My big gift to all of you. Nothing celebrates the holidays like getting together with friends and family for a big meal or a party. It’s in this spirit that I’ve decided to continue my tradition of doing a Christmas Eve live special. I’ve invited some friends to come and talk about their experiences in 2022 and what we might expect for the year to come: Mike Finger, a former business owner, business broker and consultant who helps business owners prepare their businesses for sale. Mike is also t...
Dec 23, 2022•3 hr 39 min
Lee says I’m a party-pooper. All my videos lately have been scaring him off from the idea of buying a business. Is it true? Do I have a bad attitude? Or- Do I have more nefarious aims. Reverse psychology? Maybe I’ve been replaced by a doppelganger? Let’s explore the continuum from Conceptual to Pragmatic in today’s video. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/XNIvERiUWHM Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Join ...
Dec 21, 2022•24 min
Your questions and more answered live and what's to come later this week on the channel. Show sponsors: Mark Willis of Lake Growth Financial Services. Learn how a Bank on Yourself style insurance policy can create a valuable and growing financial asset that can provide liquidity and options in business. Learn more by watching the videos at https://www.NewBankingSolution.com https://www.SMBPodcastNetwork.com Sign up and receive weekly emails with the internet's best new conversations about small ...
Dec 19, 2022•33 min
New Livestream guest- Chris Croner, Ph.D. from Chicago Illinois. Learn more about the assessment tool at https://www.salesdrive.info I’m happy to have Christopher Croner join me on a live broadcast. Chris has had an incredible career studying the habits, desires, and success traits of the world’s best-performing sales professionals. He’s the co-author of Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how to effectively sort through applicants and pick actual performers wh...
Dec 16, 2022•47 min
Just like nature, survival means adaptability…. Making and selling insulin is pretty recession-proof. But it’s not a business we can usually go out and buy. So, if we’re limited to the world of small businesses, what kinds of things should we look for? This week, we examine the characteristics of a business that can survive and I explain how I can teach you a way to give yourself an edge in buying during this time. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/8wsY42FOAZ0 Learn how to buy a business at https...
Dec 14, 2022•19 min
That dentist is SOOooo Cool. Did you know he’s part owner of the hip craft brewery…. Yup. Today we’re going to talk about how cool and sexy businesses can play by different rules. In some cases, they don’t even have to be profitable to keep going. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/RWcgFgS2cRw Learn how to buy a business at 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...
Dec 07, 2022•20 min
Ricardo asks some great questions about seller financing…. But part of his assumption is not correct. It’s a mistake I’ve seen a lot of people make. So, this week we’re going to address whether or not a seller financing note is part of your down payment or not. Why not, and if it ever could be. If it were, what would that look like? I’ll tell you and you may be surprised that some sellers will accept it like this. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/Q-SPUDecLqI Learn how to buy a business at https:...
Nov 30, 2022•12 min
PPPPT- That’s the marketing mix for a small business…. Product Place Price Promotion Time The problem of finding sellers of profitable small businesses is about being in their life BEFORE they decide to sell. I explain in this week’s video. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/G4al3LJoFx0 Learn how to buy a business at 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 Ama...
Nov 23, 2022•13 min
Sign up to find out what a Bank on Yourself system would look like for you at https://www.NewBankingSolution.com New Livestream guest- Mark Willis from Lake Growth Financial Services and host of Not Your Average Financial Podcast. I’m happy to have Mark join me on a live broadcast. It’s his 4th appearance on my channel!! We’re going to be talking about managing cash in your personal and business life. If you’ve heard him before, Mark teaches how to use participating whole life insurance policies...
Nov 19, 2022•58 min
Todd wants to know what you have to tell the customers when a business is sold…. Do you need to tell them? Or- can you keep it a secret? Does it matter? This week, we talk about the ‘depth’ of customer relationships and how this might impact how and what you tell customers when a business changes hands. Watch here now: https://youtu.be/Fy2hmYcqhWc Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Join me on Twitter: http...
Nov 16, 2022•14 min
What is Holiday Chat? If you follow my podcast or YouTube channels, you’ll know that each year I do a special consulting offer where I offer hour-long calls at a significant discount. Instead of USD$250, they’re only $75! What gives? Well, there is a catch, of course. These calls are recorded and made available to the public in two batches. 1. Between Christmas and New Year, these calls are released to the members of this email list. That’s right, YOU. 2. Next summer, they’ll be released on Frid...
Nov 14, 2022•4 min
Jason Pereira, a financial advisor in Canada had me on his show to discuss buying a business... most of his clients want to sell. ---------------Original Notes------------------- On today's episode, Jason Pereira is going to talk to David Barnett, he is a private transaction advisor. Today he is going to specifically talk about acquisitions, but not from the seller's point of view, but from the buyer's point of view. David works with people who are looking at doing the purchase or sale of small ...
Nov 10, 2022•35 min
Ed wants to know how this looks…. Ed was watching my video about add backs and wanted to know how it looks when people trigger the offset clause in a seller financing note. Not sure what I’m talking about? Learn about offset clauses, how and why they work and more in this week’s video…: https://youtu.be/WtA97RZ7OnQ Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Join me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dbarnettmonct...
Nov 09, 2022•18 min
New Livestream guest- Steve Baltzois I’m happy to have Steve join me on a live broadcast. He’s a Canadian who ended up in the film and TV industries in the US and Australia. I'll bet you've heard his voice in a famous movie. Steve will be joining me live from down under to discuss how stories can be used to differentiate businesses and transform your marketing message. This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone who runs or wants to run a business. Find steve online at https://steve-and-david.com/
Nov 07, 2022•41 min
I say business is risky and the things that get you may surprise you… Because these business owners and their stories will likely never be part of any Ted talk. They’re comments about what can really happen in the world of small business. But you can’t often hear them, because they’re whispers usually. Check it out in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/MLFnt4hZQGc Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Join m...
Nov 02, 2022•20 min
Find cultivating success on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5cTeyMHW22LflgWlQxm4g or in your podcast app. ---------------- Original Show Notes... Ep04: Protect Yourself by Asking Lots of Questions 1 waiting Premieres Oct 25, 2022 David has been working with small and medium sized businesses for over 20 years. He has helped entrepreneurs buy and sell them, He has helped them grow. He has helped people finance them. David is the author of 8 books about small business transactions and...
Oct 28, 2022•55 min
Hey grad! Should you buy a business or pay off your student debt? Harry wants to know if it makes more sense to pay off his student debt or to buy a business. Let’s see by doing a pro/con analysis in this week’s video… https://youtu.be/9WG_ssmq3LU Learn how to buy a business at 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...
Oct 26, 2022•20 min
New Livestream guest- Rick Nicholson I’m happy to have Rick Nicholson join me on a live broadcast. Rick has decades of experience in the hospitality industry including having owned 7 different restaurants. He’s also the author of The Art of Restaurant Theft; 70 Sneaky Tricks Your Employees May be Doing. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how to steal money in a business. (or how to make it harder for employees.) This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone who will ever have anything to do with a cash ...
Oct 25, 2022•52 min
Will higher interest rates lead to financial ruin for business buyers? Not if you’re careful and don’t overpay. I built a little tool to demonstrate the effect of higher interest rates on buying a business under two common scenarios. As you’ll see, rates can move quite a bit before it makes a material impact on your deal…. Check it out in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/MGzEM7j5aGM Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDa...
Oct 19, 2022•18 min
We give you an update and play some clips from our new show coming out later this year... Your Exit Squad. Subscribe to be the first to see new shows at https://www.YourExitSquad.com Want to appear as a guest? https://www.YourExitSquadGuests.com Want to help as a partner? https://www.YourExitSquadPartners.com
Oct 17, 2022•35 min
What you read about online may not represent the reality of the world. Future was watching my videos and wanted to know why he only sees complainers online who’ve done bad deals. Can someone really buy a business with $500K of profits and live happily ever after? Why does it seem like it doesn’t work for most people? In this week’s video, I detail if it can be done. Who’s doing it. Who’s talking about it. Who’s not finding them. Who’s being caught and why. Check it out in this week’s video: http...
Oct 12, 2022•23 min
Bill was a no-show, unfortunately... so, I spoke to all of you and talked about Holiday Chat 2022!
Oct 07, 2022•11 min
Matthew asks how to decide what business is right for you. There are two ways: 1. Extrapolate from self-analysis. 2. The thesis method. Let me summarize both and tell you what I think are some key factors to keep yourself from being caught up in ‘shiny object purgatory.’ Learn more about the two methods of industry identification here: https://youtu.be/p1UbedYYnAM Learn how to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Join me...
Oct 05, 2022•18 min
Courtney wants to know how she can be the best business lawyer she can and win more work from dealmakers like you. My advice… Design her practice like a restaurant. Be transparent. Build a risk matrix to maximize communication with clients. Really, they’re mostly tricks from my small business systems program. Learn more here as well as my warnings about WHAT NOT TO DO: https://youtu.be/iCvpMlaLF2I Learn how to create better systems and an operating manual in any small business in only a few easy...
Sep 28, 2022•14 min
New Livestream guest- Palmer Higgins from Chenmark I’m happy to have Palmer join me on a live broadcast. Palmer and his partners have built up a holding company with multiple small business operating units in two countries from their home base in Portland, ME. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how they buy businesses and put someone else in charge of running them. This is one of the biggest topics I’m asked about all the time and we’ll get to hear some of the challenges and the reality of what ...
Sep 23, 2022•53 min
This week a YouTube viewer wants to know if he can save time by getting pre-approved for a business purchase loan. Let’s see… What does the underwriting process require? What are the ‘deal killers’ of a business purchase loan? What is totally within your power to do before you go out and try and buy a business? Learn more here: https://youtu.be/w_Ol9BLpFbs Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.Call...
Sep 21, 2022•10 min
New Livestream guest- Chris Mosier & Scott Freerksen of Lakefront Living Realty. I’m happy to have these two guests join me on a live broadcast. Scott and Chris have built a new franchise model in the real estate industry that exists to sell one thing only- lakefront property. They ignore everything else. We’re going to discuss how they came across the concept, why they believed in it and how it’s going. We’re also going to learn about their journey as franchisors and what they’ve learned along ...
Sep 19, 2022•45 min
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...
Sep 14, 2022•16 min
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 o...
Sep 07, 2022•11 min
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 htt...
Aug 31, 2022•14 min
