When considering the purchase of an existing business (going concern) one of the first and most essential tasks you must do is seek qualified professional advice with regard to how best to arrange finance Don't waste your own time struggling to get the numbers right; what you may be assuming may not even qualify with a lending institutions criteria There are many places to go to get free, independent advice and/or alternatively you may choose to enlist the expertise of the professionals affiliated with one or other of the banks...