About The Modern Acquirer

The buyer's side of a small-business deal

Practical guides for people buying a small business: how to source deals, run diligence and finance the purchase. Sellers and brokers write the listing. We write for the person reading it.

How it is written

Guides are written by Nick Bryant, drawing on published research, practitioner interviews and public data. Sources are cited in the text. Disclosure: Nick is a co-founder of SMB Investor Network. Some links on this site go there. Nothing here is investment, legal or tax advice.

Our partnership

The Modern Acquirer is published in partnership with SMB Investor Network.

Our partner runs a marketplace for small-business investments. When a guide points you there, it is because the next step is a deal or an investor that lives on their platform.

Get in touch

Corrections, ideas and questions: hello@smbinvestornetwork.com.

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