How to actually buy a business.
No theory or fluff. How to find a business worth owning, read a deal, fund it, and know when to walk.
How to pay for it.
The part everyone thinks is the road block, and usually isn't. How to fund an acquisition, with or without a pile of cash.
Every way to finance buying a business
The complete guide to funding an acquisition. Bank loans, vendor finance, earn-outs, and the creative structures new buyers overlook.
Read the guide → Creative financingHow vendor finance works when buying a business
How to use the seller's own money to fund the deal, why sellers say yes, and how to ask for it without it feeling like a favour.
Read more → New ZealandGetting a loan to buy a business in New Zealand
What NZ lenders actually look for, and the local structures that get deals across the line.
Read more → AustraliaGetting a loan to buy a business in Australia
Local lenders, local structures, and what it really takes to fund a deal in Australia.
Read more →How to avoid getting burned.
The difference between a business worth owning and an expensive mistake. Strategies to help you understand what you're looking at.
Red flags when buying a business
How to spot a dressed-up business before you've handed over a cent.
Read more → New Zealand · ChecklistDue diligence checklist for buying a business in New Zealand
The questions to ask and the documents to get your eyes on before you commit. Work through it deal by deal.
Read the checklist → Australia · ChecklistDue diligence checklist for buying a business in Australia
The questions to ask and the documents to get your eyes on before you commit. Work through it deal by deal.
Read the checklist →Why buy at all.
The case for buying over starting. What's possible when you stop starting from zero.
Is it better to buy a business or start one?
An honest comparison between buying an established business and building one from scratch.
Read more → Signature topicHow to buy a business with no money
What's real and what's hype about no-money-down acquisitions. Written by someone who's structured them before.
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