Sunday, June 25, 2017

Do Business Brokers show you ALL the available opportunities?



Do business brokers work together?

Dustin wants to know if he should stick to the first broker he met and ask for help to look at other businesses that are for sale elsewhere? What is the etiquette when working with business brokers?  Is it like real estate agents?

Great question! Many business brokers will work together.  Especially in franchise networks, except for those who won’t work together.  Then there are the brokers who don’t like each other.

Are they supposed to play nice? How should a buyer act?  Is there a certain method or code of conduct a buyer should be aware of?

Watch and learn how and why business brokers work or don’t work together in this new video I made: https://youtu.be/09ndJBQT6A8  



Learn how to buy a business successfully with my Business Buyer Advantage Program.  You can access the course at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com and learn more about how it works from this video I made a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y

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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Johnathan G and I rock it about buying businesses and systems on The Blind Entreprneur

I had a great video interview with Johnathan G on his program; The Blind Entrepreneur.

He's not actually blind, as you will see.  We talked about buying, selling and putting systems into a SME to make it better.  It was really a great interview and I had a lot of fun.

You can listen at the podcast link below or watch the video here:




Friday, June 23, 2017

Thanks Annie Jennings Elite Wire Experts Podcast


Thanks to Annie Jennings for inviting me on her Elite Wire Experts Podcast!
I spoke briefly about the challenges in selling a business.

http://www.anniejenningspr.com/elitewire/business/keys-selling-business/

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Steve Kidd and I discuss how you can get a business ready to sell.


Steve Kidd, The Thriving Entrepreneur, and I discuss how systems make a business easier to run and more desirable for buyers.  Listen here:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thriving-entrepreneur/2017/06/20/how-to-buy-or-sell-a-business-in-a-powerful-dynamic-way-with-david-barnett

Learn more about how easy it is to get systems into your existing small business at www.EasySmallBizSystems.com

Sunday, June 18, 2017


Don’t you love the smell of fresh bread?

It’s almost as good as the smell of money, isn’t it?

A YouTube viewer wants to know my opinion of bread routes.  It’s a simple little business where you deliver bread to local stores on behalf of a commercial bakery.

It makes their distribution easier since they don’t have to manage a fleet and since the delivery people are their own boss, fewer employees too.

So, is this a good kind of business for someone to get into?

Watch what I think of bread routes and other distribution route businesses in this new video I made: https://youtu.be/o3-bBxmfcT8



Learn how to buy a business successfully with my Business Buyer Advantage Program.  You can access the course at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com and learn more about how it works from this video I made a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

I discuss pet businesses with Bella on her pet-friendly podcast.

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Bella helps her clients with their pet-industry businesses.   I took some time to speak to her about buying and selling a pet business.






Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The Ugly Truth about Small Business- Don't get Got!

Wow! check out this show....

Amazing what they do with technology these days.  um, the content was good as well for such a short appearance.

Really, check it out.



Sunday, June 11, 2017

No Sales? No Problem, Right?!? The issue of 'pre-revenue' startups.


How much is your new SAAS worth before you sign up any customers?


Don’t know what a SAAS is? Don’t worry.

Quick on the heels of last week’s article and recording about valuing online businesses, I feel that I need to clear the air on how to put a price on a pre-revenue startup.

I hesitate to use the term ‘business’ for these speculative ventures since I like my businesses to have cash flows attached to them.

Learn more about my ornery, old-man type opinions that would likely be considered quite ignorant and rude in Silicon Valley circles.

You can see/listen on YouTube right here: https://youtu.be/8oZGp1ejo6E



Learn how to buy a business successfully with my Business Buyer Advantage Program.  You can access the course at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com and learn more about how it works from this video I made a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y

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Monday, June 5, 2017

Monday morning radio.. Some great questions from Dean Rotbart.




Dean hosts an amazing show and is a skilled interviewer.  I spoke to him about systems in a business and the difference between businesses, jobs and hobbies.

See the article and show notes here.


Sunday, June 4, 2017

Valuing Online Businesses - How to buy a business - How to sell a business


What’s with all the internet entrepreneurs suddenly coming out of hiding and looking for my advice?

In the last few weeks I’ve heard from several online business people who need help in determining a value for their business.

What is it worth and why is it different from a real-world business? 

There is so much crazy buzz out there about how to put a price on these .com companies that I felt I had to address it in an audio recording.

You can see/listen on YouTube right here: https://youtu.be/04OCZBcvVws



Learn how to buy a business successfully with my Business Buyer Advantage Program.  You can access the course at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com and learn more about how it works from this video I made a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

I speak with Robert Mallon from the Lions Den for Businessmen



I spent some time with Robert Mallon discussing how one builds a business that someone will want to buy.  Check it out.