There are many excellent businesses for sale in the U.S. today.  Finding the right business that matches your interest, abilities and needs is a little more difficult.  Far too many business buyers spend too much of their time looking at financial's instead of looking at how they could make a business they're looking at better.  The business numbers will change regardless if you buy the business or not.  The most important aspect of your business search should be focused on how you could apply new energy and what you could do to make the business more profitable and more appealing to it's customer base.  Secondly, you should get a good feel for the industry.  Checking business associations is often a great place to find industry related statics that can help you determine the future and fate of most any business industry.