Business Acquisition

Buying an Existing Business

Skip the Startup Grind. Buy a Business That Already Works.

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Buying a business that already has customers, revenue, and a team is often a faster, lower-risk path to ownership than building from scratch. This course walks through the entire acquisition: sourcing deals, reading the seller's numbers, valuing on SDE and EBITDA multiples, structuring asset versus stock purchases with earn-outs and seller notes, running a disciplined due diligence checklist, financing with SBA 7(a) acquisition loans, and managing the first 100 days of transition. By the end you can evaluate a real listing, build an offer a bank will fund, and close with eyes open.

Curriculum

Module 1: Why Buy, and How to Find the Right Business3 lessons

Buy vs. Build: Why Acquisition Often WinsPreview45m
Defining Your Buy-Box: What to Hunt For🔒45m
Where Deals Live: Brokers, Listings, and Off-Market🔒45m

Module 2: Valuing the Business and Structuring the Deal3 lessons

SDE, EBITDA, and the Multiple🔒45m
Running a Valuation: A Worked Example🔒45m
Deal Structure: Asset vs. Stock, Notes, and Earn-Outs🔒45m

Module 3: Due Diligence and Financing the Purchase3 lessons

Financial Due Diligence: Verify the Numbers🔒45m
Operational and Legal Due Diligence🔒45m
Financing With an SBA 7(a) Acquisition Loan🔒45m

Module 4: Closing and the Owner Transition3 lessons

From LOI to Closing: The Deal Process🔒45m
The First 100 Days: Stabilize Before You Change🔒45m
Common Pitfalls and Putting It All Together🔒45m