{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sunbelt Canada Kingston","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sunbeltcanada.com\/kingston","author_name":"John Patrick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sunbeltcanada.com\/kingston\/author\/jpatrick\/","title":"Buying\/Selling a Business: The External View - Sunbelt Canada Kingston","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ro1but5990\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunbeltcanada.com\/kingston\/buying-selling-a-business-the-external-view\/\">Buying\/Selling a Business: The External View<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunbeltcanada.com\/kingston\/buying-selling-a-business-the-external-view\/embed\/#?secret=ro1but5990\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Buying\/Selling a Business: The External View&#8221; &#8212; Sunbelt Canada Kingston\" data-secret=\"ro1but5990\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"There is the oft-told story about Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonalds. Before he approached the McDonald brothers at their California\u00a0hamburger restaurant, he spent quite a few days sitting in his car watching the business. Only when he was convinced that the business and the concept worked, did he make an offer that the brothers could not refuse. The rest, as they say, is history. The point, however, for both buyer and seller, is that it is important for both to sit across the proverbial street and watch the business. Buyers will get a lot of important information. For example,\u2026","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/deal-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bigstock-Frankfurt-City-Skyline-In-The-405465440.jpg"}