforzheim, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft

3 years ago

Dear community,

I am new to searchfunds and the broader topic as such. Based on the research I have done so far there seem to be numerous great SMEs out there that need a new owner & leader. People say also that there is tons of money in the market. Here I get the impression that also many fabuous people are open to the idea of taking over a SME.

So I wonder: Where is the bottleneck?

Ali

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searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

"Friction" is probably a better term than "bottleneck". Biggest friction point is seller expectations of value.

3 years ago | like reply | 3 likes

searcher from Warwick Business School

I would say there are 2 issues: 1 most businesses aren't as great as their owners think they are and 2 many fabulous people have limited resources with which to acquire said business. which makes everything harder.

3 years ago | like reply | 3 likes

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