Stakeholder Herding: Managing the 10+ Parties in Your Deal
Why dealmaking is 50% legal work and 50% project management and how to align buyers, sellers, lenders, landlords, brokers, investors, and QoE providers…
Aug 9, 2025
The Silent Deal Killer: Owner Dependence
If the seller is the business, you don’t have one yet
Jul 12, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
How to Win with a Small Deal
Big IRR lives in small deals
Jul 5, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
The Stuff That Actually Breaks Deals
What nobody tells you about how hard this really is.
Jun 21, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
The New SBA Rules Are Here!
How the June 1 SOP changes reshape seller notes, rollovers, guarantees, and who can actually do these deals.
Jun 14, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
The SBA 7(a) Loan Primer Every Buyer Needs
How the program really works... and how to avoid the mistakes that kill good deals.
Jun 7, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
Operators Make or Break the Business
You can’t spreadsheet your way through post-close if no one’s steering the ship.
May 31, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
🚨 Breaking: The SBA Just Redefined “Search Funds” And Got It Wrong
A critical update that could derail legitimate acquisitions and what you need to do about it.
May 29, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
The First 100 Days After You Buy
What happens after the wire hits is what separates dealmakers from operators.
May 24, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
The Business Buying Process
Why mapping the entire journey first saves you months of wasted effort later.
May 17, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
Why Buying Beats Building
How acquisition entrepreneurship skips the pain and fast-forwards the payoff
May 10, 2025 • M&A Masterclass
**Quick Guide on Forgivable Notes Now Available**
Hey Business Buying Masterclass and SMB Center Subscribers,The Business Buying Masterclass is a reader-supported publication.
Jul 16, 2024 • M&A Masterclass
