Join that list: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Find books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Buy a business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com ----------------------------------------------- Jeremy, a lawyer, wants to know if it makes sense to offer payment plans to customers. As far as I’m concerned, payment terms are a part of the price. Price is one of the 4Ps of marketing. So, the real question is… What am I selling and who does it appeal to and what is that person’s financial ...
Mar 02, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn to organize a business https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com Learn to buy one: https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Learn to sell a biz https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more and join my list: https://www.DavidCBarnett.com related article: Ruben R. wants to know how long sellers should stick around and if they should be paid. Ha Ha.. It Depends! Yes, but on what? The level of specific skills and the level of organization in the business. Let me tell you a few ways to think about...
Feb 23, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast I've asked 30-year veteran of business strategic advisory, Michael Gansl, to come join me in this discussion about what business help looks like and who/how/where it can help someone. Michael is known as The Seasoned Voice of Reason who works to 'turn business owners into CEOs.' Michael has grown and exited his own business which reached sales of $18M and had 75 employees across many locations. Michael has worked as an advisor to many companies and has had careers in investment and commercial ba...
Feb 22, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast The original Deal Quest show notes... ------------------------------------- David Barnett is a businessman who has learned the ropes the hard way, hands on! He's been through several types of deal-driven growth in his career, not only deals of his own but also by managing deals as a broker for clients. He attributes most of his success to the lessons he's learned along the way. If you're looking for some business advice from someone who has "been there, done that," look no further than David. Af...
Feb 18, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more and join my list at https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com See all those reviews: https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett/reviews Learn to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com related article... TSP wants the raw truth about why I make videos instead of buying/selling businesses. I’ve been waiting YEARS for someone to ask this. Thank you. What is David’s business exactly? That’s important because the rest of this depends on where I want the customers to go and who I want to...
Feb 16, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vikram Rajan had me on his show to discuss the value of podcasting or YouTubbing to growing a business. We get 'behind the curtain' and discuss some of my experience in using this media to grow a business. Find Vik and learn more at www.videosocials.net
Feb 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com https://www.DavidCBarnett.com https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Ted's video on Best CIM's out there: https://youtu.be/FGma2GyKlvE related article: Hassan is tired of DIY business owners, how can he get hired more often? Great question. Why would someone pay a person if they didn’t believe they needed to? It’s all about delivering value and communicating that value. And, not just to anyone, it’s got to be someone you really can help. A lot of brokers don’t g...
Feb 09, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn to implement systems into any business: https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com What if information about how to sell a business isn't what keeps owners from exiting successfully? What if the problem is the vision or intention to actually pull it off? Can people be so caught up in the 'doing' that they fail to see how things will be different one day? We're going to explore this and more and you're invited to come and join live to give your comments and ask questions. Special guests Exit prep ...
Feb 07, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Youtube viewer Canucklehead wants to know which number to multiply and when. Great question. One of the biggest problems in business valuation is when people confuse valuation factors. Apply a 3X EBITDA factor to SDE and you’ll overpay for the business. But are these hard and fast rules… or just guidelines? In this week’s video, I discuss when the different cash flow levels made sense and why, in the end, you need to be thinking beyond just math. Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/Va...
Feb 02, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn to buy a business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com -----Related Article Below--- Victor wants to know how to avoid the ‘get rich quick’ mentality that is so often advertised. Firstly though, I’m going to tell you about the ‘get rich quick’ scheme that I bought into and how I quadrupled my investment in under a year. That’s not a joke. It’s ...
Jan 26, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kim invited me on her franchise show even though I wrote a book called Franchise Warnings! It was a lot of fun. Here are her original notes: Can you SELL your franchise business? Of course! You can sell a franchise just like you can sell a startup business. Here's HOW and WHY you must create an exit strategy. Email me now for FREE Coaching: https://bit.ly/3qqA6td Subscribe to KimDaly.tv: https://bit.ly/2YCDc1N Hear what my candidates say: https://bit.ly/3C7fRTi Follow The Daly Coach on Facebook:...
Jan 21, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com -----RElated Article Below--- Romil wants to know how one might get a job before becoming a buyer! It sounds like an easy win/win strategy. This question was inspired by my recent interview with John Mill about hiring your buyer. What I do in this week’s video is tell you about s...
Jan 19, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Avoid debt troubles with a proper cash flow forecast: https://www.BizPlanSchool.com Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession of 2020 https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Join my email list at https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Related Article: Shalina asks about high bank debt leverage. Does it matter? Does David hate leverage? Shalina was asking a follow up question from what she saw in my video ‘questions about seller financing.’ https://youtu...
Jan 12, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gurmeet Judge had me on as a guest for his video blog to discuss preparing a business for sale and growth via acquisition. I thought you might enjoy our discussion https://www.encompassbt.com/blog
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more and sign up for my email list at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com Find the report here: https://dbarnett.gumroad.com/l/BorrowFromBrokers Learn to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Notes: Cassio asks how brokers get paid when there is a seller note. Does it matter? Should this concern a buyer? What about the seller? What if there’s no money to pay the broker? I look at this from the point of view of the different parties and talk about some of the solutions I had to...
Jan 05, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Watch all the videos in one go by visiting the YouTube playlist I’ve set up for them: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqomziNDpylXxAqzeBtpL0uxTFAiAI3zN Learn to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Join my list and learn more at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com We’re about the turn the calendar to 2022, here are my favourite videos from the early years of my channel…. It all started off when Liz said that she had watched my old video about My Life as a Business Broker, Ma...
Dec 29, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Enroll in Business Buyer Advantage Today https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Get on my email list https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Come and hang out with me and some of my small business besties. This year's guests include: Rocky Lalvani, host of The Profit Answer Man Podcast and Richer Soul. https://profitcomesfirst.com/ and https://www.richersoul.com Mike Finger, consultant and blogger extraordinaire over at https://exitoasis.com/ Henry Lopez, investor, entrepreneur and host of The How of ...
Dec 24, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Instagram wants to know if it’s a problem to buy in an industry if you know nothing about it. Maybe, is your experience transferrable? How about getting some of your own? Paid to learn. Or- bring in the hired guns. See what I mean in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/FPJnF0WTgyM Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession of 2020 https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Stop missing my new v...
Dec 22, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Original Show notes: https://consciousmillionaire.com/david-barnett-3/ Today’s guest… After a career in advertising sales, David C. Barnett started several businesses including a commercial debt brokerage. Helping to finance small and medium sized businesses led to the field of business brokerage. Over several years, he sold dozens of businesses for others while also managing his own portfolio of income properties and starting his career as a local private investor. Want to expand your conscious...
Dec 17, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Victor wants to know about any magic pills that might exist for business success. I’ve got three for you… 1. Have lots of ______________ 2. Be part of an entrepreneurial _________________ 3. Build a _______________ of people who actually know and __________ you. Watch this week’s video and see if you can fill in the blanks. https://youtu.be/bJfu2PhL0g4 Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession of 2020 https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a ...
Dec 15, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get a higher value for your business exit and facilitate a win-win deal for the Right Buyer. “The no-money-down deal where the owner gets a premium price, and the buyer is delighted.” Ted Leverette on the David Barnett live cast. Questions: The ‘unfair’ fair market valuation of owner-managed business The constraint on growth The operational excellence margin 10x-ing the value of the solid foundation Working with managers to grow the business The simplicity of the deal Don't miss this conversatio...
Dec 13, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast What You Need To Do Sell Your Own Business - Interview with David Barnett How can people better prepare their business for sale? Why should you prepare now vs. later? What if I'm not ready to sell? Barnett loves to say that it took him 10 years to un-learn what he was taught in business school. University had trained him to be a middle-manager in big enterprises, he was totally unprepared for the realities of small business. Get Your free pdf copy of "12 things to do before you consider selling ...
Dec 10, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Victor H wants to know how one makes this big decision. It’s not as easy as simply making a Pros and Cons list. We need a more sophisticated framework. Thankfully, the Canadian taxpayers have one we can use. Seriously, I lifted it from the government’s own website and now we’re going to twist it to serve our capitalist needs… [insert evil laugh track] So, this is how one makes a VERY BIG decision that will affect your future forever in a good or bad way…: https://youtu.be/sH1nBLnQIj0 Let me take...
Dec 08, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related article... YouTube commentator JediBunny wants to know what I think are the 5 worst pieces of small business advice. I’ve ranked them in a Letterman Style list. Let’s see if you agree… The first one I roast is ‘Sales Cures All’ which is touted by business celebrity Mark Cuban. Why is Mark wrong? … and then 4 more for you to ponder in this week’s video…: https://youtu....
Dec 01, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Alpaugh has been building his retail custom menswear business by opening new locations and tapping the power of the internet. As you know, the lockdowns of 2020 caused major shifts in the world of retail. Join Jeff and I as he tells us about his vision, the plan, how it changed and how his company has pivoted since this virus has affected the world. If you want to check out his online store, visit https://www.jeffalpaugh.com/dcb10 The DCB10 code is a savings for you. https://www.instagram.c...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related article... Anders wants to know if there are good deals to be had on distressed businesses? We’re all familiar with scratch and dent sales. Does that happen with businesses? Is it possible to get a bargain or better financing when we’re willing to buy something with warts? I explain in this week’s video…: https://youtu.be/7hkak8QgmAM Which mentions these past vids as ...
Nov 24, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you've got a successful business then you have something to protect. How can we make use of insurance to protect partners, end partnerships, attract and retain key employees and more. Certified Financial Planner Mark Willis will show us some tips and tricks on how to employ insurance products to achieve business goals. Find Mark at https://nyafinancialpodcast.com/
Nov 22, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast What Might Your Business Be Worth w/ David Barnett - EP029 by David C Barnett
Nov 19, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related article... This 18-year-old wants the best of both worlds, how can he get it? Khush wants a career in computer science and own a business on the side with a manager. What books and materials would I recommend today for him to learn? None! I explain in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/ES4waXr2Yas Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in...
Nov 17, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related article... Everyone loves lists. I list out my top 5 tips for buying a small business. They have to do with planning, your gut, liquidity and more. Check out Amazon for my book- 21 Stupid Things People do when Trying to Buy a Business to see the dumb things list. Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/NM0ZGZ2WXCk Learn how to buy an already-successful and prof...
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