The Complete Guide to Buying a Small Business: How to Find, Evaluate, Negotiate, and Finance Your Ideal Acquisition
Buy a Small Business Like a Pro
A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding, Analyzing, and Financing Your Dream Deal
Based on Business Buyer Advantage: Online Training v3.5
💡 Why Start From Scratch When You Can Buy a Proven Business?
If you're serious about business ownership but want to skip the risky startup phase, this powerful eBook gives you the roadmap you need. Learn how to find real opportunities, analyze businesses like a pro, and finance your acquisition with confidence.
✅ What’s Inside? (Table of Contents Overview)
Chapter 1: Why Buy a Business?
✔️ The advantages over starting from scratch
✔️ Lower failure rates, instant cash flow, and team infrastructure
Chapter 2: Buying vs. Starting a Business
✔️ Understand startup risks vs. acquisition risks
✔️ Learn what you’re really buying—assets or cash flow
Chapter 3: Getting Started
✔️ Where to find businesses for sale
✔️ How to work with brokers and intermediaries
Chapter 4: Making the Initial Contact
✔️ Email and call scripts to reach sellers
✔️ How to build credibility and rapport
Chapter 5: Understanding the Business
✔️ Key questions to ask the seller
✔️ Spot red flags before making an offer
Chapter 6: Financial Analysis & Valuation
✔️ Learn SDE vs. EBITDA
✔️ Recast financials + real case studies
✔️ How to use SWOT and forecast growth
Chapter 7: Making the Offer
✔️ How to write a Letter of Intent (LOI)
✔️ Negotiation tactics using BATNA
Chapter 8: Financing the Purchase
✔️ SBA loans, seller financing, and private capital
✔️ Create your own financing plan
Chapter 9: Building Your Deal Team
✔️ Which professionals to hire—and when
✔️ Legal, accounting, and advisory roles explained
Chapter 10: Due Diligence
✔️ Financial, legal, and operational checklists
✔️ Protect yourself with deal contingencies
Chapter 11: Franchises & Recession-Proof Strategies
✔️ Should you buy a franchise?
✔️ How to evaluate during economic downturns
Chapter 12: Closing the Deal
✔️ Final tips to negotiate and close successfully
✔️ Transition the business without drama
Chapter 13: After the Purchase
✔️ Your 90-day post-acquisition action plan
✔️ Manage employees, customers, and growth
Also Included:
Due Diligence Checklist
Valuation Templates (SDE & EBITDA)
Letter of Intent (LOI) Sample
Seller Interview Guide
SWOT & Forecasting Worksheets
Who This Is For:
Aspiring business owners
Professionals leaving corporate careers
Franchise seekers
Investors seeking cash-flowing assets
Business buyers in the U.S., UK, Canada & beyond
Instant Download Includes:
PDF eBook (66+ pages)
Bonus templates & tools
Lifetime access and updates
Ready to buy your first (or next) business?
This eBook gives you the strategy, tools, and confidence to do it right.
Download now and take control of your future.