Seniors Safely Buying Businesses for Fun and Money The Missing Middle: Entrepreneurs Who Stopped Too SoonPassively investing your life savings is riskier than smart. What if the answer to retirement financial insecurity isn’t passive waiting—but active ownership? We’re seeing a quiet surge of almost-elderly and early-retirees exploring Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA): buying established, profitable small-to-midsize […]
Schedule a Zoom Meeting Ted J. Leverette, The Original Business Buyer Advocate, provides both kinds of training and coaching. See his YouTube channel for recordings of group events. His personal training and coaching are only available privately, one-on-one, to preserve confidentiality and increase value. Get it here. Why the advisory model matters Buying or selling […]
What are the “coolest” SMBs to buy? It’s not what you think! You’re about to see the list of actually cool SMBs that most buyers don’t know about. And are rarely advertised for sale where most buyers look. Mostly “boring” SMBs. The COOL kinds. That mint profits. Cash flow. Low drama. High freedom. The kinds […]
Quality of Earnings – Reports and Providers Avoid Costly Mistakes in Business Acquisitions Searchers/buyers are overpaying or getting incomplete Quality of Earnings reports. Misunderstandings, about the reports and the service providers, are costly for Quality of Earnings and your financial security. TOPICS Realistic Quality of Earnings (?) Providers of Reports Who Wants/Needs QofE? Issues Inadequately […]
DIY Training – Staging – Scopes – Timing – Outsourcing There are many people pitching unnecessary, incomplete, defective, poorly timed, and/or overpriced services to uninformed searchers. Schedule a Zoom with me. After our conversation, you will get my free report that details the scope and specific actions for due diligence on the business sector […]
M&A Due Diligence: DIY Training – Staging – Scopes – Timing – Outsourcing There are many people pitching unnecessary, incomplete, defective, poorly timed, and/or overpriced services to uninformed searchers. You don’t need to outsource everything or to unnecessarily waste tens of thousands of dollars or suffer excessive weeks waiting for due diligence service providers to […]
Let’s begin with “How much good luck is valuing business goodwill?” It depends upon who is influencing you. There’s too much chatter among people who are wrong or don’t know enough about valuation. Or dealmaking. Or forecasting. Especially when it comes to goodwill’s helpful or adverse effects. Here are some warnings, facts, tips, […]
Here’s the link to the recording of my webinar, https://youtu.be/CrRVYFkxnfA Be sure to see the show notes, for the link to the supporting PDF. Some of the comments from viewers: I first downloaded and read your PDF, and then I watched the video. Seeing the checklist before watching your webinar made me more aware […]
Searcher Evaluation and Marketing Plan to Find Worthwhile Business Acquisitions What’s your competitive advantage to avoid or beat your buyer competition, and to quickly, safely, and profitably uncover the best businesses to buy? 2-Minute Video Reveals What The Savviest Searchers Do How well are you “selling” yourself to owners/sellers of companies? And besting your buyer […]
Inattention is a good way to a faceplant. Retention is becoming increasingly difficult. You’ve seen the headlines. About financing, employees, supply chains, landlords, customers, competitors, profits and losses. Don’t get caught with a don’t-wanter being sold by business sellers. Let’s privately talk about why and how: Sellers provide evidence to prospective acquirers. Business brokers […]
Coming 2023 What’s Possible? Examples of Creativity Searcher Stories―Trials, Tribulations, Triumph Searching Affects Creativity Avoiding Snags & Pitfalls Pre-LOI Diligence Formal Due Diligence Valuing & Pricing Raising Money & Financing Negotiating with Everyone Closing/Completing the Deal Transitioning Ownership Tips for Advisors and Clients New, a different kind of how-to book by Ted Leverette. Hard-hitting […]
Imagine what it’s like to be the owner of a mature, profitable company who receives an endless stream of inquiries from strangers purporting to be business buyers. Merely saying you’re qualified to buy won’t cut it with most owners. Most owners (especially if they’re not represented by a business broker) will ignore you unless you […]
67 Accounting Risks to Detect During Due Diligence for Buyers and Sellers of Small / Midsize Businesses You’ll love hating this exposé . . . Avoiding Accounting Hell. It can help you anticipate risks during due diligence. And then solve post-completion problems. For decades, I’ve been keeping a log of the pitfalls […]
All work and no play is not for me! I hope you enjoy peeking into my life. It’s been fun! And I wish you fun and prosperity. Interestingly, assembling this video caused me to think about what has been a wonderful life. And that’s important because, perhaps like some people, I focus too much on […]
Scroll down to see what people are saying about our presentation. (You’ll glean how-to tips from the reviews.) Because of the controversial nature of the CIMs and our evaluation of them, you are invited to show us your perspective: Email your comments and suggestions to Ted Leverette Sometimes it’s a living nightmare for searchers […]
Buying a business? It’s all about search. And being best. And first. And beating buyer competition. This 2-Minute Video Reveals What The Savviest Searchers Do Fix what’s broken. Add what’s missing. Ted Leverette does not believe the how-to books and seminars pitching buy-a-business for $1 or no money down. It’s not that those get-rich-easy-with-no-risk […]
You’re in control. Or they are. (Emotional) Questions to Uncover the Truth and Get What You Want These questions are for negotiating, especially when the other side is not delighted with your requests or proposals. Advising or buying a business? If you don’t get this right . . . negotiating . . . right from […]
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