Buying a Business (For Beginners) | Jonathan Jay | 2025

[@theDealmakers]

If you enjoyed this video and would like to take the next step to learn the best ways of buying a business, without risking your own cash, you can access my free training at bit.ly/3UhJrlF Thank you!

[@surge1939]

do you have any training in the evening? I would like to join your course but work 9-5pm pacific.

[@theDealmakers]

@@surge1939 not currently, sorry

[@MahoganeighB]

I'm buying my own business and this was very helpful

[@theDealmakers]

Glad to know - have you been on the training - www.thedealmakersacademy.com/fast ?

[@JJRaju-S2G]

So glad I found this channel.

[@mcagrinds28]

You are the real Top G! ❤

[@aarongiggers66]

Great video broken down in simple terms. Thank you!

[@theDealmakers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@conkodo]

Commenting to get more content like this in my feed #financialindependence

[@michaelf8203]

I really enjoy and am inspired by your content Jonathan. Thank you Do you have any examples of people who are not business owners but employees with business acumen that took the plunge into business by buying a business ? Most of your guests already own their own business

[@theDealmakers]

Yes, plenty, One is a guest on the Business Buying Strategies Podcast in a couple of weeks - HR employee at a bank turned dealmaker

[@elixirforlife4771]

This is definitely impressive advice and guideline Jonathan , thanks

[@619aldjdbjsksbh]

This guy is the best on KZbin in this niche

[@theDealmakers]

thank you!

[@LuSupernova1983ful]

So helpful

[@theDealmakers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Meirele]

Very good.

[@theDealmakers]

Thanks!

[@bfree3478]

Best advice I have ever gotten!!!

[@afzal-hushainahmed9518]

Very clear .. thank you

[@theDealmakers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xrpmike2156]

Thank you Jonathan

[@StalloneObaraemiSamuel]

This is crazily interesting!

[@gerry2345]

I like this vid. Good insight.

[@essence2333]

Thank you sir.

[@theDealmakers]

Most welcome

[@houmanmilani]

Great Lecture. I wish I could meet you face to face to get started buying and selling business.

[@diegoarcila842]

Great video

[@rachelspringer6482]

Would your business Buying tool kit and zoom be applicable to someone in California if you are in uk? will the Laws, Loans, Process, names of organizations be different?

[@theDealmakers]

Yes, we have clients all around the world. You would always use a lawyer and accountant/CPA in your territory. What we teach are the global rules of dealmaking

[@tamisonsresources3396]

Do you provide guidance from start to finish?

[@theDealmakers]

Yes - hold your hand through your first deal

[@DiaryOfAWantrepeneur]

Hi Jonathan. I've read the free ebook you had a site and it was great!!! Very informative. I'm currently a university student in South Africa. Do you think purchasing your course will work for me? Do you have any advice for me getting started in buying business?

[@theDealmakers]

as you are a student, stick to my free content!

[@andresgomez7620]

@@theDealmakers A fake guru would never say this, they would push everyone to buy their course… very few people are as transparent as you are Jonathan! Makes me want to learn more from your knowledge.

[@mattmartin2205]

What about buying a percentage of the business? Say you're just bringing in capital and in return you just want say 15% of the profits. Leaving the owners to continually run the business as they have been? By the way i live in Plainfield, IN (USA)

[@theDealmakers]

You could, but I prefer owning all the company

[@TheSchulz21]

@@theDealmakers owning the whole company will include the shares of the company also? Your video suggests that deal makers should focus on the assets and not the liabilities?

[@KifuTV]

Do you take on US residents in your program?

[@theDealmakers]

Yes, we have clients from all over the world

[@DinnoProductions-iy3ve]

Great video - well explained

[@theDealmakers]

Glad you liked it!

[@B0wate]

Good stuff

[@theDealmakers]

Glad you enjoyed

[@firstphoton655]

43 want to buy a bussiness have no idea where to begining

[@dominickrodriguez7869]

Same. The way I see it, it’s never too late to start. Time to practice what I preach also.

[@Aakashputtur]

Thank you so much❤

[@theDealmakers]

You're welcome 😊

[@kellyjackson30]

Hi Jonathan, I have a quick question if you could be so kind as to help me out please? I have a meeting scheduled with a lady who wishes to sell her business, however, how do I broach the subject of deferred payments with her? I'm aware of creating rapport etc and I have a bunch of questions to ask her about the business, but how do I steer the conversation in the deferred payment direction? Any help would be much appreciated 😃 thank you❤️

[@theDealmakers]

You tell her this is how a purchase would work

[@MizzoTheMighty]

I am currently a 1st year architecte student and I am wondering roughly what's the amount of money required to buy a business ? I won't be able to buy one as it is now but I wish to invest in the futur once I am settled. A business which focalises in technology.

[@raymondchatwinfilms7542]

Businesses vary greatly in price. An absolute dirt cheap one, you'll want about 200Gs, and you can go all the way up to a hundred mills and beyond. There's a business for every budget, but when they start getting too cheap, they start losing their wealth generating capabilities. Unless you want to build them up from the ground, in which case I would ask, why are you even buying? The point of buying is to avoid the initial years of difficulty. You're better off getting some investors on board and buying one that has decent financials.

[@Ink30]

6.5 million for a good construction/architecture bussiness

[@therealsymone7394]

This is a multi million dollar man I will listen to you everyday sir

[@alexzandergosling6840]

Great information as always Jonathan, thank you. You often talk about having the right team around you, would this make the very first step in buying a business to find a good accountant, lawyer, financial advisors etc? I feel I am learning a lot from your videos, but I do not feel like I could ever do this all on my own. Thanks again, and please do keep up the great content.

[@theDealmakers]

Thank you. the first step and the second step go together- find the deal/find the team

[@alexzandergosling6840]

@@theDealmakers excellent, thanks again.

[@slatter76]

@@theDealmakers sorry guys, going to jump in here, paying the team then, does that payment for the services come from the business that your buying?.... does that make sense?

[@theDealmakers]

@@slatter76 yes, that's right

[@coopercasanova4169]

What’s the best legal structure to efficiently do it?

[@theDealmakers]

have you seen the training on Jonathan's site? www.dealmakers.co.uk

[@Chilliedogs]

Yes

[@ChameleonVr11]

Hi Jonathan Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. If I may ask you a question What are the 13 questions you use Thank you Julian

[@theDealmakers]

Have you been able to attend any of my business-buying courses?

[@ChameleonVr11]

No I have not I will take your course witch one you recommended for a beginner do you ever hire a intern if so I love to apply

[@jhnsb]

That’ll be $100 😂

[@abrahamzekios2666]

Good thanks

[@levishepard3696]

Anyone know the best way to find a good bussniess lawyer?

[@theDealmakers]

which country are you in, Levi?

[@levishepard3696]

@@theDealmakers Merica lol.

[@theDealmakers]

The best way is personal recommendation

[@levishepard3696]

@Jonathan Jay 10-4. I'll ask around then. Thanks brother.

[@landonpainter20]

So im a 19 year old with 3,000$ and have no business currently and have a full time job, can I still do this ?

[@hungrygamer7717]

You can try and do 0% down seller financing, or try and get 100% financing from venture capitalists.

[@Tatyana_Shi]

💯

[@deepparekh8720]

Can this work in Canada ?

[@theDealmakers]

yes, it can

[@RedactedVentures]

I thought that last 5 day class the last?

[@theDealmakers]

yes, that's right

[@nikosfarma5643]

I am afraid it would be costly

[@SolaSolarinTV]

How do I get a 10 minute conversation with you? Zoom or phone call.

[@mbsizoproductionlivinglife9695]

Thanks for subscribing back Jay.

[@SuryFelly]

hey jonathan how can I find businesses to buy?

[@theDealmakers]

Lots of content on this channel about that! You should also join the FastTrack course: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/fast/

[@SuryFelly]

@@theDealmakers thank you

[@bettereveryday6723]

where is the Pdf for your free book?

[@theDealmakers]

www.thedealmakersacademy.com/free-book-giveaway/

[@bettereveryday6723]

there is no (pdf) ebook. I'm from South Asia, you may not have physical book shipping facility over here, do you? By the way, thanks for your content and reply on comment.

[@lambo7266]

I’m looking to buying someone’s property along with the building so I can have it demolished and have someone else franchise built on the property.

[@TheGreatEscape77]

Great video, makes total sense. Everyone think that theyre suppose to just hand it over to you😂 guess what ? You gotta work a deal. I know right sucks you gotta lift a finger

[@theDealmakers]

Yes, always work involved, but worth it!

[@antfungames]

Would rather buy a $20 board game for now.

[@aarongiggers66]

What if someone inflates their income on their taxes statements. Maybe they inject their own money or money from other businesses to make it seem like the busniess is much more profitable than it really is?

[@theDealmakers]

The purpose of due diligence is to uncover things like this and the Sale and Purchase Agreement has warranties that give you some protection around activities like this

[@BrendonEvans-t3g]

So find someone that has woken up and wants to sell the business but don’t buy that business look harder look for multiple people that want to wake up and sell their business that day. Seems very unlikely

[@theDealmakers]

it's actually very likely and hundreds of our clients around the world are doing exactly that

[@johnnybacca8260]

i would like to bowl alley

[@waistcoat5066]

How is a video from three years ago titled 2023?

[@dejafitzgerald6968]

To pop up in more recent searches I’d assume

[@darrenstango9376]

i just want someone to give me a chance o

[@Wisdom_Paramore]

Of course you spam people and call them….

[@theDealmakers]

No, that's not right - you do neither of those things

[@RussianBot382]

You managed to talk for so long and say nearly nothing.

[@raymondchatwinfilms7542]

This is like 1% of the information you need to actually get a deal done. I'd recommend spending several hundred hours just learning how to buy a business before you even start, assuming you already have the skills to run one. If not, then spend 8 or 10 thousand hours learning how to run one, then start planning to buy one.

[@theDealmakers]

Great advice - if anyone thinks they can learn how to buy a business from KZbin they are in for a surprise!

[@ashtray3608]

I feel like these videos just add anxiety to buying a business

[@theDealmakers]

can you explain what you mean, please?

[@ashtray3608]

Like I found a business already I want an most likely can get but this makes it feels like just seems straightforward to get the business if they already dropped the price on it down so much already

[@ashtray3608]

@@theDealmakers to purchase it like you would a house

[@theDealmakers]

what is your question, please?

[@ashtray3608]

@@theDealmakers like I found a business that’s perfect price an do I just say I’ll take it as that price

[@johngotti8549]

Create a fair offer and don't budge by a penny. Use the right accountants and lawyers, other people can do 80% of the work, why not leverage them. Use a checklist and have the seller finish it with solicitor Buy and build strategy - buy small businesses and merge to create larger, more valuable business worthy of selling to a plc. network is good for buying one business, not serveral. One meeting over phone, 30 mins. 2nd meeting seller comes to you, 90 mins. 3rd meeting you go to seller premises. sign head of terms that can be extended, 90 days, they can't talk to any other buyers. always delegate due diligence to find flaws. You will most likely have a virtual completion where your solicitor calls you.

[@theDealmakers]

Thanks for the summary although a couple of the details are wrong!

[@johngotti8549]

@@theDealmakers which details?