âś… Weekly Live Deal Reviews
Bring your real deals to live calls and get instant feedback on valuations, red flags, and negotiation tactics.
âś… Instant Access to a Private Buyer Group
Connect with serious buyers, swap opportunities, and get accountability from a community closing deals.
âś…Â Deal Flow Mastery (ON & OFF Market)
Discover how to consistently find quality businesses beyond the broker sites — your own private deal flow engine.
âś…Â Good Deal vs. Bad Deal Clarity
Get the frameworks to instantly separate winners from time-wasters so you never get stuck chasing junk deals again.
âś… Help Structuring and Financing Real Deals
Learn exactly how to use SBA loans, seller notes, and creative capital stacks to make your deals fundable.
âś… Help Raising the Down-Payment / Equity Gap
Discover proven ways to close the funding gap with outside investors, seller notes, and creative structures — even if your own cash is limited.
âś… Templates, AI Tools & Capital Stack Strategies
Plug-and-play resources to source, analyze, and finance businesses faster with less guesswork.
âś… Lifetime Access + Updates
Keep all video training forever and get free updates so your system always stays ahead of market changes.
Follow these 3 proven steps to go from confused buyer to confident owner.
We’ll help you create a crystal-clear Buyer Acquisition Profile so you instantly know which businesses to target and which to ignore.
Learn exactly where and how to source deals ON and OFF the market.
Access templates and AI tools to streamline your outreach and score deals fast.
Stop wasting months on “junk” listings and start seeing real, fundable opportunities.
Get hands-on training to evaluate businesses, spot red flags, and structure deals lenders will actually fund.
Master the Numbers: Learn to dissect financials, contracts, and operations to uncover the real cash flow.
Close the Equity Gap: Discover exactly how to bridge the down-payment gap with seller notes, outside investors, and creative capital stacks — even if your own cash is limited.
Fund Like a Pro: Understand SBA loans inside out so you can walk into a bank with confidence and negotiate from a position of strength.
We’ll walk you step by step through due diligence, negotiations, and closing so nothing falls through the cracks.
Use our checklists and lender templates to de-risk your closing.
Learn the negotiation tactics that win trust with sellers and lenders.
Create a 90-day transition plan so you hit the ground running as the new owner.
No MBA. No Wall Street pedigree. Just hard-won lessons and real results.
Hey, I’m Jon Stoddard.
I know what it feels like to want to buy a business but feel overwhelmed, unsure, or burned out by bad advice. Been there. My first acquisition tanked after Yahoo changed its ad rules overnight — wiping out my revenue. Brutal.
But I didn’t quit. I learned how to do deals the right way. I bought, grew, and sold a hearing aid e-commerce company. I still hold equity in another business I acquired. I’ve raised over $50 million for startups and public companies and helped uplist one to NASDAQ.
Along the way, I’ve interviewed 150+ dealmakers on my Top M&A Entrepreneurs podcast and built a proven system to help first-time buyers close multi-million-dollar deals. That system is now the backbone of DealFlowSystem and the SMB Acquisition Engine™.
What I Believe:
Buying a business is one of the smartest paths to wealth.
Most “gurus” teach theory. You need execution.
Real buyers need real systems — and a coach who’s done it.
I’ll teach you how to find off-market deals, spot red flags, talk to brokers, structure offers, and use other people’s money (SBA lenders, investors, seller notes) to close the equity gap and get your deal across the finish line.
On a personal note: I’m married for nearly 20 years, a prostate cancer survivor, dad to teenage twins, and Air Force veteran (I even rode in the back seat of an F-4 Phantom fighter). Those experiences taught me resilience and discipline — the same qualities I’ll help you bring to your first deal.
I’ve been where you are. I know the doubt — and the upside. Let’s get you there.
You’re serious about buying a business in the next 6–12 months.
You have some capital (or access to financing) and are ready to get funded.
You want a proven, step-by-step system for finding deals, reviewing them, and raising money.
You’re willing to take action: talk to sellers, review CIMs, submit LOIs, and learn as you go.
You value coaching, community, and accountability to move faster and avoid costly mistakes.
You have zero intent (or capital) to buy a business in the near future.
You’re looking for a “get rich quick” shortcut instead of real work.
You think watching free YouTube videos alone will get you funded and closed.
You refuse to talk to sellers, lenders, or investors—this is hands-on, not theory.
You won’t invest in basic tools (legal, accounting, CRM, lender fees) required to close a deal.
I’m not interested in running some big, faceless course where you get lost in the crowd.
I want to actually know your deal, see your numbers, understand your roadblocks, and give you tailored advice that moves you forward.
That’s why only a small number of high-quality buyers join each month.
When you’re inside, you get:
Direct access to me and my network of lenders, attorneys, and deal pros—not a generic support queue.
Daily support in our private group, where you can bring deals and questions any time—not “check-ins” once a month.
A tight-knit community of serious first-time buyers who share wins, give feedback, and push each other toward closing.
Real-time improvements to our tools and playbooks based on member feedback—so the system gets sharper as you grow.
If that’s the kind of environment you want to buy your first business in, I’d love to see your application.
Full access to the course, plus weekly guidance and live deal reviews.
👉 Apply NowI only let a small number of new clients in each month.
Not because the system can’t handle more—but because I refuse to run a crowded, faceless program where you get lost in the shuffle.
My goal is simple: help you buy your first business, faster and with less risk.
That means:
Smaller, high-quality cohorts so you get personalized deal feedback directly from me and my expert team.
Faster progress because your deal questions are answered in real time, not buried in a queue.
Constant upgrades to the playbooks, AI tools, and templates based on member feedback—so the system gets sharper as you grow.
If you wait and miss this month’s enrollment, you’ll have to wait until the next one—pushing back the deals, funding, and momentum you could already be building.
Get started today before this once in a lifetime opportunity expires.
