Everything on finding, valuing, and buying a small business — plus live market data by state and industry.
The complete playbook — every channel deals come from, how to filter to your buy box, and how to be first to the good ones.
The complete playbook — every channel deals come from, how to filter to your buy box, and how to be first to the good ones.
ReadMarketplaces, broker sites, off-market outreach, and your network — every source deals come from, and how to watch them all in one feed.
ReadTarget by location, work local brokers and off-market owners, and surface the deals in your area in one feed.
ReadWhere the listings are, how to filter to your budget and SDE, and how to screen the good ones before you waste time.
ReadThe tactical playbook — build the owner list from public records, send mail owners answer, run the follow-up cadence, and pick territory with data.
ReadMost businesses aren't listed — read the signals, research the owner, and approach them directly the right way.
ReadWhere owners sell direct, the trade-offs of buying without a broker, and how to find and vet a by-owner deal.
ReadMarketplaces, brokers, off-market, spreadsheets, or a deal platform — the approaches ranked by what actually surfaces deals you can win.
ReadMarketplaces, broker sites, apps, or a deal aggregator — where searchers actually find deals, and what to look for in a tool.
ReadA spreadsheet works until your pipeline gets real — an honest, dimension-by-dimension look at coverage, follow-through, and when to switch.
ReadWhat a small business is actually worth — the SDE/EBITDA multiples, what moves them, and a free valuation tool. The buyer's guide to pricing a deal before you make an offer.
ReadProprietary vs. brokered without the ideology, the response-rate realities of cold outreach, the funnel math nobody budgets for, and where software fits against the intern model.
ReadEvery market, industry, and monthly report — live from the deal feed.
DealStratum aggregates the major listing sites we track into one live feed, filtered to your buy box.