Questions & answers
Understand the program
before you apply.
Who is Business Builders for?
Experienced professionals considering the purchase of an established business. The curriculum connects your professional background and acquisition criteria to the financial, transaction and operating decisions involved.
What would I work on?
You define the business you want, prepare scripts for broker and banker calls, practice reviewing deal numbers and terms, and draft a plan for taking over. The program page explains each step and the work you create.
How is Business Builders different from the Playbook?
The free playbook helps you create a one-page starting plan: the life you want, the experience you bring, the business that fits, your money questions and your next action. Business Builders takes you into the buying work: setting search criteria, drafting broker and banker scripts, reviewing practice deals and planning your first 100 days.
Do I need to have a business picked out?
You can begin with your criteria. The personal Buy Box exercise helps you work through the type of business, location, financial boundaries and owner role you want to investigate.
Does this replace my attorney, accountant or lender?
No. Business Builders provides education and preparation. Use qualified professionals to evaluate your particular legal, tax, accounting and financing decisions.
Does completing the program guarantee a purchase or financing?
No. A purchase depends on finding a suitable business, evaluating it and reaching acceptable terms. Financing also depends on the lender, borrower, business and transaction.
Where should I start if I am still exploring ownership?
Start with the free playbook. It helps you think through whether buying a business fits your life, experience and priorities.
Are Value Builder and Freedom Point part of buyer preparation?
The assessments use information from a business you own. Freedom Point explores the financial goal behind a future sale. Value Builder examines what drives business value. If you are preparing to buy, learning these ideas can help you ask better questions about a company.
Apply to Business Builders.
Start with your professional background and the acquisition work you want to tackle next.