Should You Buy or Build A Business #1848

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode #1848, we share our thoughts on whether it is best to buy or build a business. While buying businesses is typically easier to do, this is only true if you know how to run one, which requires building one. That being said, building businesses is very risky! Tune in to hear how to work out which one to do first.</span></p> <p><strong>TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>[00:25]</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Today’s topic: Should You Buy Or Build A Business?</span></li> <li><strong>[00:25]</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It is easier to buy but Neil prefers building.</span></li> <li><strong>[00:50]</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Learning how businesses work by building before buying.</span></li> <li><strong>[01:25]</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">What Eric learned about building through buying Single Grain.</span></li> <li><strong>[02:07]</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The elements that make building a business risky.</span></li> <li><strong>[02:58]</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Looking at your strengths and playing to those.</span></li> <li><strong>[03:06]</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Knowing if the M&A game is your long-term strategy.</span></li> <li><strong>[05:09]</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s it for today!</span></li> <li><strong>[05:10]</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Go to</span> <a href="http://marketingschool.io/live"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">marketingschool.io/live</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to learn more about our upcoming live event.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get ad-free listening plus exclusive content with Marketing School Pro. Try for free at</span><strong> </strong><a href= "http://www.marketingschool.io/pro"><strong>www.marketingschool.io/pro</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://store.hbr.org/produ