Take Five #042: The 13 questions you should be asking to identify great deals

Top five must-reads this week in the world of SMB acquisitions and operations

Feb 1

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Take Five #042: The 13 questions you should be asking to identify great deals

1. How to save millions with a holding company

Colin Keeley @ColinKeeley

Want to build your own baby Berkshire? We stole the playbook from Warren Buffett to: - Pay 0% in capital gains - Compound tax-free - Give investors the same benefits How to save millions with a holding company...

2. Trends happening right now in the SMB marketplace

“Conclusion: We are somewhere near the top of the market however our prediction is not for much longer. Although there is still deal activity, it's declining slowly. That said, there is still a lot of capital sitting on the sidelines ready to be deployed into assets.”

SMB Kapital @SMBkapital

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING IN THE SMB ACQUISITIONS MARKETPLACE? Recently we have received a few inquiries from business owners asking for advice regarding selling their businesses.

3. 7 podcasts with more education than an MBA

Mike Hoffmann @MrPassive_

📚 My MBA cost: $200,000 🎙️My Podcast Library: Free Here are 7 podcasts that taught me more than my MBA:

4. The most common questions people ask about how to search, acquire, operate, & grow a SMB

Steve Ressler @steveressler

How do you search, acquire, operate, & grow a SMB or SaaS Business? I talked to 500+ acquisition entrepreneurs and I generally hear the same questions As such, I wrote up my answers to common questions. Here are 5 of my popular 🧵 on search funds, SaaS, GTM, & Mgmt

5. The 13 questions you should be asking to identify great deals

YourDealTeam @YourDealTeam

Are you passing on deals for the right reasons? In 2022, our team looked at over 300 deals and passed on 85% of them. Sharing the reasons why we did and how you can identify great deals for yourself 🧵

Upcoming Events in the SMB & Business Acquisition Space

(A ✨new✨ section in our newsletter: we’ll be adding to this list weekly, so send over any events you think we’ve missed!)

Pursuant Capital @PursuantCapital

Applications are OPEN for the first two Search Fund Bootcamps of '23: -February 8-10 -May 17-19 @PursuantCapital's Bootcamp is a 3-day, intensive, in-person training course with Pursuant, its Deal Team (SBA lender, QofE, Legal, Insurance, Tax), ETA investors & Searcher CEOs.

Chase Murdock @chasemurdock

ETA Utah Amigos — it's that time again. And this one's sure to be our best yet. ETA Utah Happy Hour: Thu Feb. 16th, 7 - 9 PM Hosted by Decada at Tailor Cooperative in downtown SLC We're in for a treat — a few surprises up our sleeve for this one. Don't miss it. 😉

SMBAcquisitionAttorney @SMB_Attorney

Thrilled to be speaking at the #BossUp M&A Conference delivered by @buyandsellabiz, sponsored by @patrickdichter. I’ll be chatting about “Legal Considerations when Structuring Your SMB Acquisition” on February 17 at 12pm EST. Register For Free Now! buyandsellabusiness.com/boss-up-confer…

Sam Rosati @Sam_Rosati

Golfers of SMBTwit: My buddy @rondebarber and I are on the Board of the @ValsparChamp, the PGA Tour event in March in Tampa. We are hosting a SMBTwit meetup to watch the tournament, and a separate "Monday after the tournament" round of golf on the course the pros are playing...

SMBash @SMB_ash

🚨SMBash ‘23 Announcement🚨 We’re excited to share the theme for SMBash ’23! This year, we’re zeroing in on search with two days devoted to finding, acquiring, and investing in SMB/Micro-PE deals. Here’s a quick summary:👇

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