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Special Bonus Issue: Unscripted Deal Chat w/ Matthias (SBA broker) and Chris (QoE Pro)

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader

Happy Saturday!

Here's what I've been cooking up for you.

Yesterday I got together with a couple of good friends and colleagues in the SMB acquisition space (Matthias Smith from Pioneer Capital - one of the best SBA brokers in the space; and Chris Barrett of Midwest CPA - a top QoE provider) for an unscripted chat.

We shared recent deal experiences, intel, and tips on topics including:

  • Net Working Capital
  • SBA underwriting
  • Diliigence traps
  • Getting under LOI
  • What has been killing deals
  • And much more!

And we recorded and transcribed the whole meeting.

Here's the video (titled "Shooting the Breeze") for your enjoyment.

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Direct link to video if you need it: https://resources.freedomthroughacquisition.com/shooting-the-breeze​

And for the TL;DR types out there, here's a link to a transcript:

Transcript: https://resources.freedomthroughacquisition.com/shooting-the-breeze-transcript

Hope you enjoy!

Have a great last couple of weeks of summer and best of luck on your deals.

Eric

PS, if you like this kind of material, please let me know so we can plan more. Plus, if there are specific topics you'd like us to cover, also let me know. You can ping me at eric@freedomthroughacquisition.com or DM me on X at @lawyer4smbs.

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