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24 Key Factors to Investigate When Analyzing ANY Business by: Jeremy Gossman It doesn't matter what business or investment you are looking at...it all comes down to analyzing a few key factors. The higher each of these factors rate with you, plus the combination of them all, the better your potential for return. Industry - Is the business's industry expanding or contracting? Trends - Will you be ahead or behind the trends? Timing - Are you early or late in the product & industry life cycle? Products - Do they provide value for money to the end user? Uniqueness - Does the company have any exclusivity, patents, etc? Demand - How big is the market for the products & services? Longevity - How long could the products last in the market? Future - Are there more products 'in the pipeline'? Competition - Who else are you marketing against? Profitability - Are there good profit margins? Compensation - How much can you earn? ROI - How soon can you return your initial investment? Leverage - Do YOU have to do all the work or can you earn overrides? Company - How long have they been in business? Management - Who's running the company? Legality - Does the company trade legally in all aspects? Public or Private - Is the company listed on the Stock Market? Marketing - How, what, why, when, where? Global or Local - Does the company market worldwide or only local? Internet - Are they 'On the Net' and E-Commerce enabled? Tools - Are you supplied with business tools to make your life easier? Training - Will you be trained? Commitment - how much time and/or money is required from you? Lifestyle - Will you be able to live the lifestyle you planned? (c)2004 UltimateWealthCreation.com. All rights reserved. About The Author To Learn More about how Jeremy's partner company matches up to these 24 Factors go to: http://www.ultimatewealthcreation.com/24factors.html jeremy@ultimatewealthcreation.com This article was posted on January '28
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