When it comes to buying small businesses, Ace Chapman has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 13 years, he has used his one-of-a-kind methods to buy and sell 14 businesses--and now, for the first time, he describes his formula to help you leverage his strategy. Whether you're buying a business to flip or for long-term cash flow, trying to buy a business with no money down or through a Self-Directed IRA, The Ace Formula will transform the way you think about buying small businesses. According to Chapman, instead of taking the risks of starting a business it is smarter to build your vision on top of an existing profitable business--it's cheaper, more profitable and a very simple science. With the information contained in this book, you'll be in control of your financial destiny.