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Everything you need to know about buying a small business in Australia.
Financing
How to Finance Buying a Business in Australia
No SBA loan in Australia? Here are the real options — bank loans, vendor finance, earnouts, SMSF, and investor syndicates.
Due Diligence
The Complete Due Diligence Checklist for Buying an Australian Business
Financial, legal, people, and operational checks — plus the Australia-specific searches ($2–$50) you cannot afford to skip.
Valuation
What Are Australian Small Businesses Actually Worth?
Plain-English guide to SDE and EBITDA multiples by industry for businesses in the $500K–$5M range — plus the add-back traps that inflate asking prices.
Deal Structure
Asset Sale vs Share Sale: What Australian Buyers Actually Need to Know
Should you buy the assets or the shares? How this single decision affects your tax, liabilities, contracts, employees — and how to negotiate it.
Broker Tactics
How to Deal with Business Brokers in Australia
Brokers work for the seller — not you. How the process really works, what brokers won't volunteer, and the questions that cut through the spin.
Due Diligence
Reading an Information Memorandum: What Brokers Don't Want You to Notice
How to read an IM like a buyer — the add-back traps, missing sections, financial tricks, and broker language patterns that signal trouble.
Vendor Finance
Vendor Finance in Australia: How to Get the Seller to Fund Your Deal
How seller financing works in Australian business acquisitions — typical terms, how to propose it, PPSR security, and when it's a red flag.
Deal Structure
Earnouts and Deferred Consideration: Bridging the Price Gap in Australian Deals
Buyer and seller can't agree on price? How earnouts work, which metrics to use, how to prevent disputes, and the Australian tax treatment.
SMSF
Using Your SMSF to Buy a Business: What's Actually Possible (and What Isn't)
The honest guide to SMSF and business acquisition — the commercial property strategy that works, the schemes the ATO targets, and when to keep super out of it entirely.
Valuation
What "Goodwill" Actually Means When You're Buying an Australian Business
Personal vs enterprise goodwill, how to assess whether you're overpaying, why banks won't fund it, and the purchase price allocation fight every buyer faces.
Post-Settlement
The First 90 Days After Buying a Business: An Australian Owner's Playbook
What to do before Day 1, how to handle staff and Fair Work obligations, when to start making changes, and the five mistakes that kill deals in the first 90 days.