Richard Parker

President , Diomo Corporation
Richard Parker is the founder of Diomo Corporation and author of the How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price© series. His materials are now sold in over 80 countries and have been used successfully by more than 20,000 business buyers. He has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, TheStreet.com and was an Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year nominee. Mr. Parker has personally purchased ten businesses during his career and built several others from start-up. The information in his programs are based on real-life, hands on experiences. He has provided consultation to thousands of prospective business buyers who have used his materials, attended his seminars, and followed his guidance and expertise to buy good businesses in every type of industry you could possibly imagine. "My entire business has been built with the simplest agenda and that is to help people. In addition to the ten businesses I have purchased, I have started several others. I have always believed that if you build your business on the core philosophy of sincerely wanting to help your clients, then as long as you are in a commercially viable sector, the profit will follow. I never had any expectations for Diomo.com when I launched it back in 2001. My intention was to put down on paper all of my experiences and 'mess around' with an online business. Money was not my motive – I had recently sold a large company for quite a bit of money. I recall my wife Sarah asking me how many programs I figured I would sell and I told her: “If I sell only one, and help that one person buy a good business, then it will have been worth the entire effort”. Our first month we did $419.00 in sales and here we are several years later and thousands of people have purchased our materials and we have a thriving global company. It is the most gratifying work I have ever done. There’s no greater feeling than the impact of knowing you helped someone improve their life. Our company walls are lined with client letters – we actually don’t have any room left for more. There may be some people around who enjoy what they do as much as me, but I guarantee that nobody on this planet gets more enjoyment from their work than I do."

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"How to" Published:  06/04/2008
How to Buy a Business    
Buying a business can be a great investment opportunity, but it's a big risk. Before you buy a business, here's what you need to know.