One door closes. The last episode of Season 1 and as the first phase of the buying businesses project comes to an end we look back at where it all began.

Buying businesses and doing business is all about people.

People don’t always do what they should and sometimes they are difficult for the sake of it.

Sometimes we just have to suck it up and this is why we do and why we will win the big prize if we do.

Buying businesses is hard. There is a challenging process to go through and hurdles to overcome. Most potential deals fall over.

What are the 7 characteristics a business buyer needs?

What are the 4 barriers which can prevent any deal from happening?

Jan-Marc and Jennifer are my business partners in a venture to buy businesses in Germany. here is why they got involved. Also why would property investors buy companies and a new way to fund deals using a cooperative.

Peter talks about buying businesses v buying real estate, the key components of every business, buy and hold v buy and sell.

We also look at the effects of Covid 19 on supply chains and then finally talk about personal organisation and how Peter organises his businesses and his life.

Peter Leung, a successful entrepreneur talks about the meaning of wealth, the importance of integrity and the importance of sacrifice in building success.

Peter is a hybrid of Eastern and Western values and has the dynamism of the West mixed with the long term perspective and the wide angle view of the East.

He has started, bought and sold businesses and has a substantial real estate portfolio.

Two years on from the start of my journey to buy businesses I look at what is going on in the market right now and some of the key things I have learned so far.

What does a seller need to get from selling their business and how can they access the advice they need to make the best decisions?

How has Covid 19 impacted the market for business sales?

What is likely to happen with Capital Taxes and what does that mean for those thinking of selling their business?

In this episode Phil talks to Paul Fielding, a  Divisional Director and Chartered Wealth Manager at  Brewin Dolphin, the leading UK Wealth Managers about how sellers can get the right deal for them.

Phil Jepson talks to Janet Mui from Brewin Dolphin about the economy and the effects of Covid and Brexit.

Janet is a leading economist and market commentator.

We discuss the permanent changes which Covid will create and the opportunities for British business, particularly for engineering and manufacturing which this will create.

Reshoring and Buy British are real things and huge opportunities.

A summary of why real estate investors should think about partnering with people like us in buying businesses.