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How to Value a Small Business: SDE, EBITDA, and Realistic Multiples
What a small business is really worth, how SDE and EBITDA multiples work, the ranges buyers pay in 2026, and what moves a business up or down the range.
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Anatomy of a Search Fund Acquisition: Deal Benchmarks from Stanford's 2026 Study
What do search funds pay? 2026 benchmarks: $16M median price, 6.2x EBITDA, deal structures linked to returns & a pre-LOI checklist from failure data.
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