I’ve stood in front of rooms full of M&A advisors explaining the acquisition criteria that traditional search funds use to evaluate businesses. And I’ve watched

Mistake number one when buying a business is caring about how much you’re paying. I know how ridiculous that sounds. Of course price matters. You

I’ve been saying for years that the next decade is going to hand acquisition entrepreneurs the best buying window most of us will ever see.

It was winter in St. Louis, when it gets dark by 5:00 pm. I had just finished a long day making calls at the hospital

Seventy to ninety percent of acquisitions fail to deliver their expected value. A lot of people assume that happens because the buyer overpaid, missed something

There’s a moment in almost every search where the numbers start to feel encouraging. You find a business with a few hundred thousand in SDE.

I’m going to show you how to break your company on purpose, on paper. Why? Because the only thing worse than your deal falling apart

You just bought a business. The deal closed. You’re officially a business owner! It’s exciting, until that little voice creeps in: What did I just

Generating $50,000 a month in cash flow from an acquisition in 90 days… Sounds like a wild pipe dream, right? I thought so, too. But

Contrary to popular belief, when you find the right business for you, it may not be a “perfect” one on the surface. It’s actually pretty