
Buy or Build: How to Evaluate Purchasing an Existing Home Care Agency vs. Starting Fresh
Many founders assume buying an existing home care agency is the shortcut to revenue — but across Scott McKenzie’s work with HCAB and 531+ licensed launches, acquisitions frequently hide compliance debt, payroll liabilities, and licensing traps that erase any time advantage. This 25‑minute Executive Roundtable (Daniel Cross, Claire Bennett, Sophia Reed) walks you through a rigorous buy‑vs‑build decision matrix: the exact valuation multiples HCAB has seen, three state licensing transfer pitfalls (with California’s Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act used as a concrete example), a…
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