The Business Buying Masterclass
M&A MasterclassA weekly newsletter masterclass walking you step by step through the small business buying process.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 35 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 10 months ago |
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Stakeholder Herding: Managing the 10+ Parties in Your Deal
🧠 Lead Story: The Art of Herding Cats… Deal Edition
Most buyers think buying a business is about the buyer, the seller, and a couple of lawyers.
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The Silent Deal Killer: Owner Dependence
🧠 Lead Story
You close the deal. Day 1, everything runs fine.
Week 3? The founder is on vacation, and nobody knows how to run payroll.
This is owner-dependence — the silent killer of small business acquisitions.
It hides in plain...
How to Win with a Small Deal
🧠 Lead Story
A $400k cleaning business with recurring revenue and two crews?
Can be a better deal than a $4M SaaS with churn and no cash flow.
Small deals aren’t sexy.
But they’re often profitable, low-stress, and cash-flowing fr...
The Stuff That Actually Breaks Deals
🧠 Lead Story: The Deal Isn’t Done… Until It’s Done Right
Most buyers assume the hardest part of buying a business is the search.
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The New SBA Rules Are Here!
🧠 Lead Story: SBA 7(a) Rule Changes (Effective June 1, 2025)
How the new rules reshape seller financing, rollovers, and risk for every buyer.
We told you this was coming.
The SBA’s June 1 SOP changes are now live. And they’re… inten...
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Eric Pacifici | Co-Founder @SMBLawGroup | SMB M&A Attorney | Husband and Father | No Legal/Investment Advice | Former @Kirkland_Ellis & @GibsonDunn | @dukelaw
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