# Acquiring & Exiting

> The Acquisition Entrepreneur's Advantage

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## Posts
- [New $10M SBA Loans?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/10m-sba-loans): Did the amount just DOUBLE?
- ["To Become Wealthy, Stop Building Businesses and Start Buying Them"](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/7-negotiation-pitfalls-that-kill-m-a-deals-and-how-to-avoid-them-1): He went from J.P. Morgan to acquisition entrepreneurship...
- [Is the Era of 5%-Down Business Acquisition Loans Over?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/is-the-era-of-5-down-business-acquisition-loans-over): An SBA insider breaks down why aggressive acquisition lending collapsed — and what it means for buyers and investors right now
- [Warning: You Could Lose 25% of Your Valuation If You Exit Without A Plan Like THIS](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/warning-you-could-lose-25-of-your-valuation-if-you-exit-without-a-plan-like-this): Inside the succession planning playbook M&A advisor Courtney O'Connell uses to help owners exit on their own terms — and protect every dollar of value they've built.
- [The Billionaires' Playbook: Why Asset "Stewardship" Beats Ownership](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/the-billionaires-playbook-why-asset-stewardship-beats-ownership): How a 376-year American legal tradition - long ignored by lawyers and CPAs - is quietly being used to protect assets, eliminate red tape, and create freedom
- [Why You Probably Shouldn't Buy a Business That's Listed For Sale](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/why-you-probably-shouldn-t-buy-a-business-that-s-listed-for-sale): Jeremy Harbour on why the best deals are almost never advertised — and where to find them instead
- [5 Benefits of the "Annuity Deal" - How Carl Allen Repackages Seller Financing to Win Over Reluctant Sellers](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/5-benefits-of-the-annuity-deal-how-carl-allen-repackages-seller-financing-to-win-over-reluctant-sell): Hacking seller psychology for a faster, cheaper close
- [Using Board Seats to 10X Your Earnings in M&A?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/using-board-seats-to-10x-your-earnings-in-m-a): With Callum Laing
- [From His First Acquisition to $800M in Just 2 Years?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/from-his-first-acquisition-to-800m-in-just-2-years): Inside the "Gilded" Garage Door Empire
- [Why Do Some Business Owners SABOTAGE Their Own Exit?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/why-do-some-business-owners-sabotage-their-own-exit): Seller Psychology REVEALED
- [How to Build Real Relationships in Business, Dealmaking, and Life](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/how-to-build-real-relationships-in-business-dealmaking-and-life): Expert Insight - Steve D. Sims on the Relationship Skills That Actually Move the Needle
- [How to Gain Equity in Businesses AND Get Paid for It...](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/how-to-gain-equity-in-businesses-and-get-paid-for-it): ...Without money down, M&A experience, or industry expertise.
- [The 3 Exits Entrepreneurs Need to Sell a Business](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/the-3-exits-entrepreneurs-need-to-sell-a-business): No, there's not just one...
- [Lessons from Building a $75M Business (and Beyond)](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/lessons-from-building-a-75m-business-and-beyond): He almost lost everything...
- [👉 How to Close Clients & Acquisition Deals with DEEP Psychology](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/how-to-close-clients-acquisition-deals-with-deep-psychology): Your prospects' most intimate thoughts — REVEALED
- [Family Offices: What You Need to Know](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/family-offices-what-you-need-to-know): Lessons from working with these organizations sized $250M to $30B 
- [Real Estate Makes Millionaires, but THIS Makes Billionaires](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/real-estate-makes-millionaires-but-this-makes-billionaires-2): How Jeremy Harbour discovered the ultimate wealth-building strategy
- [10 Ways to Increase Your Freedom & Business Value Simultaneously](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/10-ways-to-increase-your-freedom-business-value-simultaneously): From the Author of "Built to Sell"
- [He started & sold 2 companies for 8-figures (Here's how)](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/he-started-sold-2-companies-for-8-figures-here-s-how): 4 BIG Lessons from a Blue Collar Guy
- [The BEST & WORST Businesses to Acquire (Based on Real SBA Default Data)](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/the-best-worst-businesses-to-acquire-based-on-real-sba-default-data): From Shem Doupé
- [The Best of 2025 (Acquiring & Exiting)](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/the-best-of-2025-acquiring-exiting): Our Top 3 Newsletters INSIDE
- [3 Rules to 3X Profits Using Bolt-On Acquisitions](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/3-rules-to-3x-profits-using-bolt-on-acquisitions): From our own Ross Tomkins
- [Follow This Hidden Pricing "Law" to Close Acquisition Deals](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/follow-this-hidden-pricing-law-to-close-acquisition-deals): How to Bridge Seemingly Impossible Valuation Gaps (Even When You're $9M Apart)
- [Why Is Acquiring Businesses Better than Starting Them?](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/why-is-acquiring-businesses-better-than-starting-them): How One Entrepreneur Grew His Business by a Year's Worth of Revenue in an Afternoon (With Zero Money Down)
- [How To Do Accurate Business Valuations & Creative Deal Structures (Real $2M Case Study)](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/how-to-do-accurate-business-valuations-creative-deal-structures-real-2m-case-study): With dealmaker Carl Allen
- [Skip the Startup Struggle: Why Acquiring Businesses Beats Building From Scratch](https://www.acquiringandexiting.com/p/skip-the-startup-struggle-why-acquiring-businesses-beats-building-from-scratch): Lessons from a 20X+ Dealmaker