Top M&A Entrepreneurs

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, Pete Seligman walks us through all five of his acquisitions,  major focus on the first one,  that he's been a part of and the two exits.  Pete is an experienced entrepreneur and investor who has been involved in a number of different industries over the years. In this video, he provides some great insights into the world of acq...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this episode of the Top M&A Entrepreneurs podcast, host Jon Stoddard interviews Nick Hasckha of Cub Investments about small business acquisitions. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro 00:27   Call to Acquisition Adventure  04:50   How he raised money 05:45   Where he found his first deal 07:15   How he chose his business partner 09:19   His business acq...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this interview, I talk about the things I learned from buying and selling a 7 figure food distribution business. The sale was a distressed situation and I had to make a lot of sacrifices, but I learned a lot in the process. 93 episodes in I am still trying to get the audio right.  SHOW NOTES: 00:00  Intro 00:33  Mike's Origin Story - the p...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Chris Williams, CEO and of System Six, provides an overview of the process of buying and growing a CPA accounting firm. This video will help you understand what to expect when acquiring a CPA firm and provide some tips on how to make the process smoother. SHOW NOTES: 00:00  Intro 00:47  Starting in Private Equity 03:25  How he found his mentors an...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, you will learn how Mushfiq Sarker, an entrepreneur and investor, bought over 200 niche sites and made millions in profits.  Mushfiq breaks down how he finds and buys niche sites, and shares his secrets to finding great deals and making successful acquisitions. SHOW NOTES: 00:00   Intro 02:57   The Website Flip - Flipped 150 before l...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, we take a look at two recent acquisitions made by Devin Craig in the Direct Mail and Advertising industry.  In this video, we decode what these deals mean for business owners in these industries.  And what lessons can SMB's learn from them? SHOW NOTES: 00:00  Intro 00:35  Devin's call to adventure  03:29  How to deal with...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, Colin Keeley talks about how to go about acquiring a software companies.  We will explore the different steps involved in the process and what you need to keep in mind when making an acquisition and simultaneously how to build a brand and create acquisition deal flow SHOW NOTES: 00:00   Intro 00:27   Colin's Call to Adventure 0...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, you will learn how Marty Balkema and David Horne of Calm Capital created a profitable and scalable holding company.   In this video,  you will learn:  1. How to create and design a profitable and scalable holding company  2. How to find the right partners  3. What type of acquisitions to make  4. How to grow your business Show Notes...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this video, Jeff Evenson shares his story of how he acquired 5 companies (and sold) and then had to survive a business partnership breakup....Twice!  Jeff shares the lessons he learned from these experiences and offer tips on how you can avoid some of the most common mistakes made in business partnerships. Show Notes: 00:00  Intro 00:26  Terrib...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   In this interview you will learn about a few of the 105 ways to create value for a private equity-backed company. Creating value is essential to ensuring that your investment pays off and these tips will help you get started! Show Notes: 00:00   Intro Dan Cremons and Carol S. Mann 05:11   Adam Coffey quote in book 06:30   6000+ PE firms chasing a...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   300+ Middle Market Deals: How to Be a M&A Advisor with Scott Bushkie Cornerstone Business Services Show Notes: 00:00   Intro 00:26   300+ Middle Market Deals  02:20   If I want to sell my $10 Million company  04:59   Private Equity bad rep with LOIs - is it true 09:34  6000 PE firms chasing & overpaying? 12:12   Who are you selling to,  St...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   6 Acquisitions, 9 Exits for $26 Million with Raleigh Williams of DealMaven.io Success Bigger than he ever thought it would be.     Show Notes:   00:00 Intro   00:26 lasted for 9 months as M&A attorney   02:36 Escape Rooms   04:20 You Ruined Your Life - Friction from Family   06:31 Massively Undershot Cost & Time   08:06 If you leave a M&am...

🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar Business Show Notes: 00:00 Intro to Natu Myers & Raises.com 00:31 getting serious about raising equity 03:03   What is an accredited investor 06:21   What paperwork do I need before asking for money? 08:21 What you can say in your ads and CANNOT 09:09   How do I verify accredited investors? 10:39   Can you offer an IRR in your ads? 1...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   10 Companies: Bought, Sold & Started Christine McDannell Show Notes: 00:00   Intro  00:58   First Acquisition - Cleaning company 02:04  23 years old and cleaning homes 03:30   Acquiring market share, negotiating from $100k to $40k  04:52   How to integrate acquisitions without issues 06:04   How she sold he cleaning company MORE CASH 07:21   O...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   HoldCo's: Acquisitions Legal & Taxes with Kevin Henderson SMB Law Group 00:00 Intro to Kevin SMB Law Group 01:26  Interested in Building the Next Berkshire Hathaway 01:51  the LLC - what is it 03:18  Stacking multiple LLCs 06:04  taxes on dividends 07:04  taxation rates w 09:27  S Corps  10:39  S Corp - why people like them 13:18   Taxes...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Reg Zeller about his 7 Foundry (Andrew Carnegie) & Machinery Acquisitions Show Notes: 00:00 Intro to Reg Zeller 01:16  Found 1st one on BizBuySell 02:00  Andrew Carnegie type business  03:22  What are economics of foundry & multiples 05:35   How he developed relationship with seller & get at $1M under highest bid 08:02  Wh...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Stephen Speer about his company and doing Ecommerce SBA loans  Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 03:02  Ecommerce SBA loans buckets 06:01  How does he score acumen of buyer 08:46  When do they reach out to Stephen - see links below 11:15  What if acquisition target change business model 13:01  First time buyers or serial acquirers  13:49  Can y...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Blake Hutchinson about Flippa and what's new.  00:00 Intro 02:36  5Xing Revenue  03:12  What he changed  04:25  How Flippa Scores & Verifies Companies  07:34  40% Return Buyers - 12,000 Active Buyers 08:57  3 Different Flippa Buyer Profiles  searchfunds-really? 10:37  Michael Bereslavsky 12:10  Why are people buying sites fro...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Philip Jepson about buying engineering firms in the EU & UK.   Show Notes 00:00 Intro 02:52  What Philip was he doing before acquisitions 07:11  How he found his first acquisition 08:40  Ask for, Understanding the financial report cards 12:14   Making an offer - and target losing biggest customer 13:35  How did he finance the acqu...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Brian Beers about his Midas Franchise Acquisitions Show Notes 00:00 Intro  Now 30 00:45  How he got into franchise business 03:13  How he operates above the business 04:38  What are the Average Sales of a Midas Franchise 06:19  Salaries in a Midas Franchise 06:49  What are Midas Franchise Fees? 07:39  Do you own real estate? 08:40  Wh...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Patrick Dichter about Acquiring Accounting Practices Show Notes 00:00  Intro 00:33  Call to Acquisition Adventure  04:45  Why Accounting Businesses? 06:52  Accounting customers fall into 2 buckets 09:45  How did he find the deal? 12:19  Start your outreach somewhere 13:19  Cold Email outreach results 16:19  Financing in Place... plus...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Iggy Domagalski about his journey to CEO of $450 Million Market Cap Company that is over 165 Years old - 9 years older than Canada.  Show Notes 00:00 Intro to Iggy 03:30 Meeting his mentor 05:00 Buying 10 Companies  07:00 Off Market and On Market Deals - How he paid for them 09:54  When to go to banks for capital 13:11  Growing the bu...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Don Wilson,  how he went from US Navy to a Blue Collar Serial Acquisition Millionaire  Notes 00:00 Intro his Navy Experience  05:38  How he found his first acquisition - Candy Man 08:08  Multiple on retail Candy Store - loosing money? 10:00  Buying the 2nd candy store 10:31  Opened a restaurant - Salad Days - made $0 money 11:53  Maki...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Bruce Marks about what he learned about financing Acquisitions after 1200 SBA Acquisition loans  Notes: 00:00 Intro  01:03  What does the buyer need to get a SBA loan to buy a business? 03:05   Searchfunder vs Self Funded or Fundless Searcher  09:23   Success with Military & Acquisitions 10:37   Goodwill Transactions defined 12:06...

  Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →   Jon talks to Andrew about building a platform to facilitate the Buying & Selling of $500 Million in Micro Technology Startups  Notes: 00:00   Intro 00:47  The origin of MicroAcquire 05:43   How are you different than Flippa? 08:37   Monetization Model 10:50   When sellers are asking for too much money 14:21   How Neil Patel makes money on micr...