Buying off-market businesses and avoiding key business buying mistakes

In this week's episode of the Business Buying Strategies podcast, Jonathan's focus is on purchasing businesses off-market and avoiding common mistakes that new business buyers often make.

 

Jonathan highlights six of the twelve most common mistakes, including the risks of using personal money, buying businesses you don't understand, overpaying, and quitting your job too soon.

 

The episode also features Nick, who successfully bought a poultry business by leveraging creative financing and avoiding the usual pitfalls. Nick talks about strategies for financing acquisitions without personal money, the importance of buying larger businesses to avoid effectively purchasing a job, and the value of negotiating a fair price.

 

In a conversation with podcast producer, Ed, Jonathan advises new dealmakers to look for off-market businesses rather than going through brokers to avoid overpaying and the complications of dealing with experienced brokers.

 

Key moments

 

01:24 Common Mistakes in Business Buying

02:59 Financing Your Business Acquisition

05:04 Avoiding the Job Trap

06:08 Negotiation and Valuation Tips

09:02 Understanding the Business You Buy

11:01 Balancing Business Buying with a Day Job

13:10 Thinking Big in Business Buying

15:22 The Importance of Off-Market Deals

26:11 Case Study: Buying a Poultry Business

34:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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