David C Barnett Small Business and Deal Making M&A SMB

New Livestream guest- Steve Baltzois I’m happy to have Steve join me on a live broadcast. He’s a Canadian who ended up in the film and TV industries in the US and Australia. I'll bet you've heard his voice in a famous movie. Steve will be joining me live from down under to discuss how stories can be used to differentiate businesses and transform your marketing message. This is a ‘must see event’ f...

I say business is risky and the things that get you may surprise you… Because these business owners and their stories will likely never be part of any Ted talk. They’re comments about what can really happen in the world of small business. But you can’t often hear them, because they’re whispers usually. Check it out in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/MLFnt4hZQGc Learn how to buy a business at h...

Find cultivating success on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5cTeyMHW22LflgWlQxm4g or in your podcast app. ---------------- Original Show Notes... Ep04: Protect Yourself by Asking Lots of Questions 1 waiting Premieres Oct 25, 2022 David has been working with small and medium sized businesses for over 20 years. He has helped entrepreneurs buy and sell them, He has helped them grow. He...

Hey grad! Should you buy a business or pay off your student debt? Harry wants to know if it makes more sense to pay off his student debt or to buy a business. Let’s see by doing a pro/con analysis in this week’s video… https://youtu.be/9WG_ssmq3LU Learn how to buy a business at https://www. BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www. CallDavidBarnett.com Join me on Twitter: http...

New Livestream guest- Rick Nicholson I’m happy to have Rick Nicholson join me on a live broadcast. Rick has decades of experience in the hospitality industry including having owned 7 different restaurants. He’s also the author of The Art of Restaurant Theft; 70 Sneaky Tricks Your Employees May be Doing. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how to steal money in a business. (or how to make it harder...

Will higher interest rates lead to financial ruin for business buyers? Not if you’re careful and don’t overpay. I built a little tool to demonstrate the effect of higher interest rates on buying a business under two common scenarios. As you’ll see, rates can move quite a bit before it makes a material impact on your deal…. Check it out in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/MGzEM7j5aGM Learn how t...

We give you an update and play some clips from our new show coming out later this year... Your Exit Squad. Subscribe to be the first to see new shows at https://www. YourExitSquad.com Want to appear as a guest? https://www. YourExitSquadGuests.com Want to help as a partner? https://www. YourExitSquadPartners.com

What you read about online may not represent the reality of the world. Future was watching my videos and wanted to know why he only sees complainers online who’ve done bad deals. Can someone really buy a business with $500K of profits and live happily ever after? Why does it seem like it doesn’t work for most people? In this week’s video, I detail if it can be done. Who’s doing it. Who’s talking a...

Bill was a no-show, unfortunately... so, I spoke to all of you and talked about Holiday Chat 2022!

Matthew asks how to decide what business is right for you. There are two ways: 1. Extrapolate from self-analysis. 2. The thesis method. Let me summarize both and tell you what I think are some key factors to keep yourself from being caught up in ‘shiny object purgatory.’ Learn more about the two methods of industry identification here: https://youtu.be/p1UbedYYnAM Learn how to buy a business at ht...

Courtney wants to know how she can be the best business lawyer she can and win more work from dealmakers like you. My advice… Design her practice like a restaurant. Be transparent. Build a risk matrix to maximize communication with clients. Really, they’re mostly tricks from my small business systems program. Learn more here as well as my warnings about WHAT NOT TO DO: https://youtu.be/iCvpMlaLF2I...

New Livestream guest- Palmer Higgins from Chenmark I’m happy to have Palmer join me on a live broadcast. Palmer and his partners have built up a holding company with multiple small business operating units in two countries from their home base in Portland, ME. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how they buy businesses and put someone else in charge of running them. This is one of the biggest topic...

This week a YouTube viewer wants to know if he can save time by getting pre-approved for a business purchase loan. Let’s see… What does the underwriting process require? What are the ‘deal killers’ of a business purchase loan? What is totally within your power to do before you go out and try and buy a business? Learn more here: https://youtu.be/w_Ol9BLpFbs Learn how to buy an already-successful an...

New Livestream guest- Chris Mosier & Scott Freerksen of Lakefront Living Realty. I’m happy to have these two guests join me on a live broadcast. Scott and Chris have built a new franchise model in the real estate industry that exists to sell one thing only- lakefront property. They ignore everything else. We’re going to discuss how they came across the concept, why they believed in it and how it’s...

This week, Tian wants to know about why SDE is so different from Net-Income. Is he being lied to? Why is SDE used in the business sales world? What if someone is cheating on their taxes? How do they tell you without telling you? Enter the world of the murky add-back and how you protect yourself. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/7q_jBnaV7LY Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable bus...

This week, Yaro wants to know what kind of business he should buy if he DOES NOT want to work there? Is there an ideal business for absentee ownership? I discuss the skills needed, the types of businesses to look for and a trap that I’ve seen some fall into. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/9Uz0X5JRDB4 Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession http...

Another weekly video on how to use a business’ assets to raise part of the down payment. Again, this one has some pretty big warnings about what could go wrong if you’re not truly prepared or don’t plan it out well enough. Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/-4CSBbf57rE Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www. BusinessBuyerAd...

Listen to the podcast episode with Host Marcia as I explain the important factors that sellers need to have in place so that buyers don't look for discounts. About Marcia: She is a business growth strategist helping service-based professionals to increase their profits and strengthen their business so that it is worth selling someday. She works closely with her clients to turn their business into...

Wants to know about a ‘franchise’ opportunity and learn about a whole new industry. If you'd like to be a guest for next year's Holiday Chat special, sign up for David's email list to be invited at www. DavidCBarnettList.com List members also get to enjoy these calls when they're newly recorded instead of having to wait until summer. All of this year's recordings and previous years are available o...

Reducing or changing the inventories required in a business can help raise a down payment AND improve this other important metric… What other important metric? Return on Equity. By lowering profits. Yup. Check out how to spot a business that can be transformed in such a way as to turn it’s own inventory into a down payment and boost your own rate of return. Check out this week’s video: https://you...

I'm having a terrific discussion with Tax-Alpha Solutions Podcast You can also listen to the show to hear Matt Chancey and I talk about the inner workings of a business broker and other fascinating topics.

Wants to buy a home improvement co which finances its sales If you'd like to be a guest for next year's Holiday Chat special, sign up for David's email list to be invited at www. DavidCBarnettList.com List members also get to enjoy these calls when they're newly recorded instead of having to wait until summer. All of this year's recordings and previous years are available on this playlist: https:/...

But how can customers you don’t have, help to buy a business you don’t own? What about confidentiality? Hmmm. Yeah, good question. Business buy/sell deals are often about secrecy. So, there is really only one way for a ‘normie’ to try and pull this off. Or, maybe you can as a celebrity? Even a local one. Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/Ol3mbiuFNJw Learn how to buy an already-successf...

Audio of a workshop hosted by Ted Leverette from https://www. PartneronCall.com Notes for the workshop are here: https://partneroncall.com/prep-not-pre-loi-due-diligence/ Guests include: David C Barnett from https://www. DavidCBarnett.com Nancy Fallon-Houle from https://www.velocitylaw.com/ and Searcher D. Precourt.

Buying some seemingly expensive cottages to rent out. If you'd like to be a guest for next year's Holiday Chat special, sign up for David's email list to be invited at www. DavidCBarnettList.com List members also get to enjoy these calls when they're newly recorded instead of having to wait until summer. All of this year's recordings and previous years are available on this playlist: https://sound...