Acquiring Minds

How to Shorten Your Search: Big 3, Little 2


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Sam Rosati shares a framework to clarify your search criteria & reduce the months it takes to find a business to buy. 

Topics in Sam’s interview:

  • The reason search takes so long 
  • How to speed up your search process
  • Underwriting criteria of SBA lenders
  • Knowing how to kill a deal
  • Considering the fit of the searcher as CEO
  • Understanding SBA loan framework
  • Importance of recurring or repeating revenue
  • Opportunities and risks in buying small
  • Managing criteria to get enough deals in the pipeline
  • Common mistakes searchers make

Links and how to contact Sam:

  • Twitter
  • Links to all Sam’s projects
  • Pursuant Capital
  • Nick Haschka
  • Sam Rosati’s investor list
  • Raise $800k to Buy an $8m Business  | Kevin Bibelhausen Interview

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

 Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter
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