I just heard from a previous regular customer who is a notable home builder back where I was. *Cough* Rather than close my business down before moving south I decided to pass it on to my two employees for a very reasonable price (((12% off the top for 1 year))) All they had to do was maintain already established repeat client relationships and conduct themselves accordingly. A turnkey situation that they could have made work for decades until they retire, or whatever.
HMm. They did not keep the company name as they wanted to make it their own which was a mistake IMO, but ok. They also did not continue the website which I also found strange. Whatever. In the last 30 minutes I've been informed that they have lost two very lucrative customers that were each good for between 40 - 60 K yearly. I suspect that there are other things happening as it all crumbles. They bought houses while employed under me as I kept things running beautifully and the money was good, and steady. These boys have large mortgages to carry.
Prediction:
Within a year from now they will no longer be self-employed and their rich families will not help them in the slightest because of the destructive stupidity displayed over the last 14 months.
Fuckin' Idiots!
