SMB Journey @SMBjourney
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Come back from vacation to find out we have PO for my biggest committed deal for the new quarter. This is how some sales play out working for a big brand, which can sell itself. Easy game compared to my days selling for a startup. Respect to all of you building a brand &…
Easily the most unique perspective I’ve found on SMBX: surgeon + biz bootstrapper 10/10 tbh (also, +1 for the handle) 😎
Easily the most unique perspective I’ve found on SMBX: surgeon + biz bootstrapper 10/10 tbh (also, +1 for the handle) 😎
What states have the most ETA transactions/year? Assume big ones like TX, but driving through Carolinas today and gotta think NC up there too. 🤔🤔🤔 @KHendersonCo @SBA_Matthias
Florida!!! Yo @SMB_Attorney what’s the best za @ MCO airport? On my way there & trying to honor Pizza Friday… 😎😎😎
If you’re doubtful about the simulation theory, take a trip to Disney World. At minimum, you’ll experience simulations of simulations. Also, you’ll meet a handful of NPCs (bots and/or humans). Eventually, I’m convinced it will be straight up Westworld.
Just some guys, gals and towing magnate @msaskin hanging to share #smb stories. Raleigh-Durham #eta @theKShah @nft_token @SMBjourney @loneriderbeer
🚨Help!!!🚨 Friend asked me for VC contacts to help fund seed stage startup @ $500K. I told him to hit brakes on VC, & suggested exploring boot strap alternatives. TBH IDK what’s possible… Angel investors / independent sponsors? What’s needed to get this level of investment?
Creating core memories all week. ✨✨✨ FLORIDA!!!
🍪🍪🍪 time! Highest expectations with line out the door, 15 minute wait, and #disney Chocolate chip overload! I mean absolutely covered, which is not my thing, but the cookie is perfecto. 🤌🏻🤌🏻 All-in = worth the wait @GideonsBake ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.2
Out of town this week, otherwise I’d be checking out this #ETA meetup on Wednesday: Lonerider Brewery @loneriderbeer Raleigh, NC 630pm - 830pm Hosted by @nft_token & @mattrbowles 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻details lu.ma/ep13ge7n @RandBusiness any other locals who should know? @msaskin
No Sunday Scaries here. Living the dream in Orlando this week. Bring on ALL the magic!
On Friday mornings, I try to take time to look back on my week and forward to the next. This week: ✅ Closed out my Q early ✅ Added 20+ followers & making connections in SMB ❌ Next Q pipeline still looks slim Next week: ✅ Disney 🐭 - first time as a small fam 🙌🙏
Not a finance guy, but as soon as I got here one of my questions was... How is everyone funding these ETA endeavors? Quickly learned about the SBA 7(a) loan program. The low default rate of this program stands out as surprising to me. 2018 Buy Then Build: Deibel points out…
Not a finance guy, but as soon as I got here one of my questions was... How is everyone funding these ETA endeavors? Quickly learned about the SBA 7(a) loan program. The low default rate of this program stands out as surprising to me. 2018 Buy Then Build: Deibel points out…
💥BANG!💥 Booked $175K ACV this morning to close out my quarter 2 weeks early On pace for a solid FY again, but pipeline looking slim. It’s going to be a close one. Time to work on pipe & my future self!
EuniceMarshall @YE36mr9MYkPp0f2
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Abby @MAIER6
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Chris Barrett @CBarrett__CPA
21 Followers 143 Following Accountant for acquisition entrepreneurs | I keep you from buying the wrong company and help you grow the right one I Tweets # advice https://t.co/Lg6VQKAtXA
BettySassoon @Iaf30fP52N90N79
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Danny McGiffin @therealmcgiffin
82 Followers 452 Following You don't win by playing the same game as the rest of the world. You change the rules, or you make a new game. Everything else is a waste of time.
Josh Lowenthal @joshualowenthal
608 Followers 1K Following ⚖️Lawyer | 🧑🏻🧑🏼👧🏼 Dad/Husband | 🚀SMB HoldCos | 💰 Tax Controversy | Went to @Umich, @WashULaw | Ex-@KPMG & BigLaw
MamieMarcellus @y755Ld6ld71DO
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Ice Man @IceWorksGuy
5 Followers 69 Following Owner of Iceworks DFW - A local ice machine leasing business. Serving 100+ locations across DFW. Fastest growing local ice machine company in DFW
Leo Szac 🏘 @leo_szac
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Construction Coach @RE_Deal_Junkie
3K Followers 2K Following RE investor with a doctorate degree in construction. I've built & acted as an owners rep on 500M in real estate. DM me for a free consultation.
Matthew Saskin @msaskin
1K Followers 421 Following Husband, Father, Technology and Design geek // SMB Owner, Real Estate and SMB Investor // Durham, NC by way of Las Vegas and New York City.
Keval Shah @theKShah
44 Followers 184 Following Small Business Buyer in Eastern North Carolina | DMs open | #SMB #ETA
Remarkable Freedom (E.. @People1_team
741 Followers 4K Following Helping Business Owners Work in your zone of genius, Master Delegation/empowerment, and achieve Remarkable Freedom to live the life you have earned (Flourish!).
Rachel Bowles @rachelizlew
148 Followers 215 Following Advetising professional, UNC alumna, follower of Christ, wife to Mark, lover of Brazilian soccer, UNC bball, movies, analogies, and spontaneity.
Robert Sterling @RobertMSterlig
1K Followers 317 Following CFO, investor, and sneakerhead. Former F100 M&A and USMC. Vibes rarely serious but always positive. Let's talk business for just $20! 🚀
Cody Agee @codywagee
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A-Murni @GracieNthangu
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Dallin Drescher @ddrescher44
228 Followers 381 Following Husband | Dad of 3 | Attorney specializing in helping small to medium sized business owners sell their life’s work
Adam Moore @armoore80
105 Followers 820 Following Father. Husband. Texan. Longhorn. Cake Lover. Corn Hater. Political Junkie. Bankruptcy Nerd. Beard Novice. Grammar Aficionado. Gay Gay Gay. he/him/hero
Financial Due Diligen.. @FDD_Dude
55 Followers 153 Following Former Big 4 | Financial Due Diligence | Cleveland Sports | Data Driven
Davis Fisher (Junk Ra.. @daviscfisher
1K Followers 2K Following Updating the JUNK REMOVAL industry | Customers want price & premium service - we give them that | 𝙁𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙀 𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙎 𝘼𝙑𝘼𝙄𝙇𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙀
Paul Marz @paulmarz
97 Followers 112 Following Investor | Business Mentor - I teach how to build & grow 7 figure businesses
Quinn @quinnbartlettv1
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Raina @Raina_27
46 Followers 92 Following
Nuke LaLoosh @calvinnuke
1K Followers 2K Following Generation X, University of Michigan Sports, Detroit Lions, Kalamazoo, raised on hose water
Alex Foster @alexmfoster44
227 Followers 895 Following Young professional and cautiously optimistic Buffalo sports fan.
ThatHousingGuy @GrecoRomanBrick
1K Followers 5K Following Housing investor. Owns 40+ apartment houses. 29 Years old. Very high GPA in finance. Over $20M in deals done. GP.
TheDoctrepreneur @Doctrepreneury
129 Followers 108 Following I post about: -Bootstrapping a small business while maintaining a part-time career as a physician -Balancing the above with whats most important to me
SMB Attorney SMB✪ @SMBattorneyAOC1
15 Followers 835 Following Eric Pacifici | Helping folks buy, sell and operate enduringly profitable businesses at @SMBLawGroup & @theSMBCenter | @Kirkland_Ellis & @GibsonDunn
Magnifying Possible @psychicstacy
649 Followers 3K Following Observer-Molecular Sensei-Karmic Accelerator✨Readings/Energy Work by appointment only✨ https://t.co/xLs06POx1B
Mr. Unemployable | Se.. @FintechBurnout
225 Followers 324 Following SMB software sales leader turned self-funded searcher. Here to network and learn something. #SMB #ETA
Darren Still @StillDarren2
698 Followers 333 Following HR Recruiter • Artist • Traveler • Aps & Web3 https://t.co/rtcxK6evnO
Nicky "Rugrat" Koskof.. @nicky_rugrat
302 Followers 2K Following
Gio Smith @GioSmithHacks
225 Followers 682 Following Helping business to scale their sales using Organic Marketing.
Will Schryver @Will_Schryver
756 Followers 844 Following Entrepreneur and #SMB investor. Recovering investment banker. Marine Corps veteran.
BuyAndSellABusiness.c.. @buyandsellabiz
11K Followers 7K Following The Easy Way to Buy & Sell All Types of Businesses in the Micro Market (under $5m) 👊 Business Ownership Made Real™️ 👊
Joshua Rivera @JoshuaARivera
344 Followers 3K Following Newbie Investor | SMB |Owner of Car Wash| Life Long Learner| https://t.co/ORtqztDowC
Chris Schuering @Chris_Schuering
2K Followers 998 Following Lawyer | I handle SMB & Lower Middle Market (LMM) Acquistions | 27+ years | Serial Entrepreneur & Investor | M&A Deal Structure
Keith Yarbrough ✝�.. @KeithYarbro
89 Followers 726 Following Saved by Grace☝️ | Wife and Daughters R #1 | Proud American🇺🇸 | Values Tradition & History🗽 | Nascar Fan🏁 | Striving to be better each day♻️.
SMB Attorney @SMB_Attorney
111K Followers 2K Following Eric Pacifici | Helping folks buy, sell and operate enduringly profitable businesses at @SMBLawGroup & @theSMBCenter | @Kirkland_Ellis & @GibsonDunn | @dukelaw
smartcity systems @smartcitysyste3
448 Followers 3K Following We offer Complete HR and Payroll Solution, customized Software Development for all types of small and medium-size buisnesses using the latest technologies.
Cross Border Capital .. @cbc_advisors
507 Followers 2K Following | Series "A" & Later Stage Funding | Access to Concentrated Capital from Hong Kong's Family Offices & Diverse Local Investors | Seeking to deploy 10MM+
ZUBY: @ZubyMusic
1.2M Followers 4K Following Rapper. Author. Public Speaker. Coach. Host of 'Real Talk with Zuby' podcast. 'Strong Advice' fitness eBook - https://t.co/jZuDYSwVKR
Balaji @balajis
1.0M Followers 4K Following Immutable money, infinite frontier, eternal life. #Bitcoin
CoFounders Nik @CoFoundersNik
11K Followers 795 Following Multiple 7-figure exits. Helping others buy, build & grow businesses! @mhp_guy biz partner. 100% bootstrapped. 10% self-made. USC & UCLA grad✌️🐻
M&A Focused CPA @BoilerPlateCPA
12K Followers 1K Following Mark Edler | CPA | Building my CPA firm to $10M EV | QoE, Tax, Accounting & CFO services. tweets not advice. https://t.co/mjATilxu3k
Greg Palmer @Greg_Insurance
250 Followers 238 Following Insurance Due Diligence | Insurance Consulting | Cost Reduction Strategies #SMB #ETA https://t.co/F547uFdd3m https://t.co/vDy9CcuBjD
Lisa Forrest @LisaGForrest
8K Followers 2K Following SMB Acq Lender ~ SBA + Convt'l / Business Owner ~ actual operating experience / Supporter of #Veteran to CEO / Tweets my own have your OWN opinion /
Mannar Kary @DiveSMB
32 Followers 171 Following Silicon Valley Techie to Self Funded SMB Searcher | Clock Start: April 6 2024 | Documenting my #SMB Journey | Geo: NYC, SF, NC Metros, EBIDTA $1-2M | DMs Open
Keval Shah @theKShah
44 Followers 184 Following Small Business Buyer in Eastern North Carolina | DMs open | #SMB #ETA
Cody Agee @codywagee
3K Followers 460 Following
Scott Oliver @SAOliver_Atty
7K Followers 2K Following Partner at Lewis Kappes︱SBA and M&A Attorney︱1,000+ acquisitions closed as lender’s counsel︱Fueling the next generation of America’s entrepreneurs
Matt @mattrbowles
45 Followers 234 Following
Shannon Jean @ShannonJean
6K Followers 609 Following Founder - 10 businesses with 4 sold. I share how I used unconventional methods to build wealth. How can I help you?
Connor Abene @ConnorAbene
23K Followers 1K Following Fractional CFO & Bookkeeping services helping $1m-$40m SMBs streamline their financials & accelerate growth | Tweets on business & finance | DM’s wide open
TheDoctrepreneur @Doctrepreneury
129 Followers 108 Following I post about: -Bootstrapping a small business while maintaining a part-time career as a physician -Balancing the above with whats most important to me
BuyAndSellABusiness.c.. @buyandsellabiz
11K Followers 7K Following The Easy Way to Buy & Sell All Types of Businesses in the Micro Market (under $5m) 👊 Business Ownership Made Real™️ 👊
Magnifying Possible @psychicstacy
649 Followers 3K Following Observer-Molecular Sensei-Karmic Accelerator✨Readings/Energy Work by appointment only✨ https://t.co/xLs06POx1B
Mr. Unemployable | Se.. @FintechBurnout
225 Followers 324 Following SMB software sales leader turned self-funded searcher. Here to network and learn something. #SMB #ETA
Nicky "Rugrat" Koskof.. @nicky_rugrat
302 Followers 2K Following
Nunzio Presta @nunziopresta
3K Followers 900 Following Family 1st | Making Business Ownership Real at @buyandsellabiz | @readthepeak Emerging Leader of 2023 | @TRSM_Alumni Top 10 | Love when ideas come to life 🚀
Gabe Trevizo @trevizo_gabe
4K Followers 400 Following Built a 7 figure Residential Appraisal company 🏠 Branding badass behind the Shark Tank Hit Suds2Go🦈 Serial Entrepreneur ➕ Intentional Fatherhood.
Hoyt Crouch @hoytcrouch
2K Followers 445 Following 7 years in sales/consulting. Now building a fence business in south Texas. Sharing win, failures, and lessons learned along the way.
Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling
59K Followers 2K Following CFO, investor, and sneakerhead. Former F100 M&A and USMC. Vibes rarely serious but always positive. Let's talk business for just $20! 🚀
Chris Barrett @CBarrett_CPA
2K Followers 150 Following Accountant for acquisition entrepreneurs | I keep you from buying the wrong company and help you grow the right one | Tweets ≠ advice https://t.co/DsLgaeWY6D
Christian Ruf 🚁 @pinpulleddrmf
6K Followers 844 Following Former special operations. Led elite, high performance teams for over a decade. I coach driven leaders.
Luke Turner @LukeTurner_CFP
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Tom Lyons @SBALenderLyons
7K Followers 524 Following I provide SBA loans to folks buying new businesses or expanding existing ones. My specialty is the deathcare industry. My tweets are mine, not my employer's.
SBA Ray @SBA_Ray
9K Followers 209 Following SBA 7a Lender | Host of Story Loans Podcast and The Art of SBA Lending Podcast | SBA Ray on YouTube
Bruce Marks, MBA, CM&.. @sbabmarks
27K Followers 289 Following SMB & SF Acquisition Lender | Author | Closed $400 Million in 9 yrs| SBA loans from $2.5 - $10.0 million | tweeting real SBA stories | War Story Saturday 🪖
Trenton Hughes @trentjhughes
3K Followers 904 Following Investor l Managing Partner @ Unfounded Ventures l ex CEO @ Station Entertainment & CXO @ Helpware l Partnering w/ great people to build profitable startups
Chris Hoffmann @STLChrisH
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Mansa @theahamedmansa
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Jacob Becker @SuccessWithJake
31K Followers 360 Following Hardcore business guy | Sharing powerful daily insights on starting, buying, and running companies. Current 6x business owner & family man. Level up with me.
Josh Schultz 🏭🚀 @joshuamschultz
19K Followers 944 Following Modern Industrialist. Rebuilding US Manufacturing. Acquiring Industrial Companies. Teaching the SMB Blueprint. President/COO Canekast 🏭🚀
Ryan Ray @ryanraysr
3K Followers 2K Following Helping PE/Strategics/M&A advisors find off-market deals. Providing funding solutions via SBA & USDA. Going to fish more this year.
Eric Hsu @lawyer4SMBs
18K Followers 415 Following I write about business acquisitions & digital solopreneurship. M&A lawyer. $160+M deals closed. Founder @ClearFocusLaw. Newsletter @ftanewsletter.
Freedom Thru Acquisit.. @FTAnewsletter
32 Followers 12 Following The newsletter by @lawyer4smbs for freedom-centric biz acquisition entrepreneurs. 2x/month. 5 min read. Actionable tips & tactics to help you buy a business.
The Secret CFO @SecretCFO
119K Followers 445 Following Sharing real world insights as the CFO of a multi-billion dollar company. Opinions, not advice.
Clint Fiore 🦬 DM f.. @ClintFiore
48K Followers 894 Following Follow me for Small Business Buying/Selling Info. Join my newsletter for Deals. Building the most trusted M&A / Business Brokerage in the USA: Bison Business.
Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens
36K Followers 420 Following Husband & Father 3x | Voracious Reader | Strategist | Optimistic Contrarian | Seeks Truth | 1% Better Every Day | Always Learning | Write https://t.co/GBQ7sMEJ7S
Philly SMB @PhillySMB
557 Followers 515 Following Business Buyer in Philadelphia area. DMs are Open!
Johannes Hock @HockJohannes
2K Followers 414 Following Bought an artificial turf business through a Self-Funded Search in Feb-22. Sharing lessons learned from searching and ops here and on Buy Small Sell High.
One Man LBO @OneManLBO
507 Followers 149 Following Former investment banker | 10Y at value hedge fund | next: self-funded search for SMB (Mountain West). Posts opinions, not advice.
Carter Andrews @food_carter
147 Followers 50 Following Own and operate 5 high volume, destination area restaurants in Florida. Enjoy cooking and being outside - Ideal day is combining the two 🏕️
Techsaleshackz @techsaleshackz
902 Followers 165 Following I close deals and stuff. Tech Sales Shiller
Tim Ludwig @tsludwig
23K Followers 1K Following Owner of and investor in exceptional small businesses. Tweet about PE, small business (SMB), search funds, management.
JD Foote | Family Cap.. @jd_foote
13K Followers 834 Following Gen 1 in our legacy family, psychiatrist, 25 years in SMBs as operator, investor, advisor. Use the Family Capital framework to build your legacy family NOW...
Matthew Saskin @msaskin
1K Followers 421 Following Husband, Father, Technology and Design geek // SMB Owner, Real Estate and SMB Investor // Durham, NC by way of Las Vegas and New York City.
Baird Kleinsmith @SultanofStorage
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Kevin Dahlstrom @Camp4
59K Followers 680 Following I learned everything the hard way so you don’t have to. 4X founder, 4X CMO, 50X PE investor. Also climb rocks. Sign up for my newsletter👇Watching Band of Brothers feels different this time. I watch the show at least once a year. One of my favs. When i first saw the show I was in high school and my grandfather who fought in WWII was alive (he was in the Pacific). I was lucky enough to interview someone who…
@SMBjourney @SMB_Attorney Short answer: Traditional search fund investors that need students to invest in and that pay business schools need students to invest in, and as a result, it's not encouraged to teach the model Longer answer: It's newer. Traditional search has been around for much longer…
Some like being portfolio company CEOs Others like being business owners The contrast between traditional and self funded search is as striking as it’s ever been in 2024 I spoke with a traditional searcher today (true story - similar to @SMB_Attorney’s recent post) that also…
@SMBjourney All of those can form part of it! Everyday actions most importantly, though
That longer you wait to jump into the entrepreneurship game the harder it is to make the jump. Not sure if you are ready? Start a small consulting firm, or local service company (junk removal, pressure washing, etc) Get a taste. Then, grow that or buy something else.
Them: “When you have a baby, you need to keep the crib empty, don’t give them a pacifier, and have a video monitor on at all times!” Us: (spoiler alert…she’s 12 and turned out fine)
Are you 0-3 years into a W2 job but you still dream of starting a business someday? When I was in that position I had no clue what business I wanted to start but I knew what my responsibilities were (2 kids, school loans, mortgage) How did I reduce financial risk for my family…
Got coffee with the pool care guy I stopped in my neighborhood. Small world. We were in the same high school class. We spent 2 hours talking over coffee about each others’ experience and goals. He’s been in the profession for 12 years and started his own biz 2 years ago, now…
@SMBjourney Should have put as a footnote: later on, you hopefully work for yourself, i.e. the best boss ever
Early on, who you work for >>> what you work on The most successful banking MD I ever worked for routinely took the 6 PM train back to his family in NJ every night. He was a machine of focused efficiency. Let's just get it done and get out of here. No unnecessary pages in…
@SMBjourney A bank is not *obliged* to provide a loan option with an SBA guaranty. A bank could offer you a loan on a conventional basis and terms may well vary greatly. In the acquisition space, though, the key hurdle is absence of collateral.
@ClintFiore Yes, I am wearing dress pants/shoes.
Conclusion to the story (part 3 from yesterdays post): “I just want to thank you for what you did for me. It didn’t go perfectly, but I know you care”. She had been in the hospital for 3 days longer than typical but she made a full recovery. I visited her twice a day,…
If this man is transforming the metaverse, imagine what you can accomplish if you work 1% harder every day The possibilities are endless!
@SMBjourney Thanks, we all have a story to tell and tribe that is interested! Excited to hear how yours unfolds.
Use your health insurance to get a triple tax benefit. It is called a health savings account but it is only available if you have a certain type of health insurance plan. You need a high-deductible plan and this is how you know if you have one. Deductible For a family plan,…
I redesigned the MBA curriculum for Harvard to better meet the needs of small business owners: Leadership 101: “CEOs - how to clean the office bathrooms and run board meetings in the same day” Human Resources 101: “I found air plane alcohol bottles on the floor of company…
"How could you let this happen". If you read my post yesterday about blood filling my visual field, consider this a "part 2". After a grueling, frightening surgery the patient was finally stabilized, the operation complete, and the patient safely in the recovery room. The…
You’re enjoying happy hour at SMBash and look across the room and see @KHendersonCo on his laptop banging out 17 Asset Purchase Agreements before the evening keynote starts.
Tips for Systemizing: 👉 Build anti-metric dashboards & processes to keep your growth trajectory stable. 👉 Review anti-metrics weekly in leadership meetings 👉 Course-correct or implement countermeasures when thresholds are breached
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