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What Is a CIM?How Are CIMs Used?How Do You Structure a CIM?Example of a CIMLegal DisclaimerExecutive SummaryLessons for SaaSInvestment ConsiderationsLessons for SaaSBusiness History and DescriptionLessons for SaaSFinancial Review ManagementLessons for...
What Is an Asset Purchase Agreement?What Is the Purpose of an Asset Purchase Agreement?How Does an Asset Purchase Agreement Work?Who Prepares the Asset Purchase Agreement?What Must You Include in an...
What’s an Indication of Interest?Indications of Interest in Mergers and AcquisitionsIndications of Interest Before IPOsIndications of Interest in Block Trades and Market LiquidityIndications of Interest vs Letters of IntentAn Example...
Asset Transfer
Why Legal Help Is CriticalWhat to Do Before You CloseTransferring Intellectual PropertyWho Owns the Code?Will Your Hosting Provider Play Ball?Transferring PeopleTalk to Them FirstWhat About Contractors?Transferring CustomersClose and Transfer: The...
Business Metrics
Why Connect Your Metrics to the P&L Builder?Attracts More BuyersJustifies Your Asking PriceAutomates Initial Due DiligenceSpeeds Up Actual Due DiligenceAttracts Better OffersHow to Sync Your Metrics With the P&L BuilderFinancial...
Deal Structure
Why Ask Acquire.com to Manage Your Acquisition?What You Get With Managed by Acquire?How Managed by Acquire Works?What is Managed by Acquire?How much does Managed by Acquire cost?Do you handle the...
What Are the Components of an Acquisition Offer?CashSeller’s Note (Seller Financing)EarnoutSeller RolloverSeller HoldbackWhich Components Result in the Best Outcome?Start Exit Planning BEFORE You ListSeek the Advice of an Acquisition Professional...
Accounts ReceivableInventoryPrepaid SubscriptionsAvoiding Problems with Purchase Price Adjustments The first thing you’ll review in an asset purchase agreement is the total purchase price. This is the headline number your friends...
Due Diligence
What Is Financial Due Diligence?Why Is Financial Due Diligence Important?Are All Buyers Interested in Financial Due Diligence?What Is the Purpose of Financial Due Diligence in Acquisitions?Checking for Red FlagsExample Red...
What Is a Data Room?Why Do You Need a Data Room?What Documents Are in a Data Room?How Do You Set up a Data Room?How Do You Use a Data Room?How...
What Financials Do Buyers Want to See?Beyond the P&LCleaning Up Your Financials Before AcquisitionFilling Gaps in the StoryUnderstand It’s a Negotiation Your financials indicate the health of your business, and...
Escrow
Why Use an Escrow Service?How Escrow WorksWhat Escrow.com doesWhat Escrow.com does not doStill Need Help With Escrow? In the days before the internet, most business transactions took place in person....
Acquiring or selling a business can be stressful enough without also worrying about fraud, not getting what you paid for, or not getting paid at all. Whether you’re transferring assets...
Exit Planning
What Is a Strategic Buyer?What Is a Financial Buyer?Does a Strategic or Financial Buyer Pay More?What Other Differences Separate Strategic Buyers vs. Financial Buyers?Why Sell to a Strategic Buyer vs....
What Business Taxes Do You Pay After an Acquisition?1. Hold Your Assets For Longer Than 12 Months2. Choose Asset Classes Carefully When Allocating the Purchase Price3. Require an Installment Payment...
How to Know When It’s Time to Sell Your StartupYou Get an Offer You Can’t RefuseYou See Insurmountable Difficulties Down the RoadYou’re Ready to Move OnYou’re Building to SellWhen Is...
Financing
The official partnership between Acquire.com and Boopos was announced in January to offer streamlined, non-dilutive business acquisition loans for small and medium-sized online businesses up to $2 million. https://twitter.com/agazdecki/status/1616433081162031109?s=20 Juan...
Why Ask Acquire.com to Manage Your Acquisition?What You Get With Managed by Acquire?How Managed by Acquire Works?What is Managed by Acquire?How much does Managed by Acquire cost?Do you handle the...
Acquire and eCommerce Lending Team Up to Offer You Dilution-Free Financing on Ecommerce Acquisitions
The Trouble With Traditional FinancingeCommerce Lending Makes Financing Ecommerce Acquisitions EasyAlrighty, I’m in. How Do I Get Financing From eCommerce Lending? Ecommerce is booming. In the US alone, it’s up...
Getting Started
What Is a CIM?How Are CIMs Used?How Do You Structure a CIM?Example of a CIMLegal DisclaimerExecutive SummaryLessons for SaaSInvestment ConsiderationsLessons for SaaSBusiness History and DescriptionLessons for SaaSFinancial Review ManagementLessons for...
Before You Start ListingYou Control Access to Your Private InformationTake Your Time Creating Your ListingA Step-by-Step Guide to Creating The Perfect ListingStep 1: Tell Us About Your StartupStep 2: Connect...
Create a Business PlanCheck Your Credit ScoreWhat’s the Lowest Credit Score You Need to Get a Loan?Where to Find Your Credit/FICO ScorePick a Good Startup LenderCommercial Loans (AKA Business Loans)How...
Help & Advice
1. It’s Okay to Start Small2. Set Personal Goals, Not Just Business GoalsSteps to Help You Set Your Personal Goals3. It Takes a Long Time to Build a Business4. Riches...
What Is an Asset Purchase Agreement?What’s Included in an Asset Purchase Agreement?Party Information, Recitals, and DefinitionsPurchased AssetsAssumption of LiabilitiesPurchase PriceRepresentations and WarrantiesHow Representations and Warranties Apply to SellersHow Representations and...
What Is MRR?Why Is MRR a Good Metric to Track?Why Is MRR Important in SaaS Businesses?What Are the Types of MRR?How Is MRR Calculated?How Do You Calculate Net MRR Growth...
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M&A Advisor
Quitting College and Several Failed StartsHow Hosam Built the Side Project He’d Eventually SellThe Challenges of Productizing an AgencyHow He Knew It Was Time to Sell His Side ProjectLearning How...
Why Ask Acquire.com to Manage Your Acquisition?What You Get With Managed by Acquire?How Managed by Acquire Works?What is Managed by Acquire?How much does Managed by Acquire cost?Do you handle the...
Your Location Doesn’t MatterStartups We LoveProfitable SaaS and EcommerceOther Profitable StartupsRevenue and CustomersRealistic ValuationsVerifiable Businesses As you might already know, we curate startup listings to ensure the best possible experience...
Negotiations
Preparing for Negotiating a Business SaleHow Much Is Your Business Worth? (Valuation)Setting Your Ideal Sale ScenarioSetting Your Walkaway PointDuring NegotiationsUnderstand Your BuyerNegotiate and Build a RelationshipGenerate ValueUse Factual SupportGive Options...
What Is a Non-Solicitation Clause?Why Do Companies Create Non-Solicitation Clauses?Non-Solicitation Vs. Non-Competition ClausesWhat's Included in an APA Non-Solicitation Clause?Takeaways from This APA Non-SolicitationHow Are Non-Solicitation Agreements Usually Enforced?What to Remember...
What’s an Indication of Interest?Indications of Interest in Mergers and AcquisitionsIndications of Interest Before IPOsIndications of Interest in Block Trades and Market LiquidityIndications of Interest vs Letters of IntentAn Example...
Success Stories
1. It’s Okay to Start Small2. Set Personal Goals, Not Just Business GoalsSteps to Help You Set Your Personal Goals3. It Takes a Long Time to Build a Business4. Riches...
David was the co-founder and CEO of Buddy, a martech SaaS enabling eCommerce businesses to let customers checkout directly through SMS. A business that was built during the pandemic to...
Minh-Phuc is a full-time indie hacker and prolific #buildinpublic persona having accumulated a 15k following on Twitter. He's been on a roll having built six different products in the past...
Taxes
What Business Taxes Do You Pay After an Acquisition?1. Hold Your Assets For Longer Than 12 Months2. Choose Asset Classes Carefully When Allocating the Purchase Price3. Require an Installment Payment...
Corporate Forms and How They’re TaxedHow to Minimize Tax on an Asset Sale (as a C-Corp)Purchase Price Allocation Imagine a buyer has just acquired your C-Corp in an asset purchase....
Wait, what? Pay no tax?Do You Qualify?How to Claim Exemption Under QSBS Few could blame you for wanting to pay as little tax as possible on your acquisition. After all,...
Valuations
Before You Start ListingYou Control Access to Your Private InformationTake Your Time Creating Your ListingA Step-by-Step Guide to Creating The Perfect ListingStep 1: Tell Us About Your StartupStep 2: Connect...
How to Calculate Your Valuation1. Increase RevenueProsConsWhat You Need to Improve2. Increase ProfitsProsConsWhat You Need to Improve3. Cut ExpensesProsConsWhat You Need to Improve4. Acquire VIPs & PartnershipsProsConsWhat You Need to...
When Does a SaaS Startup Become a SaaS Company?What Are the Different SaaS Startup Stages?When Does a SaaS Startup Become a SaaS Company?What’s the Rule of 40 for SaaS?What Comes...
Vetting Buyers
How to Create a Foolproof Buyer Vetting ProcessSetting a TimeframeListing Your RequirementsEvaluating Your BuyersChatting with Your Initial BuyersAsking Buyers About Their BackgroundAsking Buyers About Their GoalsLearning About Their Funding SourceCreating...
What Is a CIM?How Are CIMs Used?How Do You Structure a CIM?Example of a CIMLegal DisclaimerExecutive SummaryLessons for SaaSInvestment ConsiderationsLessons for SaaSBusiness History and DescriptionLessons for SaaSFinancial Review ManagementLessons for...