Off-market leads, from owners we've actually spoken with.
SMB Deal Scout is a newsletter for the searcher buying on their own: live off-market leads with what we learned from the owner, notes on running a search, and a community of people doing the same.
What lands in the inbox.
Live leads
Founder-owned businesses that are not listed anywhere, with sector, size, and geography — companies a searcher can actually pursue.
The owner's story
We spoke with them. What they said about timing, succession, and what they want for the business goes in the issue.
Notes from the search
How to write a buy-box, read a payroll filing, approach an owner, and finance the deal, from people who do it every week.
The full feed.
Every live off-market lead, what we learned talking to the owner, the searcher notes, and the community.
Opens with the Deal Scout site. Readers on the teaser hear first.
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