Episodes

If it's hard, it can be a moat. Determine... Is it a moat? or is just a crappy part of the business a deal killer? PG's are real. Personal Guarantees. How to think about them. State of the Market SBA loan rates right now. Epi...

Lexi Grant is a builder of companies, people, content, and of profit. Her sweet spot is the intersection of content and business. In early 2021, Lexi sold The Write Life, a brand for writers she’d grown as a side business for...

Bill Snow wrote the book on M&A for Dummies. No really, he did. He is a highly regarded authority in the field of mergers and acquisitions, known for his extensive experience representing buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries. This...

I get asked so often why I decided to become a business broker. Let’s dive in. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendl...

Bakari Akil comes from the most random background to the M&A world. This is one amazing episode in which we cover his beginnings to how he acquired a several million dollar EBITDA business. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: Why his first deal fell...

Mohit Tater has been buying online businesses since 2012. His first was a 4x success while his 2nd acquisition exploded before takeoff as it ended up being a scam. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: How to bounce back from his 2nd...

Sooner or later, you’ll find yourself negotiating the last paycheck of your life OR more likely sooner, you’ll be negotiating against someone who is negotiating their last paycheck of their life. Episode Sponsored By Looking ...

Kyle Kuderewski , the Operations Manager at WebStreet (formerly Empire Flippers Capital), is a dynamic individual with a wealth of expertise in passive investing, entrepreneurship, alternative investments, and remote work. Po...

Della Kirkman started young, so young that she was loaning her Mom money with interest. Years later she was a 4-Star waitress at Cracker Barrel before buying into a CPA practice at which she was an employee. Huh? How does tha...

Colton Malone is a phenomenal entrepreneur and we catch him in the middle of his journey. He quit his job to focus on his agency, buy a business, and launch a business. All of which he’s doing now. Podcast Nuggies… Agency vs ...

Peter Cancro bought Jersey Mikes when he was 17 in high school. Over the next 50 years, it franchises to the tune of 2k stores. Podcast Nuggies: Peter raises $125k ($980k in today’s dollars) in 3 days Former Football Coach (b...

Steve Keller went from a cameraman to a business owner nearly overnight. He bought 2 businesses, $120k and $1.3M in the crime scene cleanup space. BUT, this episode is different. He sold both businesses for over $6M in an inc...

Ian and Max are some of my favorite people. We’ve been internet friends for years and even had their Grandpa on the podcast 3 years ago. They built an awesome agency, saw inefficiency with their clients, and bought into one o...

Stephen Speer is the founder and CEO of Ecommerce Lending which specializes in SBA loans. He’s done over 500 transactions with only 3 deals failing after purchase. We dive into… SBA Changes and Landscape Owner Equity Roll Sel...

Jay Vasantharajah is an incredible entrepreneur and investor. He’s got an eye-popping story from his family fleeing Sri Lanka with $30 and hustling in Canada. Jay started out at Deloitte which then led to owning his own digit...

Sophie Howard has bought 29 online businesses of all sizes. She is great at buying adjacent businesses to existing ones she already owns. Sophie is also incredibly observant which allowed her to seize opportunities others mis...

Joe Quinn has been on the pod before but we dive into the specifics of what his first RE deal looked like. It was a mix of Chick-fil-A and a Hobby Lobby. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Acti...

Which comes first…investors or the deals? You need both. You need both at the same time and at different times. Here is how you continue your search while bringing investors along for the ride. Episode Sponsored By Looking fo...

Two awesome businesses featured in the newsletter last week. I highlighted 3 and my favorite one is already sold! Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Busin...

Malcolm Peace buys and builds blue-collar/industrial-type businesses headquartered in Texas with a long-term mindset. His unique background of PE Equity and relationship building has put in a position to buy businesses by con...

I dive into the general numbers of SBA failure rates… In a nutshell: 5-2% failure rates each year from a total loan value. 2014-2023 - Mostly attractive economy 2020-2023 - Recent loans have not failed yet… Episode Sponsored ...

Jaryd Krause is a fixture in the online business community. He won the show in October 2020. He coaches people on buying online businesses. He is the host of Buying Online Business Podcast too. We dive into… What are you seei...

I have two friends with a problem. Momentum. One has too many customers. One has zero customers. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10...

In this episode of Let's Buy Business, Ryan discusses a fitness eCommerce brand called Top Form Design, which sells attachments for Peloton bikes and has seen significant growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The business is c...