Let’s Buy a Business

This is a podcast about buying business. I dive into how to stand out as a buyer to a broker. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie 

Jesse Safir throws down nuggets of gold here. This is a fun convo with someone who bought a business and doesn’t paint the rosy picture. We dive into… - The issues with small businesses - Acquiring 9 months before COVID - Endless pivots to save his business over the past 2 years Check out ABGPrint.com for any of your printing needs. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Jesse - ABGPrint.com - Printing Needs. Owner Operated podcast - small business owners about being an owner-operated - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/owner-operated/id1538405137 Orianna capital - Brochure - http://orianna.sites.boomboxhq.com/files/OriannaCapitalBrochure.pdf Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie 

Sam started a business and then needed an operator as he realized that was not his skill set or his passion. Intersection of operators and capital Deal structures Why buy communities   Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie Connect with Sam Bass Sam Bass - hello@chiefoperators.io Twitter - https://twitter.com/thesambass?lang=en 

John recently bought a micro SaaS company while keeping his day job. We dive into… His criteria for searching Lessons learned on this first acquisition What he’s targeting right now. John is a great follow on Twitter. Check him out below. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with John Hammond Twitter - @johnhammond33 - https://twitter.com/johnhammond33 John's Company - atomicsoftware.co Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Ryan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPaulCondie 

Henry Johnson bought a Shopify app. Henry is a consummate learner. He has a background in technology sales and is the owner of multiple businesses. Most recently he purchased a Shopify app called PushLast. I’ve used Shopify for years but never jumped into the app side of things. It’s an interesting play for anyone who wants to buy something on the smaller side and not have to go all in. Dive into… - How to find apps for sale - Structure - What didn’t work AND… - Why is he buying another one? Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Henry's App - https://apps.shopify.com/pushlast Henry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/talktohenryj Show Sponsor: Live Oak Bank. Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video henry@hthcapital.co 

Disney owns 13 of the top 20 highest-grossing films of all time. They own a huge chunk of TV. Disney did not start those from scratch. They bought them. I do a quick dive into some corporate buying sprees from Disney but every company you've ever heard of (aka large companies) made a bunch of acquisitions to get there. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Sponsor: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Articles from Show: https://www.quora.com/Does-Disney-own-anything-related-to-Harry-Potter https://yourmileagemayvary.net/2020/08/15/how-harry-potter-land-almost-went-to-disney-and-why-we-should-be-happy-it-didnt/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Disney 

David Barnett has been an owner, broker, buyer, seller, and everything in between. He’s written a dozen books or so about buying and building companies. This is a fun conversation. We dive into… — Don’t Start a company from scratch, Buy a Foundational Company First — How to get a deal done — Cash Flow Forecasts — Buyers and Sellers need to Collaborate — SMB’s are barely away from falling off a cliff… Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 David’s Site - https://davidcbarnett.com/ David's Books - https://amzn.to/2Vd1ddz YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbR8hQfFxBI4Idh4Zw65yZQ Podcast  - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-c-barnett-small-business-deal-making/id1234025671 Sponsor Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video dbarnett@alpatlantic.com 

Tyler Gillespie lives in Columbia for half the year and Aspen the other half. He’s built and sold 2 companies and developed formulas to “Building to Sell” his companies. We dive into… What is Productized Service Starting offline and moving to online businesses Building to sell Building around the desired lifestyle His 2 exits Tyler also has acquired another productized service business.   Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Sponsor: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Tyler’s Business - www.productized.services Free playbook - Productize OS - June 1st Productize My Service Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/productize-my-service-with-tyler-gillespie/id1557687528 Tyler Gillespie - t@productized.services 

This episode mainly applies to online deals but 12 months ago, there was an absolute low in the industry. Now 12 months later in the middle of 2021, it's the hottest it's ever been. Is it high? Who knows. Is it the new normal? Who knows. SBA deals are not winning nearly as many online deals as before. I dive into why not and how to stand out. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Sponsor: Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle-market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video 

Dave Lowell is a different breed of a Financial Planner. He helps you design your financial plan around your lifestyle AND NOT the other way around. You want to build an awesome business while living an awesome life. We dive into… Talking finances Talking what your end game is, ideal lifestyle Why you do certain things Talking money with your spouse Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Dave on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavelowell/ Case Study - https://www.upyourmoneygame.net/case-study Sponsor - Live Oak Bank is a seasoned SMB lender providing SBA and conventional financing for search funds, independent sponsors, private equity firms, and individuals looking to acquire lower middle market companies. www.liveoakbank.com Lisa Forrest - Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank Stay Up to Date Newsletter: http://letsbuyabusiness.com/newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy - http://letsbuyabusiness.com/video Dave Lowell - dave@davelowell.co