All Episodes

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 25: Is This $30K SDE Pet Business Worth It? Micro-Acquisition Analysis

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 24: Asset vs. Share Sales: Debunking Common Acquisition Myths

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 23: 4 Late-Stage Red Flags in Due Diligence and How to Mitigate Them

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 22: Should You Buy a Business with Your Spouse?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 21: How to Spot Misalignment in Your Seller's Advisory Team

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 20: Credit Committees and Getting Your Business Loan Approved

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 19: Do You ALWAYS Need a Personal Guarantee to Buy a Business?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep.18: ETA Earnouts: Smart Strategy or Risky Move?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep.17: How Serious Buyers Manage 20–30 Deals at Once

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep.16: Breaking Down a $1M EBITDA Equipment Deal (Would You Buy It?)

The 7-Minute Takeover: S2 Ep.15: 70 Years Strong: Is This Vancouver Island Bakery Worth 3x Earnings?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2. Ep.14: From Banker to Buyer: Eamonn's Acquisition Story

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep.13: The Truth About Business Valuations

The 7-Minute Takeover S2. Ep.12: Client Concentration Explained: Deal Breaker or Not?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2. Ep.11: Buying a Business? These Mistakes Kill Deals

The 7-Minute Takeover S2. Ep.10: Can You Get Pre-Approved to Buy a Business? (Myth vs Reality)

The 7-Minute Takeover Ep. 9 | Inside a Washington, D.C. MSP Deal

The 7 Minute Takeover S.2 Ep 8: Buying a Business 101: Exclusivity Explained

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep. 7: How to Seriously Brand Yourself as a Buyer

S2 Ep.6: Buying a Business Is Not Like Buying Real Estate (Myth Busted)

S2 Ep.5: Myth or truth: Do sellers really disappear after closing?

The 7-Minute Takeover S2 Ep.4: The Hidden Deal Flow Hack Most Buyers Don’t Even Know About

S2 Ep.3: How to Overcome Seller Note Objections: Collateral, Interest Rates & More

S2 EP.2: Do You Need More Than One Lender When Buying a Business?

S2 EP. 1: What Type of Business Buyer Are You? How to Stand Out to Brokers in 2025

Ep 26: Cross-Border Acquisitions: Worth the Effort or a Risk Too Far?

Ep 25 - Deal Decode: Is This Kitchen & Bath Renovation Firm Worth the Offer?”

Ep 24: Special Guest - First 100 Days from a New Owner

Ep 23: Deal Decode - Accounting Firm on Vancouver Island

Ep 22: Proprietary Search - Finding deals before they hit the market

Ep 21: Mythbusters: Cash Flow Over Collateral: How Lenders Really Assess Business Acquisitions

Ep 20: Special Guest - Mastering Indemnities: How to Protect Yourself in a Business Acquisition

Ep 19: Analyze your deal like a pro - Acquisition & Deal Management tools

Ep 18 - Deal Decode : $2M Vape Shop in Toronto . Risk, Valuation & What to Ask the Broker

Ep 17: Mythbuster - Love at first sight : The truth about finding the perfect business

Ep 16: Competing for Quality Deals in Today’s M&A Market - Podcast Guests: Jim Friesen (Portage M&A)

Ep 15: Mythbuster - The Truth About Business Brokers in Acquisitions

Ep 14 - MythBuster:  Every business you buy 'should' scale rapidly

Ep 13: Holdbacks Explained: A Must-Know for Buying a Small Business

Ep 12: Deal Decode - A $3M Executive Airport Transportation Business with Big Potential (and Risks)

Ep 11: From Risk to Opportunity: Mastering Strategic Due Diligence

Ep 10: Do You Need to Be a Big Corporation to Buy a Business?

Ep 9: Cracking the Broker Code - How Buyers Can Stand Out in M&A Deals

Ep 8: Selling Your Business: Seller's Journey and Emotional Rollercoaster

Ep 7: MythBusters - You Don't Need Millions to Buy a Business

Ep 6: Land Surveying Expansion - Acquisition Insights from Arc Surveys' CEO

Ep 5: Proven Strategies for Unlocking Off-Market Business Acquisitions

Ep 4 - Seller's role after acquisition

Ep 3: Lessons Learned from Acquisition Experiences

Ep 2: EBITDA vs. SDE in Small Business Valuations

Ep 1: Navigating the January deal flow lulls: Strategies for success