re: Buying a business without OT Baller status

You seem to have a lot more knowledge on the subject than I do so I am not disagreeing with anything you have said here.

But he took over the business many years back when it was much smaller. He has since created new relations with vendors in both the commercial and private sectors while continuing to represent the vendors from the previous owner. The company has flourished since. So he was successful in taking over and expanding from the previous owner.

If I were to actually consider going into this business, I would want to work for him and learn every single aspect of the company, while forming business relations with both the vendors and customers.