SoASchool of Acquisitions

School of Acquisitions

Learn to buy a business — the complete curriculum, free.

Ten sequenced modules from “is this right for me?” to your first 90 days as an owner. Working calculators you actually use, AI-graded deal practice, and honest, no-hype guidance. No credit card.

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Business Buying Foundations

10 modules · ~12 weeks · free forever
1Is buying right for you?Buy vs. build, the ETA paths, honest economics, and a personal readiness and capital audit.2Your deal boxDefine the industry, size, geography, and thesis that make a business a fit for you.3SourcingBrokered vs. proprietary deal flow, working with brokers, and outreach that gets replies.4Reading a businessSDE vs. EBITDA, add-back normalization, and the red flags that kill deals.5ValuationMultiples by industry and size, quality adjustments, and building a defensible number.6FinancingSBA 7(a) mechanics and current SOP, seller notes, equity injection, and DSCR modeling.7The offerLOI anatomy, exclusivity, and the deal-structure trade-offs that matter most.8Due diligenceFinancial (QoE), legal, and operational diligence, plus the working-capital peg.9ClosingPurchase-agreement basics, reps and warranties, and the funding-to-close timeline.10First 90 days of ownershipTransition, the seller handoff, cash management, and early quick wins.

Free calculators

The same deterministic math the paid workspace uses — no login required.

SBA 7(a) Loan & Payment

Model an acquisition loan: down payment, seller note, monthly payment, and debt coverage.

DSCR (Debt-Service Coverage)

Check whether a deal’s cash flow can safely cover its loan payments.

SDE Normalization

Turn a messy P&L into true owner earnings with add-backs.

Business Valuation Range

Translate earnings into a defensible asking-price range.

What Can I Afford?

Find the largest business your capital and cash flow can support.

Free templates

Broker outreach scripts, the seller call guide, an LOI skeleton, and the checklists that keep diligence honest — copy, edit, use.

Broker intro & outreach scripts

First-contact email, follow-up, and phone script that make brokers take you seriously and send you better deals.

CIM request & NDA checklist

Request the CIM the right way, and know what to check before you sign a broker NDA.

First seller call question guide

The 20 questions that surface why the business really sells, how it really runs, and whether the numbers hold.

LOI skeleton (educational)

The standard sections of a letter of intent, with plain-English notes on what each one is negotiating.

Due diligence starter checklist

The first-pass request list across financial, legal, operational, and customer diligence — organized so nothing obvious slips.

Why free?

The programs that teach this charge $2,000–$12,500. We publish the complete foundation for free because an educated buyer makes better decisions — and because trust is earned, not paywalled. When you’re ready to run a real search, Acquisition Command — the product behind this school — adds deal sourcing, a CRM, evidence-linked AI analysis, and your deal team.

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Education, not professional advice. Legal, lending, accounting, tax, insurance, and transaction decisions require qualified professionals. Acquisition Command makes those review points visible rather than burying them.