Muso - I just noticed this is your first post, you really need to give a little more about yourself! I could go on for hours about the positives and the negatives of owning a business. I think you should give a little info to the members here at SMF, on who you are and if a business in scrap metal is your desire, here is where many can help you. There is plenty of business owners here, as well as many who worked hard at this, in every capacity.
I advised you to make a 20 question list for a business seller. You also would be wise to make a 20 question list of yourself, a self assessment of your skills, desires and needs. Make sure you asses the effect this will have on your family (those you really care about), as I can guarantee you, owning a business affects those you want to keep in your life. I divorced a wife after a 17 year marriage. The first 12 years of our marriage I was a employee, made real good money, we travel, spent a lot of time together. After I bought my first company, I hardly spent any time with her (I hired that seller to run the business first two years), I kept my good job and was paid as a consultant, for another five years after I retired. My wife developed a lot of personal problems (drugs/alcohol), my lack of attention was a big reason. Always good to talk about the good things owning a business can bring, there's also plenty of bad experiences too!
Issac Newton: (third law of physics) A force is a push or a pull that acts upon an object as a result of it's interaction with another object. That apply's in business in many ways as well. Substitute the word object and replace it with the word people, this goes on in all business almost constantly.
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