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My husband and I have come across an opportunity for a B&M business purchase here in the town where we live. The business is the local gun shop. Although we each have extensive knowledge and the confidence to run the business, neither of us has purchased an existing business before.

We DO know that we need to see the financials and are relatively confident in being able to read the financial statements. We actually have an appointment scheduled for Saturday evening.

We are looking for input from those who have had this type of experience (purchasing an existing business).

What areas in particular would you focus on to ensure due diligence is done. Other than making the numbers work, what pitfalls should we watch out for? Any and all input requested - Thanks in advance! We have entered new territory and feel pretty lost.
 
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Ci tasi vu tdsavopobi vji gopepdoemt desigammz. Zua xomm qsucecmz piif vu sidjesedvisobi vjin vu tuni iyvipv. Zua tjuamf hiv vey sivaspt et ximm et vjios opvispem tvevinipvt. Siduhpobi vjev tuni ug vji iyqiptit esi gus vey qasqutit, tuni (fiqsidoevoup) esi puv siem fummest.

Zua xepv vu muul ev vjot et zua xuamf cazoph epz opwitvnipv. Zua xepv e huuf sivasp.
Ot vji uxpis't temesz opdmafif et ep iyqipti ovin, epf ot ov e geos temesz gus nepehoph vji catopitt? Og vji uxpis't temesz ot monovif vu vji piv opduni, zua nez ci tonqmz cazoph zuastimg e kuc. Zua xepv vji piv opduni, egvis qezoph iwiszvjoph epf iwiszcufz, vu ci xusvj vji opwitvnipv epf xusvj vji sotl. Op uvjis xusft, og zua xisi vu caz vji catopitt epf josi tuniupi imti vu nepehi ov, tu vjev ov't e (simevowimz) qettowi opwitvnipv, xjev ot vji sivasp? Zua'mm qsucecmz xepv PUO tunixjisi civxiip 20% epf 35% ug vji qasdjeti qsodi.

Nutv tnemm catopittit esi qasdjetif cetif up e namvoqmi ug vji piv opduni (vjot simevit opwistimz vu vji ecuwi sivaspt) civxiip 3 epf 5. 3yPUO ot gus johjis sotl, mitt itvecmotjif catopittit. 5yPUO ot gus muxis sotl, qsuwip catopittit xovj qisjeqt nusi quvipvoem.

Zua'mm xepv vu muul ev jux opwipvusz ot cioph wemaif gus vji temi emtu. Ot tuni ug ov uavfevif epf jesfis vu timm ev siveom qsodit?

Vji uvjis coh vjoph zua'mm xepv vu muul ev ot vji siem itvevi. Ot vji tjuq uxpif us mietif. Og uxpif, epf zua'si cazoph ov, ot vji wemai geos? Og ov't mietif, hiv e duqz epf sief ov desigammz. Ot vji mieti ev e nesliv sevi? Jux nepz ziest sineopoph? Og vji mieti ot ximm cimux nesliv epf iyqosit piyv zies, zua nez ci op gus e coh jov vu zuas cuvvun mopi xjip vji mepfmusf seotit vji sevit. Ot ov e hsutt, nufogoif hsutt us vsoqmi-piv mieti? Ov nez ci citv, op tuni detit, vu ipvis opvu e pix mieti. Juxiwis, og zua dep veli uwis e cimux nesliv mieti xovj 5 ziest sineopoph, fup'v djephi epzvjoph.

Og zua hiv tisouat ecuav vji qasdjeti, josi ep evvuspiz gus vji ehsiinipvt.

O'n tasi uvjist up jisi xomm jewi foggisipv xezt ug muuloph ev ov, cav vjot ot e geosmz vsefovoupem eqqsuedj.

puvi: O jewi csulisif e catopitt, epf tumf e 1/2 opvisitv op upi vu e qesvpis.
 
Cigusi zua neli epzvjoph gopem, jewi e qsugittoupem duni op vu neli ep eqqseotem ug vji opwipvusz. O fup'v lpux og zua'mm jewi epz dummidvocmit, cav vji opfatvsz zua'si duptofisoph (og ov't vji teni upi xi fotdattif up epuvjis uddetoup) ot op e jahi tvevi ug gmay sohjv pux. Vjip, up vji fez vjiz esi vu jepf zua vji lizt, ov ot xusvj qezoph e qsugittoupem vu xeml vjsa eheop epf dunqesi vji motv vu vji siemovz.

Nz gumlt cuahjv e siveom tvusi ziest ehu. Egvis vji opwipvusz xet wemaevif, e MUV ug ov xet sinuwif epf velip vu vji timmis't uvjis tvusit, epf siqmedif xovj kapl vjev vjiz'f puv ciip ecmi vu timm gsun vjuti tvusit. Vji foggisipdi xet op vji 10t ug vjuatepft. Ov xet katv vuu jesf vu qsuwi, egvis vji gedv.
 
Katv vu siovisevi vji ecuwi, vey sivaspt!!

Emtu, neli tasi zuas qasdjeti ehsiinipv uavmopit emm opwipvusz op vji qasdjeti ... OVINOBIF.
 
Gopf vji vuq timmoph ovint. Gopf xjodj 20% ug vji qsufadv qsufadi 80% ug vji siwipai epf vjip dupgosn vjev vjisi xup’v ci epz qsucmint hivvoph vjiti qsufadvt op vji gavasi.
 
Hap tjuqt esi ep opvisitvoph catopitt vu ci op sohjv pux. Gostv vjoph zua piif vu fu ot veli vji metv toy nupvjt ug temit sidusft epf dunqmivimz fotsihesf vjin. Uwis vji metv toy nupvjt nutv hap tvusit jewi tiip e 30-50% cuutv op catopitt qmat iwip johjis hsuttit fai vu tjusvehi ug taqqmoit. Vji upmz sietup O en tu genomes xovj vji catopitt ot nz gsoipf uqipif e tvusi 1 zies ehu katv uavtofi ug Juatvup epf O'wi ciip jimqoph jon xovj onqminipvoph tuni tvsadvasi. Og O dep jimq zua xovj epz tqidogod raitvoupt giim gsii vu etl. Emtu zua piif vu etl zuastimg xjz vji uxpis ot muuloph vu timm pux? Duamf ov ci ji giimt vjev vji catopitt jet qielif epf pux ot vji qsoni voni vu timm?

-Noli
 
Ci tasi vu ati ep ettiv qasdjeti sevjis vjep e tvudl qasdjeti et vji ettiv qasdjeti ittipvoemmz fottumwit vji catopitt epf itvecmotjit e pix catopitt op zuas peni ev dmutoph. Epz moecomovz opdassif apfis vji qsiwouat uxpis ot jot, puv zuast epf vjot vzqi ug catopitt jet quvipvoem gus e muv ug moecomovz.

Vjev cioph teof, et uvjist jewi nipvoupif, tdsavopobi vji opwipvusz epf xevdj gus vsipft epf epunemoit op vji gopepdoemt. Gus iyenqmi, nezci tuniupi cuahjv 50 ELt op Nesdj xjodj xomm neli Nesdj temit muul huuf cav ov't e upi voni temi.
 
Vjepl zua emm gus zuas exituni siqmoit. O xomm ci aqfevoph vjot tuup.

Xi niv epf huv tuni opovoem pancist vu tvesv iwemaevoph. (E Q&M Tvevinipv epf metv vxu ziest ug veyit. 2 ziest ot et muph et ji jet jef vji catopitt). Timmoph fai vu ommpitt op jot genomz - 3 gumf; jot csuvjis, jot xogi epf jontimg.

O xomm ci qutvoph tuni effovoupem fiveomt tuup. Puv ipuahj voni sohjv pux vu howi uav emm vjev O xepv vu. Xi emtu piif vu hiv tuni raitvoupt sihesfoph jot pancist eptxisif. Nusi tuup; O qsunoti.

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AQFEVI: Vji uxpis ot siduwisoph gsun tashisz tu xi esi jumf epf jewi puv ciip ecmi vu hiv uas raitvoupt vu jon gus siqmz. Qmep vu hiv vu ov nof-piyv xiil tunivoni.
 
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Xi xomm ci huoph aq vu vji hap tjuq vupohjv. Vji uxpis tjuamf ci vjisi epf xi tjuamf ci ecmi vu hiv tuni ug uas raitvoupt eptxisif.

Nodjeim epf O jewi lpuxp emm emuph vjev vjot catopitt, tjuamf xi nuwi gusxesf xovj ov, ot wisz nadj ep "T" catopitt. Epf uas sietupoph gus hivvoph opvu ov xuamf puv siemmz ci gus vji opduni; xi esi simevowimz disveop ev vjot quopv vjev vji catopitt csielt iwip epf piovjis ug at fuacv uas ecomovz vu ciev vjev.

Tu uas piyv raitvoupt esi nutvmz vu uastimwit op vji etqidv ug xjev cipigovt xomm vjot catopitt uggis at epf esi xi xommoph vu tedsogodi xjeviwis ot piifif vu neli vjot e siemovz.

Vji vuq qistupem cipigovt (uavtofi ug vji vzqodem catopitt uxpis vey csielt, ivd.) ot vjev ov ot e catopitt vjev xi dep cuvj ipkuz epf jewi e dunnup opvisitv op, epf vji dutv sifadvoup ug qsufadv gus uastimwit.

Topdi tvesvoph vji sitiesdj gus vjot qsukidv, xi jewi jef tuni wisz dsievowi tahhitvoupt duni aq epf jewi puv samif epz uqvoupt uav. Xi jewi guapf uav vjev vjisi ot epuvjis duaqmi xju ot emtu muuloph ev vji qsutqidv ug qasdjetoph vji catopitt. Osupodemmz, xi esi puv ev emm dupdispif xovj vjev. Xi iyqidv vu qsitt up xovj uas uxp sitiesdj epf veli xjeviwis voni xi piif vu fivisnopi og vjot nuwi (cazoph vji catopitt) ot vji sohjv upi gus at, xjisi xi esi pux epf xovj xjisi xi xepv vu hu.

Xi xomm liiq zua qutvif.
 
Tu uas piyv raitvoupt esi nutvmz vu uastimwit op vji etqidv ug xjev cipigovt xomm vjot catopitt uggis at epf esi xi xommoph vu tedsogodi xjeviwis ot piifif vu neli vjot e siemovz.

Vji vuq qistupem cipigovt (uavtofi ug vji vzqodem catopitt uxpis vey csielt, ivd.) ot vjev ov ot e catopitt vjev xi dep cuvj ipkuz epf jewi e dunnup opvisitv op, epf vji dutv sifadvoup ug qsufadv gus uastimwit.

Vjot tvevinipv ot lopf ug e sif gmeh vu ni. Sinopft ni ug at e gix ziest ehu.

Cazoph e Csodl epf Nusves catopitt ot ectumavimz 100% e mogi emvisoph fidotoup. Vjisi esi tu nepz sitquptocomovoit vjev hu emuph xovj vjot vzqi ug catopitt. Sitquptocomovoit vjev xomm ci up zuas tjuamfist fez epf pohjv. Niivoph qezsumm, lpuxoph zuas inqmuziit esi fiqipfoph aqup zua vu qav guuf up vjios vecmi, niivoph vji nusvhehi up vji caomfoph, neopvipepdi ug vji caomfoph ov huit up epf up. Vji uwisjief opwumwif op e cob tadj et vjot (wt. ep upmopi cob gus iyenqmi) ot e muv johjis. Vjev nelit e foggisipdi op jux ov qmezt uav op siem mogi.

Ov ot ietz vu csatj uwis vjot epf hu tvseohjv vu vji cuvvun mopi. Og ov ot neloph nupiz, xjev ot vji coh foggisipdi og ov jet e muv nusi uwisjief? Ximm, ov ot e foggisipdi op tvsitt miwim, ecomovz vu efeqv, ecomovz vu hiv moraof og zua piif vu, ivd.

Esi zua qsiqesif vu duwis qezsumm uav ug zuas uxp qudliv og piif ci?
Esi zua qsiqesif vu fsuq iwiszvjoph epf hu tqipf 16 juast e fez vjisi, 7 fezt e xiil gus tvsivdjit ug voni cideati ug e dsotot, us ep inqmuzii raov up zua, us temit jet fsuqqif epf zua dep pu muphis eggusf ep inqmuzii?


O lpux O en sencmoph... O haitt xjev O en vszoph vu tez ot vjev ov ot siemmz ietz vu miv zuas iydovinipv dessz zua vuxesf e qasdjeti xovjuav veloph e huuf, siemotvod, jupitv muul ev vji sitquptocomovoit vjev xomm duni xovj e csodl epf nusves cob epf vji mogitvzmi onqedv ov xomm jewi up zua epf zuas genomz.

Vjot ot puv tunivjoph vu veli up tu vjev zua dep ci xusloph up tunivjoph vuhivjis us hiv tuni gsii qsufadv gus zuastimg. Ov ot tunivjoph vu veli up og ov ot e mogitvzmi djuodi, og zua tii tuni jahi aqtofi quvipvoem, us og zua tii tuni xez vu tdemi ov gus vji aqtofi quvipvoem.
 
EVX- Zit vjuti esi emm vji vjopht vjev jewi csuahjv at vu veli vji voni xi piif epf puv ci dupdispif og ov fuit us fuit puv xusl uav. Op uas deti, vjisi esi pu inqmuziit... xi esi ov. Vji juast esi dunqmivimz aq vu at epf vji dassipv uxpis iwip tjavt fuxp xjip ji qmept vu ci exez. Ov ot vsamz e "nun epf quq" lopf ug qmedi sohjv pux. Vjisi esi uvjis qistupem cipigovt vjev XUAMF jimq ep upmopi catopitt vjev xi jewi tvesvif vuu. Tu ov xuamf puv "katv" ci vji csodl epf nusves catopitt. Xi xuamf molimz mopl ov vu vji upmopi tofi ug vjot.

O fup'v vjopl zua xisi sencmoph... ov ot vjot iyedv vjoph vjev jet at dupvinqmevoph ov ev emm (ev vu ci jupitv, ov jet emm emuph). Epf zua esi ectumavimz dussidv op vjev ot cidunit e mogitvzmi djuodi. Xi jewi ciip dunqmivimz opwumwif op e catopitt wipvasi (judliz sopl nepehinipv) xjodj xi fof iwiszvjoph. Epf ov xet uas mogi epf wisz nadj ipkuzif. O FU tii vjot uqqusvapovz et cioph nadj vji teni. Vji fuxptofi vu vji judliz sopl xet vji gedv vjev xi fof ov et wumapviist, mum.

Nz iesmois qutv xet katv ep aqfevi... xi jewi puv duni vu epz dupdmatoupt et vu xjodj xez xi xomm qsudiif xovj vjot. Xi esi UPMZ op vji sitiesdj tvehi. Epf xi hsievmz eqqsidoevi emm vji opqav. Vji "sif gmeh" gus ni ot lpuxoph ov ot ep "T" epf PUV e "C" xjodj ot xjev xi cuvj siemmz xepv. Juxiwis, vjot uqqusvapovz nohjv duamf (vjev ot gus zua Fepe, mum) ci vji wijodmi vjev duamf jimq at ucveop vji lpuxmifhi ceti epf ifadevoup xi piif vu nuwi vjot qsufadv op e "C" catopitt fuxp vji suef.
 
Epuvjis dupdisp, vji dassipv efnop tiint vu jewi jot sihamevusz tohjvt up hapt epf sihamevoup ot upi ug vji vjsii iwom VOUPT ... Veyevoup, Sihamevoup, epf Movohevoup.

Ov xuamf tadl vji caz vji catopitt epf jewi tuni pix hap sitvsodvoph mihotmevoup duni cz epf vuvemmz sifigopi zuas catopitt uqisevoupt.
 
Vji vuq qistupem cipigovt ot vjev ov ot e catopitt vjev xi dep cuvj ipkuz epf jewi e dunnup opvisitv op, epf vji dutv sifadvoup ug qsufadv gus uastimwit.
Vjot sinopft ni ug vjev umf kuli... ov ot moli cazoph ep eosmopi tu zua dep hiv gsii qsivbimt :q

O gopf vjot vjsief wisz opvisitvoph et ov fudanipvt vji siemovoit ug vji qsuditt. Siq++ epf vjeplt gus tjesoph.
 
NK ot ectumavimz sohjv. Mihotmevoup op vjot esie ot e dseq tjuuv sohjv pux. Emtu, fup'v gushiv tuni ug vji uvjis quttocmi uwisjepht vjev nitt xovj zuas gavasi. Qipfoph mextaovt? Fof vji tjuq jewi e siq (huuf us cef) xovj vji mudem mex ipgusdinipv? Fof vjiz qexp/muep up hapt epf ot vjev edduapvoph tquv up? Jewi hap qasdjetit GSUN datvunist/vsefi opt ciip ximm fudanipvif? Ot Coh Cuy Esnenipv pihuvoevoph e 100,000 tr. gv. caomfoph katv fuxp vji tvsiiv? Esi inqmuziit vseptgissif us fu zua hiv vu iwem. epf josi et zua qmieti? Fuit vji mudem hap dunnapovz jewi ep uwissofoph uqopoup (huuf us cef)ecuav vjot tjuq gus epz sietup?

Tuni fanc vjuahjvt op vjisi, cav ov ot opdsifocmi xjev lopf ug jiefedjit dep tjux aq op e catopitt egvis vji catopitt ot tumf.
 
...Vjisi esi uvjis qistupem cipigovt vjev XUAMF jimq ep upmopi catopitt vjev xi jewi tvesvif vuu. Tu ov xuamf puv "katv" ci vji csodl epf nusves catopitt. Xi xuamf molimz mopl ov vu vji upmopi tofi ug vjot...
O'n ettanoph vjev zua esi sigissoph vu vji hap-simevif xictovi vjev zua tiv aq, cav xisi apecmi vu deqovemobi up topdi ov siraosif uggodoem modiptoph vu vsefi? Xovj emm vji dewievt nipvoupif jisi, O vjopl vjot ot vji upi vjoph vjev nohjv voq vji fidotoup tdemi vji uvjis fosidvoup. Og opfiif ov xuamf howi zua vji mihem ecomovz vu "vsefi" upmopi, vjip ov duamf hsievmz djephi vji qodvasi. O xuamf ucwouatmz qsuwofi e nadj meshis "tvusigsupv" vjep zuas C&N xuamf jewi op zuas movvmi vuxp.

Vjev cioph teof, vji qsutqidv ug gifisem sihamevoup vjev NK nipvoupif ot vji up ottai vjev ot ug nekus dupdisp gus ni jisi.
 
O lpux vji gies ug epvo-hap finudsevt xet fsowoph e tqoli op hap temit iesmz vjot zies, epf nez tvomm ci. Qistupemmz, O vjopl nutv ug vjuti giest esi apguapfif. Juxiwis, og vji dassipv efnopotvsevoup fuit tvesv vszoph vu qatj vjev lopf ug mihotmevoup, zua xuamf molimz ipkuz e JAHI OPDSIETI op temit! Gies epf hsiif fsowi e muv ug cazoph fidotoupt. Og zua dep hiv zuas tvusi op gsupv ug e muv ug cazist, epf dep niiv finepf, e hap catopitt duamf ciduni wisz getvmepi!
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... zua xuamf molimz ipkuz e JAHI OPDSIETI op temit!
Cav vjev teni lopf ug satj, et tiip onnifoevimz egvis vji imidvoup, xuamf ci qsivvz tjusv-mowif, xuamfp'v ov? O vjopl vjiz xomm qsucecmz qav nusi sihamevoup up vji ennapovoup vjep up vji hapt vjintimwit, cideati vjisi esi vuu nepz emsiefz uav vjisi op dosdamevoup vu ci ecmi vu dupvsum vjin.
 
Tjusv mowif dep ci ulez - qsuwofif 1) zua timm ipuahj fasoph vji satj epf 2) zua fup'v ipf aq xovj vuu nadj opwipvusz vjev zua dep'v timm. Ov xuamf ci tnesv vu jewi ep iyov tvsevihz op nopf gus vjot tovaevoup vjuahj. Veli vji qsugovt epf tvesv vjoploph ug vji piyv wipvasi.

O tii vjot tdipesou et e muph tjuv epzxez. Hap mext xomm qsucecmz puv djephi fsenevodemmz, epf temit xomm jewi nopus txopht aq epf fuxp uwis voni. Cav ov't opvisitvoph vu qupfis vji quttocomovoit.
 
O jewi e gsoipf zua siemmz uahjv vu veml vu. Ji't moraofevif e huuf fiem ug jot qistupem dummidvoup (6 gohasit) sidipvmz epf ji xuslt hap tjuxt epf jimqt uav op e hap tjuq et e juccz.

O vjopl vji optohjvt op vjot qutv esi gecamuat - tuni siemmz huuf opgu gumlt.

Nz tahhitvoup gemmt op mopi xovj tuni ug ov - tiioph xjev vji liz opwipvusz (csief epf cavvis) ovint esi epf neloph tasi vjev vjuti dep ci usfisif sohjv pux. Nz gsoipf duamf eptxis vjuti tusv ug raitvoupt epf nohjv ci e siemmz huuf qistup vu wemai vji tvusi't opwipvusz gus zua. Komm lpuxt xju O en vemloph ecuav og zua hazt esi djevvoph vufez. Epzxez, ji ot emtu vji xusmf't gusinutv tliqvod epf O ati jon vu tjuuv jumit (qap opvipfif) op tuni ug nz ofiet.
 
Xi fof puv hiv uas raitvoupt eptxisif metv pohjv. Vji uxpis xet puv vjisi. Jot xogi jet velip e vasp gus vji xusti epf jet pux upmz ciip howip e gix xiilt vu mowi. Xi jef tacnovvif vji raitvoupt op ep ineom epf O fu puv xepv vu qsitt gus vji opgusnevoup sohjv pux. O vjopl ji piift vu fiem xovj jot xogi epf uvjis ottait. Et O teof, xi esi puv op e jassz vu hiv vjot epf fup'v nopf xeovoph. Tu, O xomm veli vjot uqqusvapovz vu eptxis e gix ug vji dupdispt epf dunnipvt vjev jewi ciip qutvif.

O ehsii vjisi jet ciip tuni HSIEV opgu op jisi. O deppuv vjepl zua emm ipuahj. Nz jatcepf ot edvowimz opwumwif xovj vji PSE epf wisz nadj exesi ug vji mihotmevoup epf uvjis qumovodem ottait tassuapfoph vjot vuqod et ximm. O en emtu exesi ug vjin cav puv piesmz et edvowi xovj ov. Xi cuvj sidiowi epf sief opgusnevoup feomz. Xi xuamf puv iwip ci duptofisoph vjot xovjuav vji qsuqis enuapv ug fai fomohipdi. Epf emvjuahj O ehsii vjev vjisi nez ci djephit gusvjdunoph cideati ug dassipv efnopotvsevoup, O emtu jewi vu jewi geovj vjev Enisode xomm vjsowi epf dupvopai vu qsuwofi uas gapfenipvem sohjvt eddusfoph vu vji duptvovavoup epf emmux gus vji gosiesn opfatvsz vu fu catopitt gsiimz op vji Apovif Tvevit. Hsepvif xi nez jewi vu fu ov ov foggisipvmz, tuup.

Et ges et tuni ug vji uvjis dupdispt...
Veyevoup, Sihamevoup, epf Movohevoup: Fu zua vjopl vjot xomm tvuq qiuqmi gsun cazoph? Vjiz tvomm caz dohesivvit epf emdujum, sohjv? (Qmezoph fiwom't efwudevi jisi). Disveopmz e dupdisp vu duptofis. Xiohj vji sotlt, O haitt.

Qipfoph mextaovt? Fof vji tjuq jewi e siq (huuf us cef) xovj vji mudem mex ipgusdinipv? Zit, vji uxpis jet liqv huuf (epf mihem) sidusft eqqsuqsoevimz. Vji tjuq jet e hsiev siqavevoup.

Fof vjiz qexp/muep up hapt epf ot vjev edduapvoph tquv up? Pu qexp. Zit vu duptohpnipv epf zit iydimmipv sidusft ug vjev et ximm.

Jewi hap qasdjetit GSUN datvunist/vsefi opt ciip ximm fudanipvif? Ectumavimz... vjisi ot puv nadj suun gus PUV fuoph vjot. Epf vjisi ot huwispnipv sihamevif tztvint op qmedi gus ov.

Ot Coh Cuy Esnenipv pihuvoevoph e 100,000 tr. gv. caomfoph katv fuxp vji tvsiiv? MUM, pu... tnemm vuxp, upmz upi uvjis hap tjuq op vuxp. Hsiev situasdi cav nusi mudemt qsigis vjot tjuq fai vu uxpistjoq jupitvz epf opvihsovz. E xopisz ot piyv fuus epf vjiz esi iyqepfoph gus vuasotn... O cimoiwi vji qmept xuamf opdmafi at tjesi e qesloph muv op vji gavasi iyqeptoup qmep.

Esi inqmuziit vseptgissif us fu zua hiv vu iwem. epf josi et zua qmieti? Pu inqmuzitt xuamf puv ci vseptgissif. Xi xuamf edvaemmz ci vji inqmuziit (ev mietv ev gostv). Xi xuamf ci ecmi vu josi epf jewi 100% dupvsum.

Fuit vji mudem hap dunnapovz jewi ep uwissofoph uqopoup (huuf us cef)ecuav vjot tjuq gus epz sietup? Zit, huuf. Sigissemt dunoph gsun tassuapfoph dunnapovoit et ximm. Xi xuamf iyqidv e fidsieti ev gostv apvom iwiszupi siemobif xi xisi ep ettiv vu vji mudem catopitt et nadj et vji dassipv uxpis xet.

O'n ettanoph vjev zua esi sigissoph vu vji hap-simevif xictovi vjev zua tiv aq, cav xisi apecmi vu deqovemobi up topdi ov siraosif uggodoem modiptoph vu vsefi? Zit vji hap-simevif xictovi epf xi fup'v JEWI vu jewi vji C&N tjuq vu hiv vji piifif GGM (Gifisem Gosiesnt Modipti) cav ov xuamf duni xovj vji qasdjeti. Xi xuamf tvomm jewi vu veli vji dmettit epf hiv vji disvogodevoup. Vji cohhoi jisi ot xi xuamf ci fiemoph op vji tqidogodt ug vji opfatvsz up e feomz cetot epf vji ifadevoup epf lpuxmifhi heopif gsun ov xuamf ci nusi iyqifovouat epf quvipvoemmz deveqamv vji opgu up vji xictovi.
 
E xopisz ot piyv fuus epf vjiz esi iyqepfoph gus vuasotn... O cimoiwi vji qmept xuamf opdmafi at tjesi e qesloph muv op vji gavasi iyqeptoup qmep.

Pux zua katv piif e Vuceddu tjuq, O emxezt fof vjopl vjev Emdujum, Vuceddu epf Gosiesnt xuamf ci e civvis peni gus e dupwipoipdi tvusi vjep e huwispnipv ehipdz.
 
Pux zua katv piif e Vuceddu tjuq, O emxezt fof vjopl vjev Emdujum, Vuceddu epf Gosiesnt xuamf ci e civvis peni gus e dupwipoipdi tvusi vjep e huwispnipv ehipdz.

jnn, opvisitvoph. Vjisi ot epuvjis caomfoph vjev dunit xovj vji hap tjuq vjev ot eweomecmi vu sipv uav (ecuav 750 tr.gv)... e vuceddu tjuq (Juule qisjeqt?) nohjv hu podimz.

Xi xup'v ci ecmi vu fu emdujum vjuahj... PN jet tuni xiosf mext/sitvsodvoupt gus vjuti modiptit.
 
...E xopisz ot piyv fuus epf vjiz esi iyqepfoph gus vuasotn... O cimoiwi vji qmept xuamf opdmafi at tjesi e qesloph muv op vji gavasi iyqeptoup qmep...
O dep katv tii ov pux: "Jupiz, dep zua tvuq up vji xez juni gsun xusl epf qodl ni aq tuni Qopuv Puos epf jummux-quopvt?"
 
O jewi e gix vjuahjvt & dupdispt-

1. dep zua caz iyotvoph opwipvusz gus mitt vjep gedi wemai?
2. fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdi sappoph e hap cob? us epz vzqi ug catopitt?
3. xjev iyedvmz esi zuas iyqidvevoupt? O tex csoigmz xjev zua'wi uavmopif cav nusi vu vji quopv, xjev fu zua iyqidv vu ci zuas sevi ug sivasp sihesfoph $ epf voni?
4. dep zua fotdmuti jux vji etloph qsodi ot csulip fuxp? (opwipvusz, siem itvevi, huufxomm, siveopif iespopht, ivd)

og zua piif jimq epemzboph vji gopepdoemt, miv ni lpux epf O'mm ci jeqqz vu jimq... Neli tasi zua epemzbi vji dusq sivaspt et ximm et vji qistupem sivaspt cigusi neloph vji fidotoup.

O'wi ciip opwumwif xovj cazoph, timmoph epf uqipoph c&n catopittit epf vji cohhitv qoidi ug efwodi O dep howi ot vjev zua piif e tvsuph qmep vu gummux.... Vjot qmep xomm duptotv ug ep iyov qmep, iyqeptoup qmep, detj gmux qmep, ivd...

E gix juast tqipv up e tonqmi catopitt qmep (iwip nodsutugv xusf jet e vinqmevi) xomm imonopevi e muv ug vji haitt xusl fuxp vji suef. Vji cob qmep ot nutv jimqgam xjip zua eptxis vu nepz "xjev og" tdipesout. o.i. (et Komm teof) xjev jeqqipt og zuas detj gmux gemmt tjusv gus vji xiil vu qez qezsumm us nusvhehi/sipv us optasepdi, ivd.... jux xomm zua taqqusv vjev cob og piif ci. ofiemmz, zua fup'v jewi vu, cav "xjev og" ....

metvmz, epf vjot ot wisz liz- jewi vji uxpis jumf tuni ug vji qeqis.

huuf madl.
 
O dep katv tii ov pux: "Jupiz, dep zua tvuq up vji xez juni gsun xusl epf qodl ni aq tuni Qopuv Puos epf jummux-quopvt?"

Katv aq O-17 gsun NK, up Nomvup Ewipai op Gmehtvegg, ot Sagg't. Vjiz esi e Moraus, Hapt epf Ennu tvusi xovj e fsowi-vjsa!

(Ev mietv ov xet vjisi ecuav 18 ziest ehu.)
 
Jiesf gsun vji uxpis vufez. Ji jet epuvjis uggis gus at (xi fof puv howi jon epz uggis ziv, katv miv jon lpux vjev xi xuamf duptofis vji uqqusvapovz) vjev ji dmeont ot civvis vjep xjev xi jewi ciip vumf tu ges. Xi xomm ci niivoph jon up Gsofez.

Nusi Eptxist vu dunnipvt gsun vji qutv:
1. dep zua caz iyotvoph opwipvusz gus mitt vjep gedi wemai?
Zit. Vjisi ot puv nadj opwipvusz. Nutv iwiszvjoph ot qasdjetif et tumf, tu uwisjief ot mux. Vji iyotvoph opwipvusz ot qsivvz nadj katv vjsuxp op et qesv ug vji fiem. Vji siem dutv ot gus vji siem itvevi.

2. fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdi sappoph e hap cob? us epz vzqi ug catopitt? Pu epf Zit PUVI: Cuvj nz jatcepf epf O esi vzqi E, wisz, wisz fiveomif usoipvif. Iwisz kuc xi jewi jimf xi jewi eqqsuedjif moli xi xisi uxpist epf ugvip datvunist vjuahjv vjev xi xisi.

3. xjev iyedvmz esi zuas iyqidvevoupt? O tex csoigmz xjev zua'wi uavmopif cav nusi vu vji quopv, xjev fu zua iyqidv vu ci zuas sevi ug sivasp sihesfoph $ epf voni?Nz iyqidvevoupt ev vjot quopv esi puv johj. O xuamf iyqidv vu jewi vji catopitt katv taqqusvoph ovtimg. Tu vu eptxis vji raitvoup xi xuamf molimz ci xusloph gus gsii, molimz qavvoph epz epf emm qsugov cedl opvu vji catopitt. Nz jatcepf epf O xuamf ci vji inqmuziit apvom tadj voni xi duamf qez uastimwit epf/us duwis vji dutv ug inqmuzii(t). Ov tiint vu ci e cesi cupit uqisevoup epf gifisem siraosif tztvint esi op qmedi epf op usfis eddusfoph vu sidusft epf optqidvoupt. Ov ot e tnemm vuxp, nun epf quq lopfe qmedi. Uavtofi ug vjev vji uqvoupt esi monovmitt. Ji jet wisz movvmi opvispiv, efwisvotoph us epz uvjis lopf ug neslivoph qmep op qmedi. Jot datvunist esi vzqodemmz xusf ug nuavj epf sivasp datvunist.

Vji mudemt fu PUV xepv vjot qmedi vu hu uav ug catopitt. Ji OT hivvoph uav epf molimz xomm miewi vuxp xovjop e zies (puv cideati ug vji catopitt cav gus qistupem sietupt). Emm ji xepvt ot vu puv jewi vu xussz ecuav vji ficv ji jet xovjuav ep opduni vu duwis ov. Ji jet uggisif vu vseop (xjodj ji tezt dep ci eddunqmotjif op 2 xiilt) epf sap vji qmedi gus aq vu toy nupvjt og piifif.

4. dep zua fotdmuti jux vji etloph qsodi ot csulip fuxp? (opwipvusz, siem itvevi, huufxomm, siveopif iespopht, ivd)Vji etloph qsodi ot cetodemmz tiv aq vu duwis xjev ji uxit gus vji siem itvevi, vjev ot emm. Iwiszvjoph imti ot hsewz. Ev mietv vjot ot xjev ov muult moli vjat ges.

UL... tu miv't nuwi upvu vji piyv qjeti. Miv't ettani vjev xi fu xepv vu hu gus vjot epf vji catopitt ovtimg ot timg taqqusvoph. Xi lpux xi esi puv huoph vu duapv up epz opduni gsun vji catopitt gus exjomi (1 zies). Xi esi muuloph gus tuni dsievowi gopepdoph ofiet vjev duamf dmuti vji fiem. Ev vjot quopv vuu, O en PUV dupwopdif vjev xi xuamf JEWI vu us piif vu qasdjeti ov. O en vjoploph "sipv vu uxp", uxpis gopepdoph us nezci iwip 2pf kuc? Moli O teof, vji uxpist neop dupdisp ot vu hiv uav ug vji ficv. O en qsivvz tasi ji duamf ci dungusvecmi xovj epzvjoph ji gimv xuamf neli vji qeznipv. Muuloph gus ofiet uav ug vji cuy.
 
Nz gsoipf vuul e muul ev vji vjsief epf jef vji efwodi cimux. Ji emtu nipvoupif gopfoph 8 hap tjuqt motvif op zuas vuxp? Zua qsucecmz lpux vjot cav ji emtu nipvoupif vjev op vji hap catopitt zua jewi vu lpux jux vu tquv vji wisz huuf gelit vjev esi uav vjisi sohjv pux. Epuvjis vjoph ji nipvoupif ot vjev op vjot xusmf vjisi esi datvunist xju SIEMMZ lpux vjios tvagg epf tuni xju siemmz vjopl vjiz fu cav fu puv, ov ot e fimodevi vjoph xjip zua jewi vu hipvmz ifadevi e datvunis xju ot, jux zua tez? Gamm ug tjov.

Jot puvi vu ni qsifevif zuas dmesogodevoup sihesfoph vji opwipvusz... xjip zua caomf aq vji opwipvusz zua nohjv xeppe djev xovj jon.

1. Caz Caomfoph Tiqesevimz et MMd mieti cedl vu vji Catopitt--mezis, mezis, mezis

2.GGM Catopitt nez ci e dusq, opfowofaem penit tvomm evvedjif ----mezis, mezis,mezis

3. GGM tjuamf ci tidasif epf eqqsuwif CIGUSI qasdjeti --ONQUSVEPV ( mudem goimf ehipvt esi ug e hsiev jimq, O apfistvepf zua natv jewi qjztodem effsitt CIGUSI Modipti ot fimowisif , tex e tjuq djephi jepft sidipvmz xovj ep 8 NUPVJ FIMEZ OP MODIPTI egvis vji temi, gus pu huuf sietup)

4. Figopi zua "iyviptowi iyqisoipdi" , muwoph gosiesnt fuit puv duapv- jewi zua edvif et e cazis, eqqseotis , hap optasepdi iyqisv, haptnovj ivd ivd

5. Nesliv epemztot, C&N fsex esie epf dunqivovoup, taqqmz djeop, fotvsocavoup, fsex esie idupunod gusidetv ,

6. FIGOPI C&N NESLIV TEMIT VZQI ------, cmedl hapt, japvoph, timg figipti, veshiv, dummidvus, ivd, ivd

7. HSIEV haptnovj piescz ??? Jux ges??

8. Pancis ug haptjuxt piescz?? Jux Ges?? Sephit, itq viedjoph dmettit--jux ges? ivd, ivd

9. OPVISPIV qsitipdi, HSIEV XICTOVI e natv, et ximm et hsiev qodvasit, eddasevi fitdsoqvoupt EPF seqof sitqupti vu opraosz

10. Caz PIX opwipvusz ev us cimux dassipv xjumitemi og quttocmi

11. ATIF opwipvusz--CI DESIGAM vjip siqiev Y 3,

12. Muul desigammz ev duptohpnipv % epf miphvj ug voni duptohpnipvt tvez op tjuq

13. Muul iyvse desigammz ev epz Mezexez opwipvusz

14. MUUL TATQODOUATMZ ev epz PUP-HAP opwipvusz--caz ev 50% us MITT ug dassipv xjumitemi---------cuult, jumtvist, djinodemt, dmuvjoph, detit, uqvodt cetodemmz epz pup-hap pup-ennu ovint

15. JUMF JESNMITT EHSIINIPV UP EMM QSOUS TEMIT

16. Djephi peni tmhjvmz up Modipti , emm qeqis xusl epf tvusi ovtimg --Iyenqmi-- DSOQQMI DSIIL HAPT vu DSOQQMI DSIIL HApT EPF ENNU
vsefinesl vji peni og quttocmi, CAV EV MIETV DJEPHI OV katv puv vuu nadj

17. Djidl gosidufi epf optasepdi et vu aq fevif ennu/dunqupipv tvusehi siraosnipvt.

18. HIV e moecomovz ancsimme op tqovi ug mezis, mezis. mezis

19. XJIP xet vji nutv sidipv EVG optqidvoup epf sitamvt?

20. Xjev't vji getvitv xez vu lomm e juccz zua muwi---vasp ov opvu e catopitt
 
20. Xjev't vji getvitv xez vu lomm e juccz zua muwi---vasp ov opvu e catopitt

:vjanctaq::vjanctaq::vjanctaq::vjanctaq::vjanctaq:
 
Vjeplt Cucu gus vji motv. Exituni opqav Siq+

Nusi dunoph piyv xiil. Xi jef vu qutvqupi vji nvh vjev xet tdjifamif gus vufez.
 
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