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How to Find a Business to Buy: Proprietary Search, Brokers, and Marketplaces Compared
The three ways to source an acquisition (proprietary search, business brokers, and online marketplaces) compared on deal quality, competition, and effort.
20 Jul 2026
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Your search is a funnel. Here is the math nobody shows you.
Hundreds of targets narrow to one close. The funnel math of a business search, the three problems a funnel can have, and the fix for each one.
7 Jul 2026
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