David C Barnett Small Business & Deal Making

I appear as a guest and discuss making waves with mindset. Pay attention to the discussion at the end about 'putting yourself in the path of opportunity.' ------------------------------- Find full show notes here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1812446/10426476

Brian says I inspired him to get started to buy a business. Was I pumping SME ownership too hard? Of course, I start out with one about being lazy. But there are many more problems that I’ve seen over the years. Egos can be a problem, but so can altruism and trying to save the world. Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/LXwH2evmork Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Why is it important to understand how people were duped by these online content creators who appeared to offer a great deal. Find the news story here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/epic-company-collapses-real-estate-500-homes-1.6399770 While this article is about real estate, it is important to understand for anyone who consumes online small business content. The parallels are striking and there are operators just like this in the world of small business online. Learn to spot the signs that something may be a fraud. Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/KIxFZ8RTX-w Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a spe

New Livestream guest Lisa Forrest, Director of Seachfund Lending at Live Oak Bank. Find Lisa online at Lisa.forrest@liveoak.bank I’m happy to have Lisa Forrest join me on a live broadcast. Lisa has over 30 years of experience writing loans under the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) loan programs. Tune in and as we’ll be discussing some of the misunderstood features of these loans and answering some viewer questions that have been submitted over the last two weeks. This is a ‘must see event’ for anyone who is buying a business in the US and may want to take advantage of the different SBA loan programs. Be sure to join live so that you can ask questions, replay will be available. We’ll be going live Monday, April 18, 5pm Eastern Time. See you there!

Azul says that when he adds the Enterprise Value to the Retained Earnings the price seems too high. But David, you ask, if there is a bunch of money and other assets in the company that Azul is buying, shouldn’t the seller get paid for that? Yes, if there truly is an excess. It all comes down to normalizing the balance sheet which is something very few people in the small business space know anything about. You see, what we really need to know is what the Normal Net Position in Working Capital should be, then we can get to work. Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/2vN8I_uxHE0 Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a

Monday at 5pm Eastern time, The Franchise Guide- Giuseppe Grammatico joins me for a live discussion about what has changed since the lockdowns. What new types of franchises are coming out? Who is struggling to make it? What have franchisors done to make a difference? I’ll share some of the interesting things I’ve seen in franchised businesses lately and see Giuseppe thinks. Find Giuseppe online at https://www.ggthefranchiseguide.com

Sam has a business in the UK which handles a lot of cash. Should he launder it? I’ve seen a lot of ‘shenanigans’ with cash in businesses over the years. Should business owners declare all this cash as income? Should they steal it away to buy new sneakers? Should they learn how to do ‘money-laundering?’ What does this kind of behaviour do to the value of their business and the terms of sale? Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/o_fvGBBTxBA Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Link made a comment that brokers hinder rapport building. Is it true? Rapport and trust building is necessary for a deal to be formed. Do business brokers hinder this? Or- does it matter who you’re dealing with? Is it better to only look at non-brokered deals? I handle this and more on this week’s video: https://youtu.be/8cugZCg1Cqc Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Hassan and Papi Shampoo want to know about how business deals are closed. What happens for the ‘closing’ of the deal? Do we need a lawyer? Where does the money go and how does it move? Who are the other players at closing and how does it change from one place to another? Great questions. This week we learn all about the process of closing on a business we’re buying whether we’re using a lawyer or not. Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/CSTyykXMiGc Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpaugh Customs has a special offer for you: https://www.JeffAlpaugh.com/DCB10

Learn about different deal structures at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Learn about selling a business at https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more and join my email list at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com YouTube viewer BehindTheLast wants me to discuss royalties just like Mr. Wonderful. Kevin O’Leary loves royalties on Shark Tank. Can this method be applied in the purchase of a small business? Great question. This kind of tool has its ups and downs. Use it when you both disagree on whether the business will have ups or downs. Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/n_1YDEW1joQ Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Want to look dangerous like David? Jeff Alpau

Visit the podcast homepage here: https://ggthefranchiseguide.com/podcast/self-reflection-analysis-about-what-knowledge-and-skills-can-be-leveraged-when-getting-into-business-ownership/ Orignial Notes: Join your host Giuseppe Grammatico with his guest, David Barnett. In this episode, David analyzes skills and experiences to discover what areas, industries, or types of businesses are suitable for someone. He provides actionable steps to list down all roles, responsibilities, and duties a person had and assess that to extrapolate the business that best suits them. In this episode you will learn: Self-assessment to know the business that fits you Issues like risk adversity when an owner is not for the business What is changing in an industry amid the pandemic? Why small businesses have relatively low multiples How to know when markets are saturated About David Barnett: Barnett loves to say that it took him ten years to unlearn what he was taught in business school. Although university had trained him to be a

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/OgzWAUmdYl8 Join my Email list at https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Learn to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Find more great content on my blog at https://www.DavidCBarnett.com An anonymous viewer wants to know when he can start his next business. I’ve met many serial entrepreneurs over the years. One who actually had started over a dozen businesses over 40 years! This week’s question is about what needs to happen in order for someone to be ready to move on to the next business. Also, does it even make sense? Would a person be better off just selling and moving on? Learn more in this week’s video: https://youtu.be/OgzWAUmdYl8 Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.CallDavidBarnett.com Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: h

Join that list: https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Find books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Buy a business https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com ----------------------------------------------- Jeremy, a lawyer, wants to know if it makes sense to offer payment plans to customers. As far as I’m concerned, payment terms are a part of the price. Price is one of the 4Ps of marketing. So, the real question is… What am I selling and who does it appeal to and what is that person’s financial position? Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/CseXZMOUOiA Find my books and others I like in my Amazon store over at https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://www.DavidCBarn

Learn to organize a business https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com Learn to buy one: https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Learn to sell a biz https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn more and join my list: https://www.DavidCBarnett.com related article: Ruben R. wants to know how long sellers should stick around and if they should be paid. Ha Ha.. It Depends! Yes, but on what? The level of specific skills and the level of organization in the business. Let me tell you a few ways to think about this and how to structure a winning transition program when you buy or sell a business. Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/EfV_pCDeFcw Learn how to better organize your business at https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my

I've asked 30-year veteran of business strategic advisory, Michael Gansl, to come join me in this discussion about what business help looks like and who/how/where it can help someone. Michael is known as The Seasoned Voice of Reason who works to 'turn business owners into CEOs.' Michael has grown and exited his own business which reached sales of $18M and had 75 employees across many locations. Michael has worked as an advisor to many companies and has had careers in investment and commercial banking and has raised debt and equity financing for more than 115 companies. Join us live for a chance to ask your question on-air. Learn more about Michael at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgansl/ and https://www.voiceofreasonconsulting.com

The original Deal Quest show notes... ------------------------------------- David Barnett is a businessman who has learned the ropes the hard way, hands on! He's been through several types of deal-driven growth in his career, not only deals of his own but also by managing deals as a broker for clients. He attributes most of his success to the lessons he's learned along the way. If you're looking for some business advice from someone who has "been there, done that," look no further than David. After a career in advertising sales, David started several businesses including a commercial debt brokerage. Helping to finance small and medium sized businesses led to the field of business brokerage. Over several years, he sold dozens of businesses for others while also managing his own portfolio of income properties and starting his career as a local private investor. This is a true deal-maker to deal-maker behind the scenes episode. Don’t miss it! For all of David's books head here: https://www.amazon.com/Dav

Learn more and join my list at https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com See all those reviews: https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett/reviews Learn to buy a business at https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com related article... TSP wants the raw truth about why I make videos instead of buying/selling businesses. I’ve been waiting YEARS for someone to ask this. Thank you. What is David’s business exactly? That’s important because the rest of this depends on where I want the customers to go and who I want to bow out of the process. This is a deep meta look inside the DavidCBarnett.com matrix. Take the Red Pill… Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/DRF_bUXRGpA Learn how to sell your business: https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop mi

Vikram Rajan had me on his show to discuss the value of podcasting or YouTubbing to growing a business. We get 'behind the curtain' and discuss some of my experience in using this media to grow a business. Find Vik and learn more at www.videosocials.net

https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com https://www.DavidCBarnett.com https://www.DavidCBarnettList.com Ted's video on Best CIM's out there: https://youtu.be/FGma2GyKlvE related article: Hassan is tired of DIY business owners, how can he get hired more often? Great question. Why would someone pay a person if they didn’t believe they needed to? It’s all about delivering value and communicating that value. And, not just to anyone, it’s got to be someone you really can help. A lot of brokers don’t get this right, and word gets around the playground. Watch this week’s video here: https://youtu.be/7ZMpC3kLpRc Learn how to sell your business: https://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Book a call with me at https://www.clarity.fm/davidbarnett Books can be found in my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbarnett Stop missing my new videos. Join my email list here: https://w

Learn to implement systems into any business: https://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com What if information about how to sell a business isn't what keeps owners from exiting successfully? What if the problem is the vision or intention to actually pull it off? Can people be so caught up in the 'doing' that they fail to see how things will be different one day? We're going to explore this and more and you're invited to come and join live to give your comments and ask questions. Special guests Exit prep coach Mike Finger https://exitoasis.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-finger/ and Business Vision consultant Stephen Wilkinson https://www.goodandprosper.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenknwilkinson/