David C Barnett Small Business and Deal Making M&A SMB

X-Ray the personality of someone before you hire them! New Livestream guest- Fletcher Wimbush I’m happy to have Fletcher join me on a live broadcast. He’s got over a decade of experience in hiring and talent acquisition and evaluation. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing DISC assessments in the hiring process and how to properly use them. This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone who will need to grow their team in the future. Find Fletcher on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletcher-wimbush/ https://www.discovered.ai

HC#006 Jim is a smart computer guy. He and his buddies have the skills to take a SaaS business to the next level. Just one thing- they won’t sign personal guarantees on loans. So, what is the plan or a workable strategy to try and raise millions of dollars to buy a business without going to a banker? In this talk, we discuss crafting securities, thinking about the investors as a market and the relationship between the buyer, investor and the seller in a crafty non-bank deal. If you're interested in working with Jim and his team, contact him at https://bluesagedata.com/ 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

***New Video Alert! Part 2 of the ‘Get into Business 101’ summer series. Today, we’re talking resources. Understanding what you’re working with will inform your options. Money Debts Personal Assets Skills and Experience. Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/8_IiRwZ0bOo 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

Business Seller’s Journeys with Business Brokers New Livestream guest- Neal Isaacs I’m happy to have Neal join me on a live broadcast. Neal has sold dozens of businesses in his role as a business broker with VR Business Brokers in Raleigh, NC. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing what ideally a broker should be telling/showing/helping sellers with and we’ll hear some of his stories from the trenches. In particular, I’m going to ask Neal about how, as a broker, he views his inventory of businesses for sale. Find Neal online at https://vrbiztriangle.com/ On YouTube @RaleighBusinessBroker https://www.youtube.com/@RaleighBusinessBroker

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

***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 *** 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

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

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

***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

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