Guides & Tools
Everything you need to buy or sell a business
Plain-English guides from operators who buy and sell businesses for a living — plus a free valuation tool to see what yours is worth.
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How to Value a Business (and What Yours Is Worth)
SDE vs. EBITDA, typical multiples, and the levers that move your number. A plain-English guide to what your business is actually worth.
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How to Sell a Business: A Step-by-Step Guide
Preparation, valuation, finding the right buyer, due diligence, and closing — the full process for selling your business without losing your mind (or your confidentiality).
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How to Buy a Business: A First-Time Buyer's Guide
Defining your buy box, finding off-market deals, financing with SBA loans, due diligence, and closing — how to buy a business without getting burned.
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Seller Financing for a Business: How It Works
What it is, how the promissory note and terms actually work, typical down payments and rates, and why it closes more business sales — for both buyers and sellers.
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SBA Loans to Buy a Business: How They Work
The 7(a) program, the ~10% down payment, what lenders underwrite, and how an SBA loan stacks with a seller note — the most common way people fund a business purchase.
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How to Buy a Business With Little or No Money Down
Truly zero-down deals are rare, but low-money-down is very achievable. Seller financing, SBA loans, partners, and earnouts — the realistic playbook for buying with little cash.
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Asset Sale vs. Stock Sale: What's the Difference?
What actually transfers, who takes on the liabilities, and why buyers and sellers usually want opposite structures. A plain-English guide to the two ways a business is sold.
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Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE), Explained
The number buyers actually apply a multiple to. What SDE is, how to calculate it, the add-backs that count, and how it drives what your business is worth.
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Should I Sell My Business? A Straight-Talk Decision Guide
The personal, financial, and business signals that it's time to sell — and the questions to answer before you decide.
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Selling a Business: The Step-by-Step Checklist
Every step of selling a business, in order — from cleaning up your books to closing day, and what to have ready at each stage.
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Use our free valuation estimator to get a defensible range in a couple of minutes.