
David C Barnett Small Business and Deal Making M&A SMB
I discuss buying, selling, financing and managing small and medium sized businesses either alone or with guests.
I've started, bought, sold and closed businesses.
Author of three best-selling business books; 'Invest Local: a guide to superior investment returns in your own community,' 'Franchise Warnings: What you really need to know before you buy' and 'How To Sell My Own Business: A guide to selling your own business without paying a broker's commission.' all available as well as 5 other books on Amazon or from www.DavidCBarnett.com
Latest episodes

Jul 12, 2024 • 56min
2023 HC#005 JB Needs Help Finding A Biz For Sale Audio
HC#005 JB is frustrated by not being able to find a good small business to buy. If you feel the same, you’ll want to listen to this. I break down proprietary search, broker channels and what a hard-working buyer needs to know about finding deals and why it can take so much time. If it was easy, everyone would do it. This is the least-transparent market on Earth and there are gems for those who aren’t afraid to invest time and money.
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jul 10, 2024 • 32min
Get Into Biz 101 Ep 1- Integrity
***New Video Alert!
If you’re going to be in business for the long term and grow, you need customers who think highly of you.
This means they’ll refer you and buy again.
But you’ll never have this if you lack this one crucial element… Integrity.
I’ll show you how to maintain it in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/hR-y5ceSjB0
Cheers
See you over on YouTube
David C Barnett
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Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jul 8, 2024 • 43min
LIVE Smallbiz Crook To Big Wall St. Fraud! Gary Weiss And Crazy Eddy
New Livestream guest- Investigative Journalist and Author Gary Weiss
I’m happy to have Gary join me on a live broadcast.
Gary is the author of RETAIL GANGSTER: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie.
Tune in and as we’ll be discussing the evolution of this small business person from a typical local small business owner to a big time Wall St. fraud artist.
This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone interested in business and crime!
You want to learn about Crazy Eddy’s frauds especially if you’ll be doing due-diligence on a business you might purchase.
Find the book in my Amazon store at https://www.DCBBookList.com

Jul 5, 2024 • 57min
2023 HC#004 Tim Fixes Broken SMBs Audio
HC#004 Tim is great with systems. He’s already grown some SMBs tremendously and wants to do more. So, what makes sense for him? Buy them? Be a consultant? OR- Can he trade his skills for a small equity stake in a whole bunch of SMBs? This time, we get into sales strategy for selling this kind of service and if it really makes sense to offer to work for shares.
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jul 3, 2024 • 18min
Managing Deal Flow
***New Video Alert!
A client wants to know how to let one small business seller know that he has to wait while he pursues another deal which may be better.
Is this wise?
How do you do it?
The client is missing this one critical factor in his thoughts on managing multiple opportunities.
I’ll walk you through it in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/oudlAM502F0
Cheers
See you over on YouTube
David C Barnett

Jun 28, 2024 • 55min
2023 HC#003 Examining A Cash Roofing Biz Audio
HC#003 You like cash? I like cash! Who doesn’t? Well, when the seller of a business promises an ‘little extra’ because of undeclared revenues, it doesn’t necessarily all fall to the bottom line. I show the caller how we can see if the extra revenue makes sense and detect whether it may be likely that some of the expenses may be paid with the cash. So, it’s not as lucrative as you may be led to believe.
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jun 26, 2024 • 15min
What Does David Do To Serve Entrepreneurs
***New Video Alert!
I keep getting asked if I will help people on their project.
YES- I do that.
But, how?
This week, I reveal the matrix model I used to build out my consulting business.
It was done intentionally with a plan and it works great for many reasons.
I’ll walk you through it in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/kVllCuVNnFw
Cheers
See you over on YouTube
David C Barnett
***
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jun 24, 2024 • 51min
LIVE- Peek Inside The Collection Industry With Blair DeMarco - Wettlaufer
Peek inside the collection industry.
New Livestream guest- Blair DeMarco-Wettlaufer from Kingston Credit and Data who operates collection agencies in Ontario and Florida.
I’m happy to have Blair join me on a live broadcast.
He has decades of experience in the collections industry in both the US and Canada.
Tune in and as we’ll be discussing what you need to know about collection agencies both as an entrepreneur who might need to hire one some day and as someone who might be getting calls from them!
This is a ‘must see event’ for pretty much everyone interested in business

Jun 21, 2024 • 36min
2023 HC#002 James Does A Normalization In The UK Audio
HC#002 James wants to examine a painting and wall covering contractor business in the UK… his big question? What is the SDE (or adjusted EBITDA as they call it across the pond). In this call, we take a look at the income statement and do a line by line normalization and show James what he should be asking when he next meets the seller.
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com

Jun 19, 2024 • 27min
Who Should Appraise The Business For SBA
***New Video Alert!
An appraisal is an appraisal, right?
Well, maybe not.
It could be a smidge higher or lower depending on who does it and why.
This week, we tackle the problem of understanding the incentives and biases of the people who do valuations to support things like borrowing money.
Learn more by watching this week’s video: https://youtu.be/xmOXDpDsMNI
Cheers
See you over on YouTube
David C Barnett
***
Do Business with David using these incredible internet links...
- David's Blog where you can find hundreds of free videos and articles, https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
- Join David's email list so you never miss any new videos or important information or insights, https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
- Book a call with David and let him help you with your project, https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
- Learn how to buy a successful and profitable business in a risk-controlled way https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
- Get help selling your business, https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com
- Get better organized in your business, https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com
- Learn to make better cash flow forecasts and write incredibly effective business plans from scratch!, https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
- Learn to build an equity asset with insurance! visit https://www.NewBankingSolution.com
-Did you sign up for an expensive Merchant Cash Advance for your business and now struggle to make the payments? Find out how you can negotiate your way out at https://www.EndMyMCA.com