ETA and your search slowed down Q4 2024? Quality listings down? Discouraged? Standby and get ready to pounce in the next few weeks. Here’s why: In addition to all our buy-side work, we do tons of sell-side work and, unless a seller is under LOI, sell-side biz owners’ work

If you're serious about buying a business in 2025 Join us at SMBootcamp Live on April 30th-May 2nd in Downtown Tampa, Florida Learn more and apply below:

🚨🚨Attention Minnesota/Upper Midwest searchers or other business buyers/sellers🚨🚨 February 12: Hosting an ETA/M&A happy hour in Chanhassen 4-6 pm. Already expecting 20+ searchers/service providers. DM/email me and will send you the invite.

If I were to start a home services company today I wouldn't start a cleaning company, and neither should you. Here are my reasons: (this isn't one of those things where every bad reason is a good reason)

This reminds me of some time that I spent with Kriss Berg, etc. that really helped me release guilt of the past. If you’re carrying burdens, know that you’re not alone and that you deserve to give yourself grace. Lead with love! Including for yourself.

Guys/gals, I can't tell you enough how much it pays to just get in the game. If you have to go small on your first deal to get in the game, then go small. Those "off market" deals that you couldn't find when you were just a "searcher"? They will find YOU once you're in the

SBA loans have low default rates, right? Bob sat in his cramped home office, surrounded by stacks of maintenance contracts and crew schedules. Three years ago, he'd been a rising executive at a Fortune 500 company, pulling in $205,000 a year plus bonuses. Now he was the

Your "side hustle" cleaning business isn't failing because of the economy. It's failing because you thought IG reels of people wiping windows would magically fill your calendar. The gold rush of easy LSA leads is over. Welcome to the real world. Time to get your hands dirty.

The least important thing business owners have in common is company size. Whether you have 3 employees, 30, or 3000, you are in the same club. Because responsibility for other people’s employment forever changes you. • Laying awake worrying over payroll • The hell of having

Sam Parr Used EOS in my eCommerce business, which grew to over $44M in revenue before being acquired in 2020. It was a game-changer for accountability, alignment, and proactive goal-setting after years of firefighting. Some thoughts on what worked, what didn’t, and advice for Hampton. 🧵

Primer on Key Negotiated Terms in a Private Equity LBO

What are the latest and greatest educational resources and coursework that I can point people to in the ETA space? Books make the list. MBA schools. SMB Attorney had an email-led course and Sam Rosati might have something, but I can't find either. Andy Schornack Jake Parsley

A simple rule of thumb in acquisitions - your net cash flow will likely be half of what the sellers was for 1-2 years. If SDE was $500k, your cash flow will be $250k, etc.

Friendly reminder if you bootstrap a startup to a million in revenue, you'll probably make more than 99% of venture backed founders.

Hire veterans. We’re not doing enough to help these incredible men and women transition back to civilian life. Especially those with leadership experience. They’ll supercharge your business.

It’s no surprise that everybody hates their home warranty provider. As a contractor - we refuse to work for them. Why? Their singular objective is to collect homeowner premiums, and pay out as little as possible in claims. To this end, they hire the cheapest contractors who

I have no reason to believe Bruley is being anything but truthful. And listening to him describe how people are being treated, in an area I know quite well, should anger every damn person in this country, regardless of your political allegiance.