***New Video Alert!

Should you be looking at SDE or EBITDA?

When do we use each and what is the difference?

It’s important.

The new video is here: https://youtu.be/pB1ZXBuilEs

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

Book your call now: https://calendly.com/dbarnett/2023-holiday-chatsecretcode

Playlist of past Holiday Chat Calls: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqomziNDpylUvJtSM-8kxXAvHwdJVrmda

Soundcloud audio of calls: https://on.soundcloud.com/mBzL1

***New Video Alert!

Do you love statistics?

I love statistics too.

This week, I review the BizBuySell 2023 Q3 Insights Report and let you know what I think.

The new video is here: https://youtu.be/9zoeUaR_gPw

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

***New Video Alert!

What multiple should you pay?

What makes sense?

Today, I dive into a very common industry to demonstrate the problems with the xSDE method of valuing a business.

The new video is here: https://youtu.be/ugYPs7tuD8g

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

***New Video Alert!

One of you applied for a job as a business broker and was told that ‘closing the deal’ was tough to do.

Do business brokers close deals?

I don’t think so.

Watch my opinion and see what you think.

The new video is here: https://youtu.be/Ze6r58WdEKo

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

New Livestream guest- Conqueror of Chaos Susan Fennema.

I’m happy to have Susan join me on a live broadcast.

Susan runs a consulting firm that helps small businesses get organized with workflow tools that you’ve likely heard of.

Things like Teamwork, HubSpot, Process Street, PandaDoc, Jobber, Asana or Monday.com.

Tune in and as we’ll be discussing how small businesses can tackle the top 5 bottlenecks:

- project management

- invoicing

- sales

- payroll

- HR (onboarding, interviewing, recruiting, etc)

And the big bonus: working in their own email

This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone who owns a small business or might one day.

Find Susan online at https://beyondthechaos.biz/

***New Video Alert!

How can Zafer value his small grocery store?

Is it as simple as adding up the contents and then adding some goodwill value?

What should this goodwill amount be?

We dive in to one method which attempts to do this… Assets + SDE.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/u76t1zunMEk

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

Four other online content creators and I pitched a panel discussion about Linkedin for promotion and networking to the FinCon 2023 speakers committee.

We were rejected. :(

So, we met anyway and recorded this session for anyone who wants to learn some tips and tricks about using LinkedIn to promote themselves or a business.

Enjoy.

The other people on with me are:

Scott Carson- https://www.linkedin.com/in/1scottcarson/

Clifton Corbin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdcorbin/

Wendie Veloz- https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendieveloz/

Flint Jamison- https://www.linkedin.com/in/flintjamison/

***New Video Alert!

Why aren’t brokers and sellers getting back to you?

One business seller shares his story.

Avoid this by learning an important skill… Demonstrating the ability to close.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/wwYLHtmrW1Q

Cheers

See you over on YouTube

David C Barnett

New Livestream guest- Ray Drew aka ‘SBA Ray’

I’m happy to have Ray join me on a live broadcast.

Ray is a podcast host in the SMB lending space and a Managing Business Development Officer at Fund-Ex Solutions, a non-bank SBA lender.

Tune in and as we’ll be discussing the whirlwind of change that’s been happening this summer with SBA 7(a) loans.

This is a ‘must see event’ for American business owners and searchers.

Find Ray online at https://www.sbaray.com/