Build? Nah, Just Buy Smarter 🧠 

When you acquire a business, you're getting:

• A working product

• Paying customers

• Established revenue (MRR)

• Operational processes

That’s massive leverage, and a fast track to owning a profitable business. Start ups are hard, despite what society makes you believe. Most people fail.

Plus, imagine the self-confidence boost you get from taking over a working enterprise instead of starting at zero.

That psychological safety matters, and it shows up in the results. Because for those who understand the struggle of grafting for years with no results will tell you how draining it can be.

How acquisition actually works, and how fast it moves 🚅 

Forget everything you think you know about acquisitions. It’s not just for bankers or MBA grads. If you’ve ever thought about running your own thing, whether it’s a laundromat, a delivery service, a pet grooming shop or valet services; you’re looking at real businesses that have a steady cash flow.

Because without it - you will need deeper pockets to get started and increasing the time it takes to turn a profit.

A standard metric for valuations on everyday business is 2 - 3x annual profits, rather than the sky high multiples some tech based companies chase.

Even better, you can close on something within 6 months and with the right deal structure (like paying part now, part later), or even pay full later (my favourite option) you don’t need deep pockets to get started.

Owners are often motivated to sell to someone who’ll keep the business running well, especially if they’re retiring.

This is how a lot of everyday entrepreneurs buy their way into a profitable operation, without building from scratch.

The day to day Is different

I know what you're thinking, acquisition is a shortcut. It’s not your vision, or your idea.

Well think about it this way - you’re still the founder, but you’re unlocking speed, proven systems, and instant revenue. That means your attention shifts from ideation to execution.

The biggest hurdle blocks for most people in business is stirring over designs, websites, ideas, sourcing, shipping, marketing. So many tedious details that trip people up and slow them down.

So what would your day job look like?

Well its your responsibility to:

• Analyse metrics like gross/net revenue retention and customer lifetime value

• Build sales, marketing, and product improvements

• Manage or outsource operations

• Make improvements to efficiency so the business can grow

This last one is the very important, unless you want to acquire a small business and find yourself working the day job every day.

Because lets face it - no one invests and gets into this game just to be stuck working 10 hours a day on one business, when that time could be used to streamline the business and grow it out

Yes it will require work, and creativity (like any business) but the foundations are set in place and the business has a client base that will start generating profits from day 1.

This shift is mindset is taking shape, from drop shipping, Saas or whatever other get rich quick scheme has pummelled our social feeds for the last decade, to investing in small, profitable businesses, each delivering predictable returns, cash flow, and freedom, without investor pressure or saturated online markets.

Are you convinced yet?

Well as promised - here is a list of the 50 best businesses you can look to acquire. Keep in mind the location of said business will dictate the potential the business has.

What’s next?

In our next issue, I’ll show you how to source quality deals under $500K, analyse micro-listings like a pro, and finance your first acquisition, even without raising VC.

That’s a wrap!

Let me know what you think about this weeks copy ⬇️ 

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