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Marketing Conditions for 2025 and Beyond with Andrew Gazdecki (Acquire.com) Jan 31, 2025

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Andrew Gazdecki is the founder and CEO of Acquire.com (used to be MicroAcquire.com) and is one of my favorite people in the M&A space. He's an incredibly successful entrepreneur and now helps facilitate buyers and sellers for smoother transactions.

Podcast Nuggies

Insane growth with AI companies
Helping a buyer/seller find a workaround on financing when the lender pulled out in the 11th hour.
2024 Market Conditions + 2025 Predictions!

Free SBM Financial Courses

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

How to Win Competitive Deals - 3 Stories Jan 28, 2025

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How do you win competitive deals?

Be Human, Get Creative (not weird seller financing people), and stand out.

Free SBM Financial Courses

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

SBA Lending Pitfalls with Jared Johnson Jan 15, 2025

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Jared Johnson is an SBA lender but also a business acquirer!

He's bought 2 businesses and sold 1. This is a fantastic episode from someone who has been in the trenches for a long time.

Podcast Nuggies:

What has changed over the years
What a perfect deal looks like
Examples of deals falling apart in the 11th hour

Host of the Before You Buy or Sell a Business Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-you-buy-or-sell-a-business/id1655273823

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to Monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course

Free SMB Financial Basics Course

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course

Jared Johnson

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredwjohnson/

Website: https://jaredwjohnson.com/

How to NOT Suck Energy Out of the Room Dec 30, 2024

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Are you bringing energy to a conversation or sucking the energy out?

I have meetings with thousands of people a year.

I dive into 5 ways to see if you add energy or suck energy out of every interaction.

Do you only talk about yourself in conversations?
Who does the talking?
Do you truly remember what was said on the other line?
Do you pat yourself on the back?
How often do people pick up your phone calls?

TL;DR - People will stop picking up the phone if this is you.

Free SBM Financial Courses

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to Monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

You've Been Served - A 6-Year Search with Spencer Montgomery Dec 21, 2024

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Spencer spent 6+ years searching for a business to buy. Life happens fast and many things paused his search over the years.

Spencer is real here and we dive deep into a LONG search...

A few he got serious with...

Melatonin Supplements for Kids
Computer Chip Business
Drive-Thru Technology

Podcast Nuggies

Why his search went from a huge company to a STABLE company
How to navigate life during your search
How Spencer bought a 2nd business in the same niche right afterwards

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to Monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course

Free SMB Financial Basics Course

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course

Guest Details:

Spencer Montgomery

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/montgomeryspencer/

Anderson Investigations, Inc. - https://www.andersonattorneyservices.com/

Entrepreneur Origin Stories - How'd They Get Here: Daddy Yankee Dec 12, 2024

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Entrepreneur Origin Stories - Quick dive into some pivotal moments for Daddy Yankee.

Less about buying a business and more about a reinvention of oneself.

Free SBM Financial Courses

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to Monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

No News Weeks Nov 27, 2024

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What true focus looks like. Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting? How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help? Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

I Love Day Jobs | 5 Reasons to Not Quit Nov 19, 2024

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I love Day Jobs. 5 Reasons to Not Quit Your Day Job.

Financial Runway
NETWORK
Stability for Family
Build your Experience
Practice Entrepreneurship

Bonus - Clarity - How to make decisions NOT out of desperation.

+ My Mistakes at my Day Job.

Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

SMB Financial Basics with Darin Pierson Nov 19, 2024

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Darin Pierson is a bookkeeper and CPA AND has bought his own businesses. When we say he's been in the trenches, it's not fake.

Darin has also created a free course on SMB Financial Basics for all listeners.

Podcast Nuggies:

4 ways money comes in, 4 ways it goes out
Cash vs Accrual Accounting
Good vs Bad books
How to tell if a bookkeeper is good

MONEY IN Revenue Asset sale Loan Personal capital in

MONEY OUT Expenses Buying Assets Debt payments Dividends

Free SBM Financial Courses

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals?

Send a note to Monica@letsbuyabusiness.com

Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting?

How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/

Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help?

Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome. He's on this episode!

Real 401k ROBS Stories | Diane Rosenkrantz Oct 31, 2024

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Diane Rosenkrantz has served as a Senior Consultant with Tenet Financial Group since 2009. She is detail oriented which is so critical with something like this.

BUT this time, we dive into real stories of using your 401k.

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