For first-time business buyers
Learn the deal from the other side of the table.
Most people who inquire on my listings never get a reply.
I'll show you exactly why, and how to be the one who does.
Arthur Kwok
Business broker, Cove Spring Advisors. Read my story
What I see every week
Brokers screen buyers in seconds.
Done properly you are the one they call back.
Gets you cut
- 1
The vague inquiry
Asking if it is still available says you never read the listing.
- 2
No proof of funds
Without a capital story, you never see the full numbers.
- 3
Twenty questions up front
A long list before an NDA gets you screened out.
- 4
A vague buy box
Brokers send deals to buyers who know exactly what they want.
Gets you through
- 1
Proof of funds
Capital is shown, not promised.
- 2
A lender letter
The deal finances before the seller has to ask.
- 3
A tight buy box
Size, sector and geography in one sentence.
- 4
Offers you would honor
Every LOI is a rep, and serious ones get callbacks.
A fast no is information. A slow no is a wasted month.
Zero to Close · pilot cohort
Twelve weeks. Ten buyers. One signed deal.
Build the box
Define what you buy and how you pay for it.
Become the first call
Approach listings the way the other side wants.
Read the numbers
Value the deal and write an LOI a seller signs.
Get to close
Lenders, diligence and the final stretch, without losing it.
- Tuition
- $5,000
- Seats
- 10
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Starts
- Tue, Nov 17
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