Buying a running business

[highboy]

Hi,

Is it easyer to buy a allready running business in france (Like a B&B) or buy a normal large house and turn it into a B&B.

Thanks

R

[Jirac18]

Yes it probably is easier.

If you can find something ready to walk into, furnished and with a network of clients, customers and bookings then you have a ready made income.

IT WILL COME AT A GREATER COST however. I am sure that many of the gite and B&b ers on the forum will tell you it is hard to put a value on the blood sweat and tears ploughed into setting up such an affair. I know from my own experience of having arrived and setting up my own business I would not let it go cheaply.

If you want to let me know where you are based or looking to be based I may be able to offer some business opportunities. It is best to supply details through my private inbox as it is inappropriate to advertise business over the forum. Look forward to your thoughts.

 

 

[JP1]

Hi There,

The best advice I can offer to purchasing an existing business is to make sure that you study their accounts before making an offer, I know this may sound obvious but ............

I have also sent you a private message to your inbox as we know something that may be of interest.

regards.

JP

[Will]

The current issue (Oct 2004) of Living France magazine includes an article on people who bought an existing camp site. You will probably find that relevant to your question. It's on pp 78/79.

[highboy]

I am not bothered about the network of clients, customers and bookings as I will be running a very specialist type of B&B and all the bookings will be prebooked over the internet, I was thinking that the transfer of the business licences etc in France may be easyer and quicker than setting up new ones?

Cheers

R