It is seven times easier to take over an existing business than to create a new one.

For over thirty-five years, Autoocupació has been promoting business creation under the motto ‘I am what I want to be’. We have helped thousands of people find their best professional path, aiming for their personal fulfillment. Often, this involves making your dreams come true by starting a business. For over ten years, we have introduced the potential of acquiring an existing business to all entrepreneurs. This ordered transfer of an already operational activity, known as Reempresa, serves as an additional mechanism for individuals seeking self-employment, allowing them to take over a business activity without having to start from scratch. In more than three thousand five hundred successful Reempreses, or successful acquisitions, the transferor—the former owner of the business—has passed the torch to a new entrepreneur. This has allowed the new owner to focus on growing the business, rather than dedicating energy and time to the turbulent and difficult initial stage of creation. The extremely high survival rate of these Reempreses (87%) compared to the well-known high mortality rate of new businesses—although it significantly improves for those receiving advice and mentoring from Autoocupació—leads us to affirm that it is seven times easier to take over an existing business… than to create a new one:

1. Continuity. The business does not start from scratch; you leverage the work done by the previous entrepreneur, benefiting from the existing momentum and drive, with the goal of making it grow.
2. Legality and Procedures. The business already has a solid, established legal structure and permits. With just the signing of the Reempresa contract, ownership of everything changes, and operations continue seamlessly.
3. Market. The main asset of the business is its clients and market. You start with an existing client portfolio that already makes purchases, a commercial strategy and positioning, and a brand image, which only need to be maintained and improved.
4. Knowledge. By taking over an existing business, you acquire the talent and knowledge of the entire environment and activity, which takes years to achieve. The employees already know what to do and how to do it, allowing for immediate profitability by avoiding the trial-and-error period.
5. Environment. The acquired business has been selected from an online marketplace (www.reempresa.org) featuring over 1,000 viable businesses with clients, suppliers, and even financial collaborators who already trust it.
6. Reempresa. The team of Autoocupació technicians will support you throughout the negotiation, analysis, and valuation of the business, the closing of legal contracts, and even provide financing to consolidate all the strengths of the Reempresa.
7. Transfer. The person transferring the business, who knows it perfectly and has managed it until now, is the first to be interested in helping and accompanying you throughout the entire process, even after the sale.

It’s all advantages! If you wish to explore this path to self-employment by acquiring an existing business, as thousands of entrepreneurs have already done, you just need to let us help you… Contact us and acquire your Successful Reempresa!