Buy a business. We help you run it.
For foreign investors and US buyers with their own capital. We help you choose a US operating business, analyze it and plan the purchase. After closing we run daily operations under your direction. You own the business and make the decisions.
From choosing a business to exit
Have a business in mind? Schedule a callChoose
We define the right business with you first: your capital, your goals, the industry and the place. Then we screen businesses that are publicly for sale and show you which fit and which do not. A licensed broker handles the sale.
Buy
We rebuild the seller's earnings from three years of tax returns, P&Ls and sales reports, then model the purchase: price, down payment and any seller note. You and your attorney negotiate and sign. We do not negotiate for you or arrange loans.
Run
We run daily operations under a written management agreement. You own the business, set its direction and approve the major decisions. Customer records and sales run on systems we provide. An AI employee we build handles routine office work, and a person on our team reviews it.
Grow
We write a growth plan with you and work it: pricing, sales, hiring and new business development.
Exit
When you are ready to exit, we get the books, records and operations ready for a sale. A licensed broker or your attorney handles the sale itself.
What to ask the seller before you offer
A seller gives a price and a cash flow figure. These are the questions behind them.
- How the cash flow figure is built: owner's salary, add-backs, anything one-time
- Seller financing: down payment, rate, term and any interest-only period
- Who holds the licence the business runs on, and whether they stay
- Where revenue comes from, and any customer above 10% of it
- Which staff stay after the sale
- What vehicles, equipment and inventory are in the price
- The lease, and why the owner is selling
You see projected monthly cash flow after debt service before you sign.
What you see before you sign
The analysis runs on Corlan's proprietary technology and is reviewed by a principal.
The seller's earnings, rebuilt
Rebuilt from tax returns and P&Ls, line by line, so you can see what was added back and why.
The purchase, modeled
Price, down payment and the proposed terms of any seller note or loan.
Projected monthly cash flow
An estimate of what is left each month after debt service and our fee. It is a projection, not a promise.
The purchase agreement
Your attorney drafts and reviews it. We check the business terms against the model.
Who this is for
Each plan is built around the buyer.
Foreign investors
You are investing in a US business from outside the United States, in some cases as part of a visa application. You need your own immigration attorney, and we work with them from the first conversation. Your attorney reviews the purchase structure before you make an offer. Whether an investment qualifies for a visa is decided by the US government. We do not advise on it and we do not promise a visa result.
US buyers
You have capital to put into a business and want a team to help you analyze the purchase and run operations from the first day of ownership.
Do you lend money or guarantee financing?
No. We model the purchase, including any seller note, so you can see what the terms mean for cash flow. You and your attorney negotiate with the seller. We do not make, arrange or guarantee loans.
Do you handle the visa?
No. Your immigration attorney does. We do not prepare or file immigration forms, choose a visa category or advise on eligibility. We give you and your attorney the financial records and operating information of the business when asked.
Who owns and controls the business?
You do. You own it, set its direction and approve the major decisions. We run daily operations under a written management agreement, and you can end that agreement on its terms.
Are you a broker?
No. Corlan Ventures is not a real estate broker, a business broker or a securities broker. We analyze the business and help you plan the purchase. Where a sale needs a licensed broker, a licensed broker handles that part.
How are you paid?
Fees are agreed in writing before any work starts.
What do you need from me to start?
The capital you plan to invest, the kind of business you want, where, and when you want to own it.
Tell us what you want to buy
The kind of business, where, and the capital you plan to invest. We will tell you what we see and what the next step is.