Plain-English walkthroughs of the things every first-time buyer runs into — earnings, financing, reading the books, and knowing what to ask.
SDE is the number that tells you what a small business really earns for its owner. Here's how it works, why add-backs matter, and how to check one.
Read the guideHow much do you really need to put down to buy a business with an SBA loan? Here's what equity injection means, where the money can come from, and the rules that trip buyers up.
Read the guideSmall-business books are almost never clean. Here's how to make sense of a seller's tax returns and P&Ls, what messiness is normal, and which red flags actually matter.
Read the guideThe financials tell you what a business earned. They don't tell you why, or whether it lasts. Here are the questions that separate a good buy from an expensive mistake.
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