What I Learned Last Week 11.24.2023
Curating the best M&A, SMB, and EtA-related content since 2020.
Hello Friends!
In this week’s issue of What I Learned Last Week:
🦃💸 Black Friday Deals
🧵 Best of X (Twitter)
🗓️ Events
⚒️ Tools & Resources
💡 How I Can Help
This issue of The Business Inquirer is sponsored by Smash.vc
Buying a business with the SBA?
Would having a capital partner help?
At Smash.vc, they do two things:
Buy minority stakes in existing small businesses.
Partner with entrepreneurs trying to acquire new ones.
If you're actively looking to buy a cash-flowing business using an SBA loan, hit them up if you'd like a partner.
They contribute capital, give advice, or help with growth when asked... but stay out of the way the rest of the time.
Silent partners there to help when necessary, nothing more.
If interested👉 go say hi.
🦃💸 Black Friday Deals
I am sharing some of the Black Friday discounts that I’ve seen come through and may be relevant for you. I am not affiliated with any of these and a mention is not an endorsement. Some of these deals end today so get them while you can.
BizNexus - 40% discount. Just enter code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout and you’re on your way to reducing a boatload of wasted time fumbling through volume-only aggregators & multiple individual broker newsletter subscriptions.
Duuce - if you’re looking to purchase a newsletter, this one may be interesting for you. They are offering discounts on many newsletters on the marketplace.
Secret - lifetime access for just $179 instead of $349. Secret gives you access to discounts on popular software products such as Airtable, Hubspot, AWS, Notion, and many more.
Typefully - 40% discount. If you’re looking to get into the Twitter game, then this discount is for you.
Buy Then Build - 50% discount. Get Walker Deibel’s Acquisition Insights for just $49 instead of $100. Just enter code BLACKFRIDAY23 at checkout.
Acquisition Course - 50% off. Colin Keeley is offering his acquisition course for $185 instead of $375. I believe it’s focused on SaaS acquisitions but I may be wrong.
Course on Website Flipping - 40% off. Mushfiq Sarker is offering discounts on several of his products. Use code BFCM at checkout.
Complete HoldCo Course - Michael Girdley is offering his HoldCo course for $3,500 instead of the usual $5,000. Use code BF2023 at checkout.
Starter Story - 50% off. Get lifetime access for $347 instead of $695. Includes over 4,000 case studies and more, plus any new content they release in the future, for a simple one-time price.
Small Bets - 50% off. A community for new and aspiring entrepreneurs.
🧵 Best of X (Twitter)
Check out this thread for tips on managing the transition…
Small upfront improvements can have a large long-term impact…
A thread on QSBS (Qualified Small Business Stock)…
In Main Street businesses, location matters…
Unlock better debt terms in your M&A deals…
Buying a business carries unique risks and is not the right move for everyone…
Great opportunity to learn
🗓️ Events
University of Michigan ETA Conference (Jan 18-19) - Ann Arbor, MI
MIT ETA Conference (Feb 16) - Cambridge, MA
Wharton ETA Club (Spring 2024) - Philadelphia, PA
Capital Camp (May 21-24) - Columbia, MO
How did you like this issue of the newsletter?
⚒️Tools & Resources
I want to share some tools & resources that I have found helpful. Please note that some of these are paid sponsors of the newsletter.
PrivSource - PrivSource helps you source deals and connect with transaction partners without ever paying a success fee.
X5 Deals - Proprietary deal sourcing for a great price. They do the outreach and send you relevant, actionable deals directly into your inbox.
Interexo - Curated deal flow and data solutions. Since 2016 Interexo has been M&A industry’s trusted source for deal flow, with extensive coverage of industry data, from Private Equity to Lenders, Hedge Funds, Brokers, and more.
Rejigg - Platform that connects searchers/investors directly with owners of off-market small businesses ($500k - $10m revenue) considering exits. All deals are sourced by the Rejigg team. Their team adds 7-10 new deals each week
Acquisition Lab - The Premier Accelerator for Buying a Business created by Walker Deibel, Author of Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Start-up Game. They combine world-class education, a vetted community, extensive group coaching, and resources to provide the first do-it-with-you buy-side advisory service.
Smash.vc - Whether you're looking to sell minority stakes in your business to take some chips off the table, looking for a partner to acquire an asset, or needing capital to complete an SBA deal, we'd love to chat with you.
BizNexus - Marketplace + off-market origination in one platform. The marketplace averages about 10k active listings & pre-CIM opportunities, and the off-market origination focuses on data & multi-channel.
Search Fund Coalition - community for the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition ecosystem. Monthly events and meetups for acquisition entrepreneurs.
Deal Sourcing Guide - a comprehensive list of business marketplaces, brokers, deal origination firms, and more.
💡 How I Can Help
Whenever you’re ready, here are a few ways for us to work together…
Schedule 1:1 consulting on deal sourcing, due diligence, M&A ecosystem, newsletters, entrepreneurship, or anything else you’d like to discuss
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