Articles on Practicing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
In the journey of life, we often encounter glass ceilings that demand a change in perspective and strategy to break through. Walker Deibel, the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Buy Then Build and the visionary behind Acquisition Lab, shares a powerful three-step success accelerator
One of the biggest conflicts that exist within transactions is the type of deal you’re doing – asset sale or stock sale. Buyers typically prefer assets and sellers prefer stock sales. The key for any
If you are looking to acquire a business, the first thing you need to consider is the value of that business. There are many metrics that can help you determine the company’s health before acquiring
Apply to the Acquisition Lab One of the largest pieces of the acquisition entrepreneurship puzzle is financing. Most acquisitions cannot be done without some component of debt being introduced. That being said, there are a
Apply to the Acquisition Lab There is no such thing as passive income. All income costs something: it costs time, it costs money, or both. We cannot pretend that time is free. Let’s discuss a
When evaluating small and medium-sized businesses, your primary goal is to identify areas of risk. You’re analyzing every aspect of business from the financial performance to supplier relationships to employee turnover. Your goal is to
Apply to the Acquisition Lab In my last blog, I compared the concepts presented in my book Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Start-Up Game with Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow Quadrant. Most of
Apply to the Acquisition Lab A recent member of our community was talking about how he applied for the Acquisition Lab because he had recently read Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Cash Flow Quadrant, the sequel to
I recently had the honor of interviewing John H. Brown, author of Exit Planning: The Definitive Guide. My goal was to pull out of him his take on exit planning from the buyer’s side. I had a
I live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and private investments. Typically, I approach it from the perspective of an entrepreneur. Most of what I write about — including my book— focuses on what entrepreneurs can
Bill Bonnstetter is the founder of TTI Success Insights, the world’s leading source for research-based, validated assessment tools via their own patented solutions and products. TTI is the administrator and R&D firm behind the assessments
Acquisition entrepreneurship sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship and investing. With the right balance of those two worlds, it’s a field brimming with opportunity. Simply put, acquisition entrepreneurs apply their business-building smarts not to a fresh
“Good artists copy; great artists steal.” – Picasso When most people think of entrepreneurs, they envision a creative mastermind who founds an innovative new company or creates some kind of disruptive technology. That’s not an
“What do I need to evaluate in a business to determine if it will make a good acquisition or not?” This is the question that weighs heaviest on the hearts and minds of buyers in
Inflation is on everyone’s mind and rightfully so. Inflation has risen to the highest level it’s been in decades, and it doesn’t look like it’s lessening anytime soon. Everyone is talking about inflation because the
Having access to SBA loans to help fund your business acquisition and build your wealth is one of the best financing opportunities available to you. Prior to 2018, there wasn’t a financing option available to
90% of people who look at buying businesses never do. Why? To put it simply, they haven’t gone into the search process with the right mindset. Although people are attracted to the prospect of buying
There’s no better way to build personal wealth than to buy a business. Baby Boomers are retiring in droves, many of them ready to exit profitable businesses they’ve built over the last few decades. And
As you move forward on your journey as an acquisition entrepreneur, you might come across the term Indication of Interest (IOI). What does it mean, and how is it used? Although it sounds very similar
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