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Done-for-you business acquisitions

Own a cash-flowing business in about 90 days. See what it would pay you.

Move the sliders. This runs the same debt maths our deal platform runs on every CIM: what you can buy, what it pays you, and what waiting costs.

Cash, 401(k)/IRA or home equity.
Profit after paying a CEO (EBITDA). Businesses like these usually sell for 3–5×.
In 10 years

The simple math, year one

Your cash flow
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Your down payment
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Left in your pocketyear one, down payment already paid back
Profit after the loan payments
Our fee: $10K to start, $10K at closing−$20,000
Yours in year one

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What waiting costs you
every day
every month
every year
If you wait

How the deal is paid for
You can buy up to
Profit (EBITDA)
Revenue, roughly
Loan payments / yr
Debt coverage
Our $20K fee back in

Illustrative only, not a loan offer or a promise of income. Uses SBA at 11% over 10 years and a seller note at 5% over 2 years, a typical CEO salary for the business size ($100K–$500K, kept flat), profit after that salary (EBITDA) growing steadily from year 2 to the year-10 size you choose, and the business valued at the same multiple of its year-10 profit. Growth is your plan, not a promise: many businesses grow slower, some shrink. Cash to close is your down payment plus our $10,000 closing fee; working capital, lender fees and legal costs vary by deal. Revenue assumes salary plus profit is 20% of sales.

For corporate professionals and entrepreneurs who want to buy a real business: not a job, and not a course. We find the deals, run the diligence, negotiate, line up the financing and get you to closing. You give it about 10 hours a week. Every month you wait, that business pays its cash flow to someone else.

Hundreds of deals closed 800+ entrepreneurs $1B+ in transactions 10+ years · US, Canada, UK
A brokerBrokers work for the seller. We work for you, the buyer.
A courseNo videos to finish first. Your first deals arrive within 24 hours.
A done-for-you teamWe source, analyse, negotiate and close, and co-invest when we like the deal.
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What we do for you

Five jobs that decide whether you close, and one that grows it

Most first-time buyers lose a year on these. Each one takes time you can't compress at the end, which is why the clock starts the day you start.

1Deal flow
Your first deals within 24 hours

Brokers give their best deals to buyers they already know. Off-market owners take weeks to reply. Both have to start before you need them.

  • Your buy box: the industries that fit your experience and the life you want
  • 16 marketplaces screened daily, plus off-market outreach in your name
  • A pipeline big enough to compare deals, and to walk away from weak ones
The other way
  • On your own: refreshing BizBuySell every night and emailing listings one at a time
  • With a broker: you only see their own listings, and the best ones go to buyers they already know
  • With a course: you learn where deals are, then spend months finding them yourself
  • Starting later: off-market owners take weeks to reply, so you start from zero
Example deal, scored against your buy box
Commercial HVAC Service Co.
✓ sector  ✓ location  ✓ size
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX · 22 years · 14 staff
Revenue$3.1M
Asking$1.95M
SDE$640K
To you after debt$279K/yr
Free tool: 16 Marketplaces We Search →
2Due diligence
Know the real profit before you offer

Missing records, licences and customer concentration take weeks to surface. Find them early, not after you've signed.

  • Every CIM underwritten in-house: owner earnings vs cash left after debt
  • Customer concentration, owner dependence, staffing and working capital checked
  • QoE, legal and accounting from our network, sized to the deal
The other way
  • On your own: taking the seller's "profit" at face value
  • With a broker: the broker is paid by the seller, so nobody on the deal checks the numbers for you
  • With a course: a checklist, but no one to read the CIM with you
  • The costly one: paying for a QoE on a deal that was never going to work
Example: add-backs, read the way a lender reads them
Reported SDE$598,000 Owner's vehicle ✓+$18,000 One-time lawsuit ✓+$24,000 Spouse on payroll, no role ✕$0 Adjusted SDE$640,000
Free tool: 25 Red Flags Checklist →
3Negotiation
The right price, and room to walk away

Learn what sellers really ask in your market and compare it with the numbers behind it. With other deals in your pipeline, you never have to overpay.

  • Valuation against comparable deals
  • The LOI drafted and negotiated for you
  • Re-negotiation when diligence moves the numbers, plus a practical seller transition plan
The other way
  • On your own: offering full asking price because you're afraid to lose the deal
  • With a broker: they negotiate for the seller, across the table from you
  • With a course: an LOI template, and you alone against a professional
  • After diligence: accepting the same price when the numbers have moved
Example: letter of intent, key terms
LETTER OF INTENT · HEADS OF TERMS
Price: $1,850,000 ($100K under asking)
Structure: 10% cash, 80% SBA 7(a), 10% seller note
Diligence: 45 days · Transition: 90 days
Free tool: LOI / Offer Template & Clause Guide →
4Financing
Buy with about 10% down

Find the financing gaps while there's still time to close them. Equity partners need weeks to look at your plan, so line them up before the LOI.

  • SBA and commercial lenders that close acquisitions
  • Every deal tested against our 1.5× debt-coverage line first
  • Your LOI taken to our equity investor network, and we co-invest when we like the deal
The other way
  • On your own: calling one bank and taking its first answer
  • With a broker: a lender list, then you're on your own
  • With a course: a module about SBA, but no lender or investor relationships
  • Too late: finding out after the LOI that the deal can't carry its loan
Example: capital stack on a $1.85M deal
10%
SBA $1.48M
10%
Your cash $185KSeller $185K
Free tool: SBA Loan Qualification Checklist →
5Close, then grow
Own it. Don't become its only employee.

Decide how involved you want to be, and check the business can support a manager, before you commit.

  • Your legal, accounting and lending team assembled and run for you
  • A structure where you're not the single point of failure
  • Post-close check-ins, and your next acquisition prepared
The other way
  • On your own: closing, then working 70 hours a week inside the business
  • With a broker: their job ends at closing, the day yours starts
  • With a course: no one to call when a key employee wants to leave in month one
  • One and done: treating your first deal as your last
Example: closing week
  • SBA loan funded
  • Purchase agreement signed
  • Seller staying 90 days for handover
  • Day-one plan for the team and top customers
Free tool: First 90 Days as the Owner →
6AI after you buy Optional
An AI operating system for the business you buy

Most small businesses miss calls, follow up slowly and never ask for reviews. Fixing that is growth you can add from month one, without hiring. It's how owners plan for the growth in the calculator above.

  • AI receptionist answers every call 24/7 and books it into your calendar
  • AI follow-up works every lead, and AI reactivation brings past customers back
  • AI ads, content and search: Google and Meta ads, founder videos, and showing up in ChatGPT and Google
  • AI reviews and referrals, collected after every job
  • One dashboard: calls, leads, bookings and revenue in one place
  • Set up and run by our team, live in about 7 days, on the tools the business already uses
The other way
  • On your own: six separate apps, stitched together on weekends
  • With an agency: a monthly retainer and a report, not booked jobs
  • With a course: a module on "AI" and a list of tools to try
  • Doing nothing: missed calls and slow follow-up quietly cap what the business can earn
Your AI team
AI ReceptionistAI BookingAI Follow-upAI Reactivation AI ReviewsAI ContentAI AdvertisingAI Search
Example dashboard, one month
Calls answered312 Jobs booked118 New reviews+37 Booked revenue$96,000
Free tool: 6 AI Agent Prompts →
Why start this month

Enter 2027 with a deal moving toward closing.

The usual problemDeals take time to find

Off-market replies, broker relationships and a pipeline you can compare all take weeks to build.

With us
  • Your first deals within 24 hours
  • 16 marketplaces screened daily, plus off-market outreach in your name
  • NDAs signed for you, CIMs in your inbox
The usual problemMoney takes time to line up

Lender reviews, financing gaps and equity partners can't be rushed in the final week.

With us
  • We introduce you to SBA lenders and banks that close acquisitions
  • Our equity investor network sees your deal once you have an LOI
  • Your proof-of-funds letter in week one
The usual problemDiligence and offers take time to do well

Records, licences and transition plans take weeks. That time is what lets you walk away from a bad deal.

With us
  • We underwrite every CIM before you spend an hour on it
  • We make the offer and negotiate on your behalf
  • QoE, legal and accounting from our network, sized to the deal
Your 90 days, hour by hour

About 10 hours a week. Here's where they go.

Tap a week to see your hours and what our team does that week. Typical close is 2–3 months; some deals take longer, and we keep going with you.

You

Our team

    Your options

    Four ways to buy a business

    On your ownThrough a brokerA courseAcquisitions.com
    Who finds the dealsYouTheir own listings onlyYouWe do: 16 marketplaces + off-market
    Who reads the CIMYouNobody on your sideYou, with a checklistWe underwrite every one
    Who they work forYouThe seller, and they're paid more when you pay moreSelling you the courseYou, and we co-invest when we like it
    Negotiation and LOIYouAcross the table from youTemplatesDrafted and negotiated for you
    FinancingYou call banksA lender listA module on SBALenders + equity investor network
    Support when you're stuckNobodyThe seller's agent, who wants the highest priceGroup Zoom calls with hundreds of people, waiting for the guru to get to your questionYour own operating partner on Zoom, calls and text, doing the work with you
    Who does the workYou, aloneYou, while they work for the sellerYou, after the lessonsWe do: sourcing, NDAs, analysis, offers, negotiation, closing
    Your timeFull-time jobWaitingStudy, then do it all~10 hours a week
    Time to first cash flowOften a year or moreWhen a listing fitsAfter the course, then the searchTypically 2–3 months
    Fees and alignment

    We get paid mostly when you close

    To start$10,000Your buy box, deal flow and our team from week one.
    At closing$10,000Paid when your deal closes. Target: $1M+ revenue businesses.
    If no deal in 90 days1 yearWe keep working with you for up to a full year, at no extra charge.

    We co-invest selectively when we like the deal, typically above $1–1.5M EBITDA. We also earn from roll-ups and post-deal partnerships, so we want your first deal to be good enough for a second one.

    ~$50,000+ available capital preferred700+ credit score idealSector experience helps, not required
    Who you work with

    Direct access, from day one.

    Zoom, calls and text with our executive team and your operating partner. No call centre, no ticket queue.

    Executive team
    Sets your strategy and signs off every offer
    Your operating partner
    Runs your search, deals and closing week to week
    Questions we hear on calls

    Before your call

    Should I wait until next year?

    Waiting doesn't make the work shorter. Finding deals, lining up financing and doing diligence take the same weeks whenever you start, so waiting only moves your first month of cash flow further away. Use the calculator above to see what a year of waiting costs on your numbers.

    What if no deal closes in 90 days?

    We keep working with you for up to one full year at no extra charge. Ninety days is the typical timeline, not a promise: some sellers move slowly, and we'd rather walk away from a bad deal than close one on schedule.

    You charge a lot of money. Is it worth it?

    Put your own numbers in the calculator above. Our fee is paid once. The business you buy pays you a salary and profit every year after, from the day you close, so the upside has no fixed ceiling: a good business keeps paying, grows, and stays yours. The bigger risk is the deal you'd buy without diligence, or a year spent finding nothing.

    Do I need experience in the industry?

    It helps but isn't required. We match you to sectors where your background is an advantage, and structure the business so it doesn't depend on you alone.

    How much time does it really take?

    About 10 hours a week on average: less in the first weeks, more around the LOI and financing. The week-by-week breakdown above shows where the hours go.

    Do you invest in the deal?

    Selectively, when we like it, usually above $1–1.5M EBITDA. Once you have an LOI, we can also take your deal to our network of active equity investors.

    I'm not in the US. Can you help?

    Yes. We work in the US, Canada and the UK. Outside the US, SBA loans aren't available, so we use bank and seller financing instead, which usually needs a bigger down payment.

    Will we sign an agreement?

    Yes. Here's the agreement we'll both sign when we start working together, so we're both protected. Read the agreement (PDF)

    See it for yourself

    Watch how our clients closed

    He bought a $2.7M-a-year business in 60 days. Here's how.

    The three questions we hear most

    How much money will I need to buy a business?
    What does the day-to-day of working with us look like?
    Why buy a business with us?

    Client stories

    Results shown are from actual Acquisitions.com clients. Individual results vary, and past deals are not a guarantee of future results. More free content: 900+ videos on our YouTube channel · client results.

    Yours to keep

    The free toolkit

    The same calculators, scripts and checklists our team uses on every deal. Free, whether or not we work together.

    Browse everything in one place at acquisitions.com/resources.

    Before your Zoom call

    It isn't for everyone, and that's intentional.

    If you'd like to talk through your acquisition plan, book a call with our operating partner. We use it to make sure it's a fit both ways. This process needs three things from you:

    CommitmentConsistencyCoachability
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