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

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July 2025

June 2025

The Stuff That Actually Breaks Deals

What nobody tells you about how hard this really is.

Jun 21 • 

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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 • 

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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 • 

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May 2025

Operators Make or Break the Business

You can’t spreadsheet your way through post-close if no one’s steering the ship.

May 31 • 

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🚨 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 • 

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The First 100 Days After You Buy

What happens after the wire hits is what separates dealmakers from operators.

May 24 • 

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The Business Buying Process

Why mapping the entire journey first saves you months of wasted effort later.

May 17 • 

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Why Buying Beats Building

How acquisition entrepreneurship skips the pain and fast-forwards the payoff

May 10 • 

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July 2024

**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 • 

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