Buying a Business for Beginners - Using Other People's Money! Jonathan Jay | 2025

[@yasminpatel5163]

Positivity attracts positivity

[@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, your Fast Track Course is here: learn.dealmakers.co.uk/yt-workshop-access

[@kaliamunish]

Jonathan could you clarify how relevant is this training for us folks in North America. It seems that lot of your practical training are very UK specific.

[@theDealmakers]

Hi, yes - we have clients all over the world and a lot in North America. Many of my examples will be British as I'm from the UK but the strategies are universal. Hope that helps

[@l2mcltd783]

Great videos. How do I find the larger businesses to buy? The rest makes sense.

[@theDealmakers]

Have you been on Jonathan's training?

[@dzyahscloud8256]

Hi Jonathan, I've learned so much more through your videos, if only i saw your video before i would of signed up with yourself as I've already signed up to a similar programme but never mind. In order for me to make the next step I would like to hear success stories of women business buyers. Do you have success stories of successful women buying businesses please, as a women myself it would give me much more confidence. thankyou

[@theDealmakers]

We have many of them and a growing group of women entrepreneurs!

[@VibeXevents]

Omg never go to the site for first deal I’m actually doing that now 😮

[@TheKingCoyle]

Hey Johnathan I heard you on the empire flippers podcast and I was blown away. Looking forward to following your content. thanks

[@Radiance70]

Hi Jonathan, I'll be at work and on call so those dates are not possible for me do you have any dates later so I can maneuver?

[@sahilmasseyvoiceovers8686]

Hey Jonathan, Will this be applicable if I want to buy business in Portugal or anywhere in Europe?

[@theDealmakers]

yes - we have clients throughout Europe

[@Geaxuce]

Why would it be such a bad idea to buy a business from a broker as the first business if someone were to use such strategies as purchase from cashflow? Is because there are contracts via the brokers which are hard and fast? Or do brokers tend to require a large, upfront cost on sale?

[@theDealmakers]

if you are a beginner, negotiating with a professional will not go well for you! Better to go direct to the seller!

[@businessmoneyNi]

Do you cover in the course on how to fix a distressed business after buying it?

[@theDealmakers]

We do that on our Mastermind course, yes

[@HerseySyntheticOil]

Jonathan, what if the company only has a book of business no assets? the business has sold over 706k per year for several years, the owner has earned before taxes 273k for the passed 3 yrs that's 91k before taxes and expenses. I know the business and I am building my own book. He wants to sell the business for gross earnings but I know it goes off of net net, How would you evaluate a book with no assets. The customers are very loyal to the brand.

[@theDealmakers]

usually, I'd say that £91k pre tax profits is too small - unless you are just absorbing his client base into your own.

[@samiam5434]

So a recession is prime time to buy??

[@damien2286]

I signed up for fastrack earlier this month, has this course you mentioned here been incorporated into the mastermind?

[@theDealmakers]

No - it's completely different: dealmakers.co.uk/fast-track-programme/

[@serriegranville]

You speak a lot about revenue but how much expenses are to be paid?

[@theDealmakers]

Do you mean, what's the profit?

[@l2mcltd783]

A few things to ask before committing.. 1. Why can I find hardly any independent reviews, if you have taught thousands? 2. Do you run a course in convincing my wife that I'm not giving another shyster my money (this will be my hardest sale)? 3. Will you reply here? I do want to buy. Please convince me.

[@theDealmakers]

There are over 100 testimonials on Jonathan's LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-jay-3556b230?

[@TheOrignalTRockz]

⁠​⁠@@theDealmakerssame here. The page says enter your email to get the free template. I did and received nothing. The end of the video says watch my free training here - but there is nothing to click.

[@andreviljoen6902]

The button takes me to a website on how to build funnels not how to buy a business or a form to what you say in this video......

[@theDealmakers]

It was just a broken link - fixed now