Hey Biz-Buyers,

If you’re new here, this is usually where we share some of the best tips and stories from Main Street and our private business-buying community.

Today, we’ve got a potentially HUGE announcement.

But before that, an important message...

Most people have no clue how to buy a small business.

Heck, most have no clue that that’s even a possibility.

(If you know that, you’re already ahead of the curve.)

But you may not know:

• How to determine if biz buying is right for you
• How to identify the right biz to buy
• How to actually take action toward an acquisition

Our mission is to teach this all and more from the ground up. To build a nation of owners. Even if it takes a little bullying ;)

So…

We have something special for you. Codie is hosting a live training on September 17th on how to find & evaluate businesses, structure deals, and avoid the biggest mistakes. Free to attend, plus there’s a Q&A with her after.

Save your spot & find more details here ↓ ↓ ↓

Now let’s get down to business.

Today, in 5 minutes or less:

✔️ 1 Potentially Huge Announcement

✔️ 1 Key Tip for Biz Buyers

✔️ 1 Great Main Street Meme

✔️ Our Top Resources for You

1) NEWS

Codie Just Invested Millions Into This…

As she put it, it’s either her biggest mistake or the biggest Main Street investment of her life.

Here’s the story….

It’s called BizScout, and our team is building it.

The vision: A better marketplace that makes buying and selling a business so easy even your grandma can do it.

The idea is we (eventually) make small businesses as easy to buy and sell as real estate.

Right now there is a 25-year-old incumbent that owns this market, hasn’t innovated in a decade, and still gets millions of views a month. But business buying remains… miserable!

What’s Different at BizScout (to Start)?

• ScoutSights: Quick validation of market price based on numerous historical listings (like Zestimate).
  
  
• Curated listings: BizScout will have a more curated selection of listings, ensuring that you're only seeing high-quality, verified opportunities.
  
  
• Off-Market leads: Instead of paying for institutional-level off-market deal tech, we do it for you, for less.
  
  
• Buyer verification: BizScout will verify all paid users (who opt-in) so brokers respond to you.

Think about it...

Buying & Selling Businesses Sucks

Tech for business transactions is a mess.

We want to make this a nation of owners, not a corporate wasteland. But we can’t until it’s simple and accessible for regular, hardworking entrepreneurs to buy & sell biz’s.

Truth is, we’re the right people to reimagine this space.

• We get 100M+ organic monthly views about small business ownership and growth
  
  
• We teach 1,000s of students biz-buying
  
  
• We have a network of brokers & pros

We think we could make this thing work, and who will do it if not Contrarian Thinking?

If you want to buy or sell a business, we’d love for you all to check it out, sign up, and give us feedback. Go easy on us… V1 is here!

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You’ll be seeing lots more from us in the coming weeks on this. Building in public is intense. But this one’s worth it.

2) BUYER TIP

✅ Buyer Tip: Build Yourself a Buyer Profile

You want a response from that broker?

You want to be taken seriously as a buyer?

Gotta start presenting yourself seriously then, huh?

One great way to do that is with a high-quality buyer profile.

These come in all shapes and sizes. Our Contrarian Community members have access to templates and feedback to make theirs great.

👤 Member Moment: Emma’s Take on Buyer Profiles

Just wanted to drop a big plug for the Contrarian Community Buyer Profile Template. Our completed profile led to a really nice win today!

We hopped on the phone today with a broker and he said that our Buyer Profile was the only reason he responded to my outreach — response to the listing has been overwhelming and he has had to be incredibly selective in who he chooses to respond to (a lot of tire-kickers).

He noted that most people don’t put that type of effort into an RFI (request for information) and that those touches really help. This could honestly end up being the exact detail that might help us win this one!

In addition to that, the broker came into our call knowing how much cash we have to invest, our financing plan, and where our synergies were with the business, and I felt like it made the conversation really valuable.

3) MAIN STREET MEME

Wharton MBAs going after the last family-run dog grooming business in Des Moines, Iowa, with positive EBITDA:

Want more of these? Let us know. LOTS more where that came from…

4) TRUSTPILOT REVIEW

Don't listen to us. Listen to them. Below is a real Trustpilot review about our community.

5) RESOURCES

Enough Reading. Time to Act.

Not sure where to start? Attend our next live, virtual business buying training on September 17th.

And in the meantime, check out these other resources:

• Enroll in our Seller Financing Navigator course
• Access 4 hours of lessons on buying businesses (without needing millions)

• Enroll in our Main Street Accelerator course
• Access 20 hours of lessons on small business acquisitions
• Learn to source, evaluate, and negotiate for businesses like a pro

• Join the all-access Contrarian Community
• ALL of our course material and videos
• Personalized mentorship, weekly group calls, and expert office hours
• Exclusive peer network for expert guidance, accountability, and events

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