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Why and how to hire past owners when buying a scuba dive business in tropics

So you’ve just bought your dream scuba diving business on a tropical island. You’ve done all your due diligence, and you (and maybe your partner) have decided that “THIS is the place we want to live“, and “this dive business is the answer to how we can enjoy this lifestyle“.

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The REAL worth of a scuba dive business…

I have been in the tropical destination scuba diving business for 20 years now, and have been involved in owning, running and finally selling scuba dive centres, liveaboards and resorts. I am writing this because it seems to be a recurring theme throughout discussions with new investors/entrepreneurs and business buyers into the Destination Scuba Diving

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The Advantages of Owning a Scuba Diving Business in the Tropics

This seems like a really silly article to write, but after going through this with MANY couples over the past few years during negotiations for selling a dive business, I thought I’d get it down in an article for the world to reference and see. The #1 thing to remember when talking about owning a

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Prepare for Facebook’s Timeline for Business Pages

Excellent article by Ken Mueller on Business to Communtity. Thanks Ken! I’ve been asked quite a few times at speaking engagements, and by clients, “Will Facebook be adding the Timeline for Business Pages”?. Well, if you haven’t heard, the rumors started leaking last week, and apparentlythe Timeline will be coming to business pages as early as

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Buying a Scuba Dive Business in the Tropics: THE SECOND STAGE

Right, so we’ve done the basics, and seen a Dive Centre we like somewhere, possibly online at PADI.com in the Employment boards. We’ve had some communications with the current owners. Now to the exciting next step, actually getting on the ground and under the water at the place. Stage 2: Visit the Dive Centre… In my opinion, after the initial discussions

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