FREE RESOURCES
FREE RESOURCES
Buying a business isn't complicated. But it's full of decisions nobody explains clearly.
These free tools are built to fill in those gaps: where to actually find deals, whether you need a broker, and whether you're really ready to make the leap. No fluff, no gatekeeping; just the stuff Will and Alexa wish someone had handed them before they started.
Most buyers spend all their time on the listing sites everyone else is using. This guide breaks down the channels nobody talks about — calling owners directly before they're for sale, building relationships with accountants and attorneys who know who's quietly thinking about exiting, and tapping into the wave of retiring owners with no succession plan. Includes Will + Alexa's take on what actually worked when they were sourcing their own deals.
A 5-question interactive tool that gives you a clear yes, no, or maybe — not the answer a broker wants you to hear. Walks through different scenarios based on Will and Alexa’s own experience in the space. The Buyout Method’s take: your attorney and your bank often do more for you than a broker will.
A 12-question scorecard scoring you across four categories: financial readiness, lifestyle and mindset, operational skills, and spouse/partner alignment — each with its own green, yellow, or red result. Built to catch the blind spots people don't think to check before they take the leap, especially the partner-alignment piece most readiness content ignores entirely.
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A 40-item interactive checklist across Financials, Legal & Contracts, Operations, and Ownership Transition — the four areas that make or break a deal. Each item comes with a note on what to actually look for and why it matters, plus flags for items that may not apply if you're structuring an asset sale instead of a stock purchase. Progress saves as you work through it. A downloadable and printable option will be sent to your email.
Most buyers underestimate their true cash need by 30-40% because they only think about the down payment. This calculator breaks down the full picture — down payment, closing costs, working capital, personal runway, and a post-close reserve — with a toggle for SBA financing versus seller financing, since the math is genuinely different between the two. Gives a clear green/yellow/red readiness signal based on your actual numbers.