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Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

I’m excited to share a new interview with Alex Nelson, an entrepreneur based in Iowa who recently acquired 4 coffee shops.

Alex is a serial entrepreneur who also runs a wedding venue and baby boutique.

Today's issue is sponsored by SMB Diligence, the platform I helped start for matching business buyers with vetted legal counsel and Quality of Earnings providers.

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INTERVIEW

In the interview with Alex, we discuss:

  • Alex’s experience starting a business vs. buying a business

  • How Alex put $0 down to buy the business by raising $300K from investors (and how he structured investor terms)

  • Why Alex was comfortable doing a deal with zero seller financing

  • Difficulties Alex faced in the transition

And more!

👉 Watch the full 43-minute interview with Alex

PRESENTED BY SMB DILIGENCE

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A friend of mine put a business under LOI and asked me for my advice.

I recommended he contract a 3rd party due diligence partner to rebuild the company's P&L from scratch.

Turns out their EBITDA was off by 2x 😳

Enter SMB Diligence.

SMB Diligence is the platform I helped start for matching business buyers with vetted diligence providers, from M&A lawyers to Quality of Earnings providers.

Their network of experts has worked on hundreds of small business transactions (including many from the SMB Deal Hunter community).

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See you tomorrow with some new deals!

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