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Investment Thesis Iteration

A well-defined investment thesis is critical to the success of any business acquisition. Our program is designed to help you create a thesis that reflects your personal vision for the business and guides your decision-making every step of the way.

Our experienced team of entrepreneurs and acquisition experts is here to help guide you through the creation and iteration of your thesis in order to decrease the time it takes to find a business and increase your chances of success.

With our program, you will learn:

How to identify and evaluate potential businesses to acquire
How to conduct due diligence and negotiate a successful acquisition
How to create a well-defined investment thesis that aligns with your personal goals and vision for the business
How to develop and implement a growth plan that maximizes the business's potential
How to effectively manage and operate the business for long-term success

1. Part One: Selecting Geographical Location

Where should your business be located? Should you target a big city or a small one?

2. Identifying Your List of Cities

Rank your preferred cities according to specific criteria.

3. Location Selection Factors

The seven factors important for comparing locations

4. Part Two: Industry Analysis

How to identify the best industries for you

5. Market Multiples

The pricing details around the industries that Acquira recommends

6. Research Your List of Industries

Standardizing your search.

7. Identifying the Industries Which Are Most Attractive To You

Learn the parameters used to analyze those industries

8. Part Three: How Big of a Deal Should You Look For?

Analyze different deal sizes and structures

9. About Start-Up, Grow-Up, and Scale-Up Businesses

Learn about the three stages in a company’s life-cycle and how they apply to your business search

10. Why is a Bigger Start-Up More Stable Than a Small One?

How to find the right-sized business

11. Part Four: How To Finance Your Acquisition

A look at different financing options

12. SBA Financing

How to increase your chances of SBA approval

13. Seller Financing

The ins and outs of the seller-financed deal

14. Guaranteed External Debt

Raising external debt with a personal guarantee

15. Non-Guaranteed External Debt

An introduction to mezzanine financing

16. Seller Retention and/or Warrants

One vs the other or a combination of the two

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