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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

If you get to know small business owners in these areas, you find that a large number of them have NOBODY to take over the business, for love OR money.

Being a competent employee and you'd be surprised what can happen.

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antisthenes3y ago

Of course they want someone to "take over" the business while keeping most of the business profits, while you are essentially just an employee.

For a small business, if you are really looking for someone to take over, you need to offer them a stake in the business, otherwise why would I bother working my ass off? I can make the same or more money just being a grunt in a large corp with much less risk and much more stability.

bombcarOP3y ago

That's the thing, they often get to the point where they'll give the business away to you if you show any interest.

Sometimes they find someone, often they just close down when the owner gets too old.

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