Get Invested: Business or busy-ness? The business investment test before you bet your life on it

Bushy puts business under the same investment microscope as property, shares and alternatives, helping you decide whether starting, buying, taking over or continuing to own a business deserves a place in your A for Approach strategy.

Because a business can compound your wealth or quietly consume your time, money and capability.

Bushy breaks down the difference between owner wages, genuine maintainable investor returns and transferable business value, and explains why a business that can’t earn without you or sell without you hasn’t yet become a truly transferable investment.

Using his company KnowHow as a candid case study, he also explores the journey from the early reality of reinvesting every spare minute into the business to creating systems, people and processes that ultimately delivered greater freedom.

In this episode you’ll discover:

The 4 legitimate ways business can fit into your investment strategy Why a healthy income doesn’t necessarily mean you own a valuable business How to separate your wages from genuine business profit The critical test for knowing whether your business can operate without you Why systems, people, relationships and incentives are the real force multipliers What really matters when calculating the sale value of a business How debt, tax, costs, clawbacks and transition can shrink the headline sale price Why the strongest businesses give you back your time as well as your money Bushy’s red, amber or green verdict on business as an investment vehicle 6 practical actions to help you decide what role business should play in your investment strategy Business ownership can be incredibly rewarding, but being busy, being well, paid and owning a valuable asset are three very different things.

The goal isn’t simply to own a business.

It’s to build an asset that can pay you, operate without you and ultimately be worth something when you’re ready to leave.

If you want to build the bigger picture and work out what should actually sit inside your personal investment strategy, start with Property W.E.A.L.T.H.

FREE PROPERTY INVESTOR’S FIELD GUIDE

How Should I Invest In Property Now?

After months of post-Budget analysis, modelling and conversations with investors around Australia, Bushy has distilled the key insights into a practical guide designed to help you cut through the confusion and identify the opportunities that still exist for strategic property investors.