Hello, people who have acquired multiple businesses successfully, how are you able to increase top of the funnel deal flow? I go through the entirety of BizBuySell (the McDonalds of buying businesses) but the vast majority seem low quality even given the limited information.
I have a corporate CPA who specializes in looking at P&L's/Balance Sheets/Tax Returns, and the vast majority I send to her she rejects right off the bat, claiming the multiple the business is asking for is way too high for it's risk profile.
For reference, my deal box is
I have a corporate CPA who specializes in looking at P&L's/Balance Sheets/Tax Returns, and the vast majority I send to her she rejects right off the bat, claiming the multiple the business is asking for is way too high for it's risk profile.
For reference, my deal box is
- Target SDE / Owner Profit: $300K–$600K
- Minimum SDE: $250K
- Max SDE: $1M
- Target valuation: 2.5x–4.0x SDE
- Max purchase price: $1.5M (before working capital)
- Max 40 hours a week operating after 4-6 months onboarding (with hours dropping to near absentee levels after CRM/automation/AI integrations)
- Must run mostly without owner involvement in skilled/unskilled labor
- Business can be niche and complex
- Ability to scale is irrelevant
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