The first of a two part look at the idea of buying businesses right now in the midst of the pandemic.

Is it a good idea?

What are the opportunities?

Is this a good time to buy?

The second of a two part look at how to fund acquisitions of businesses, what the sources of funding are and how to get funding.

The first of a two part look at how to fund acquisitions of businesses, what the sources of funding are and how to get funding.

In the final part of the masterclass Phil Jepson and Guy Bartlett talk about the process of setting out on business buying.

How to negotiate deals.

What it is like to actually do a deal.

What happens after the deal.

In this episode Phil Jepson and Guy Bartlett discuss getting unstuck and seeing the way forward, moving from owning a job to owning a business.

How to develop a growth mindset.

How do you learn to buy businesses?

Guy Bartlett interviews Phil Jepson and key topics covered include:

Starting up or buying a business.

Letting go of the rope.

Values transactions and short term v long term approach.

Working in the business or on the business.

Here are some of the key lessons I learned from completing my first acquisition.

This episode looks at the different methods you can use to find the right sorts of businesses to buy and has practical advice and tips.

The is the second part of the discussion between Phil Jepson and Guy Bartlett and focuses on the value of trading businesses as investments and why they are a great alternative to Real Estate.

Phil Jepson interviews Guy Bartlett who is a serial entrepreneur and experienced acquirer of businesses. They discuss key practical issues in business buying.