

David C Barnett Small Business and Deal Making M&A SMB
David C Barnett
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
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
Episodes
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Sep 14, 2022 • 16min
Net Income Vs. SDE
This week, Tian wants to know about why SDE is so different from Net-Income. Is he being lied to?
Why is SDE used in the business sales world?
What if someone is cheating on their taxes?
How do they tell you without telling you?
Enter the world of the murky add-back and how you protect yourself.
Learn more here: https://youtu.be/7q_jBnaV7LY
Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmoncton
Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett
Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
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Sep 7, 2022 • 11min
Absentee Owner Businesses 2022
This week, Yaro wants to know what kind of business he should buy if he DOES NOT want to work there?
Is there an ideal business for absentee ownership?
I discuss the skills needed, the types of businesses to look for and a trap that I’ve seen some fall into.
Learn more here: https://youtu.be/9Uz0X5JRDB4
Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession
https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmoncton
Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett
Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Aug 31, 2022 • 14min
Summer of Alternative Financing- Factoring and Merchant Cash Advance
Another weekly video on how to use a business’ assets to raise part of the down payment.
Again, this one has some pretty big warnings about what could go wrong if you’re not truly prepared or don’t plan it out well enough.
Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/-4CSBbf57rE
Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession
https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
Make better cash flow forecasts: https://www.BizPlanSchool.com
Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmoncton
Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett
Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Aug 29, 2022 • 35min
Ep167 What Business Buyers Want David C Barnett
Listen to the podcast episode with Host Marcia as I explain the important factors that sellers need to have in place so that buyers don't look for discounts.
About Marcia: She is a business growth strategist helping service-based professionals to increase their profits and strengthen their business so that it is worth selling someday. She works closely with her clients to turn their business into an attractive & profitable business asset they can enjoy until they decide it's time to stop. She helps them get a return on their business investment. Marcia is the CEO of Trajectory Consulting & can be found at www.TrajectoryBiz.com

Aug 26, 2022 • 60min
HC2021#9 Richard Delivers Gourmet Food Audio
Wants to know about a ‘franchise’ opportunity and learn about a whole new industry.
If you'd like to be a guest for next year's Holiday Chat special, sign up for David's email list to be invited at www.DavidCBarnettList.com List members also get to enjoy these calls when they're newly recorded instead of having to wait until summer.
All of this year's recordings and previous years are available on this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/dbarnettmoncton/sets/holiday-chat-2018-real-callers-real-small-business-deal-issues
These calls are only available to email subscribers until I release them publicly on Fridays over the summer.

Aug 24, 2022 • 16min
Summer of Alternative Financing- Inventory Sell Down and Trade Finance
Reducing or changing the inventories required in a business can help raise a down payment AND improve this other important metric…
What other important metric?
Return on Equity.
By lowering profits.
Yup. Check out how to spot a business that can be transformed in such a way as to turn it’s own inventory into a down payment and boost your own rate of return.
Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/UMs-fO3FFGw
https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmoncton
Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett
Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Aug 22, 2022 • 52min
Ep 24: The Meat isn’t in the Exit. The Meat is in the Ownership and Operation
I'm having a terrific discussion with Tax-Alpha Solutions Podcast
You can also listen to the show to hear Matt Chancey and I talk about the inner workings of a business broker and other fascinating topics.

Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 1min
HC2021#8 Bob Buys A Home Improvement Co Audio
Wants to buy a home improvement co which finances its sales
If you'd like to be a guest for next year's Holiday Chat special, sign up for David's email list to be invited at www.DavidCBarnettList.com List members also get to enjoy these calls when they're newly recorded instead of having to wait until summer.
All of this year's recordings and previous years are available on this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/dbarnettmoncton/sets/holiday-chat-2018-real-callers-real-small-business-deal-issues
These calls are only available to email subscribers until I release them publicly on Fridays over the summer.

Aug 17, 2022 • 18min
Summer of Alternative Financing- Sell privileges and Pre sales
But how can customers you don’t have, help to buy a business you don’t own? What about confidentiality? Hmmm.
Yeah, good question.
Business buy/sell deals are often about secrecy.
So, there is really only one way for a ‘normie’ to try and pull this off.
Or, maybe you can as a celebrity?
Even a local one.
Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/Ol3mbiuFNJw
Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com
Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com
Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmoncton
Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett
Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com
Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Aug 15, 2022 • 45min
Demystify Pre - LOI Due Diligence - Entire Show Ted Leverette and Guests
Audio of a workshop hosted by Ted Leverette from https://www.PartneronCall.com
Notes for the workshop are here: https://partneroncall.com/prep-not-pre-loi-due-diligence/
Guests include:
David C Barnett from https://www.DavidCBarnett.com
Nancy Fallon-Houle from https://www.velocitylaw.com/
and Searcher D. Precourt.