Construct or Deconstruct Your Buy Box

Construct or Deconstruct Your Buy Box

Offered by Mark F.

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100+ Deals In: Navigating Seller Fraud, Buried Cash, & Real Successes

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Studied at Western Michigan University

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Hiring Manager at Owner Actions

Description

One of the biggest reasons buyers struggle isn't because there aren't enough businesses for sale. It's because they're searching without a clear strategy. If your buy box is too broad, you'll spend months chasing deals that were never a good fit. If it's too narrow, you may overlook outstanding opportunities. This two-hour working session is designed to help you build a buy box that reflects your experience, financial resources, lifestyle goals, and competitive advantages. Together, we'll evaluate your background, strengths, financing capacity, geographic preferences, industry experience, and long-term objectives to determine where you're most likely to succeed as a business owner. We'll also challenge assumptions, identify blind spots, and discuss where you may have an unfair advantage over other buyers. Whether you're building your buy box from scratch or refining one you've already developed, you'll leave with a focused acquisition strategy that helps you spend less time searching and more time pursuing the right opportunities.


What you'll get from this package

A personalized buy box defining the industries, business characteristics, deal size, geography, and ownership model that best fit your goals.

A clear acquisition strategy you can use to guide your search and keep yourself disciplined when evaluating opportunities.

A buyer advantage assessment identifying the experiences, skills, and relationships that make you a stronger buyer in certain industries or business types.

A list of industries to prioritize and those to avoid based on your background, financing strategy, and long-term objectives.

Clear acquisition criteria including target size, profitability, management structure, customer characteristics, and operational preferences.

A practical search roadmap outlining where to source opportunities and how to focus your efforts for maximum efficiency.

Greater confidence saying "no" to businesses that don't align with your strategy, allowing you to spend your time on opportunities that truly fit.


Additional details

Coaching delivered via live sessions.

I'll move at your preferred pace, diving deeper into areas where you have more questions and moving more swiftly through topics you are familiar with. This isn't a canned course with pre-scripted content. It will be structured and tailored to what you know, what you need to learn, and where you are in your search.

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Services included:

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Mark F.

Offered by Mark F.

Joined June 2026

5.0

100+ Deals In: Navigating Seller Fraud, Buried Cash, & Real Successes

With over two decades of experience in finance and business acquisitions, I am passionate about helping aspiring entrepreneurs navigate the search fund process. As the CEO of Owner Actions and an owner in 20+ small businesses, I expertly guide clients through the complexities of acquiring businesses, from deal sourcing to post-acquisition operations. My background in managing high-value portfolios and advising on strategic objectives equips me with the insights needed to support your journey. Having coached well over 100 individuals on their business-buying journey, I am committed to providing personalized guidance to help you achieve your business acquisition goals.

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

100+ people coached for Search Fund & ETA

$578

2h of coaching

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