We teach you exactly how to structure deals using SBA loans, seller financing, and investor capital—so you can bring as little as 5–10% of the purchase price to the table. And if you need help raising that capital, we’ve got you covered there too. We’ll show you how to find the right investors and how to present the deal in a way that gets them excited to fund it.
WANT TO BUY A GREAT BUSINESS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?
Use the Proven 3-Part System to Find It, Fund It, and Close With Confidence.
Join the private community for serious SMB buyers who want real deal flow, real coaching, and real results.
✅ Weekly Deal Reviews
✅ Expert Coaching & Capital Connections
✅ Real Feedback. Real Progress. No B.S.
🚀 Built to help you close your first deal—and never need us again.

Powered by the SMB Acquisition Engine™ The battle-tested system for finding, funding, and closing your first deal.
Real People. Real Acquisitions
Why This Matters Right Now
⚠️ Over 4.5 million businesses are set to change hands in the next 10 years.
⚠️ Buying an existing firm beats building: you start with revenue, staff, and customers on day one.
⚠️ Our graduates add an average of $186K in owner earnings within 9 months of enrollment.
Why This Isn’t Another “Zero-Down” Fantasy
I built DealFlowSystem and the SMB Acquisition Engine™ after watching too many buyers spin their wheels chasing bad deals, watching YouTube, or falling for “get rich with no money down” nonsense.
This is the system I wish I had when I started. It’s real. It works. And it’s helped buyers just like you close multi-million-dollar deals—without risking their life savings or getting burned by bad advice.
If you want to shortcut years of trial and error and buy your first business the right way—this is exactly for you.
Who This Is For
✅ First-time business buyers who want to close in the next 12 months
✅ Professionals tired of analysis paralysis and YouTube rabbit holes
✅ Entrepreneurs who want to shortcut years of trial and error
✅ People who want a proven process (and mentor) guiding every move
✅ Buyers sick of chasing “no money down” fantasy deals and finally ready to do it right
Why Most People Never Buy a Business
❌ They spend months chasing bad deals
❌ They don’t know how to value a company
❌ They freeze up on raising capital
❌ They get overwhelmed and quit
That’s exactly what DealFlowSystem's SMB Acquisition Engine™ is built to prevent.
How the SMB Acquisition Engine™ Works
This isn't theory. It’s the proven 3-part framework that first-time buyers use to go from overwhelmed to closed—without risking their life savings.
This is the same system students have used to close deals like:
🚀 A $2.5M security company (Tom)
🚀 A 1-product brand with unlimited upside (Scott)
🚀 An SBA-funded deal with messy books but real cash flow (Sam)
✅ Module 1: Find Great Deals, Fast
Create a flood of high-quality deal flow (on-market and off-market) so you never waste time chasing duds. 🛠 You’ll learn:
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How to quickly spot winners
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Where the best off-market deals hide
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Why most buyers chase the wrong deals—and how to avoid it
✅ Module 2: Spot a Good Deal
Learn to read financials like a banker—without being one. 🛠 You’ll get:
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The 3-report “Deal Scorecard”
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17 businesses to never buy
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AI tool to rank deals instantly



✅ Module 3: Get the Money
Use other people’s money to buy bigger, safer businesses. 🛠 You’ll get:
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My SBA lender checklist (used by 90% of students)
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Capital-raising scripts for LinkedIn, X, and email
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Smart ways to structure your first offer




CHOOSE YOUR PATH
🔥 Course + Group Coaching
$1497
Everything in the course, plus weekly guidance and live deal reviews.
Join the Program →Ready to Buy Your First Million-Dollar Business?
You don’t need to guess.
You don’t need to “figure it out” alone.
You just need a system—and a mentor who’s done it before.
Join today. Start making moves this week.
👉 Start the DealFlowSystem Now
💸 90-Day Action-Based Guarantee. No risk. Just results.
💯 The 90-Day No-Regret Guarantee
If you join the DealFlowSystem community, show up, and take action—and still don’t see measurable progress toward buying your first business within 90 days—I’ll give you a full refund. No hassle, no hard feelings.
All I ask is that you show me the work:
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You attended calls (or watched the replays)
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You evaluated real deals
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You used the tools and asked questions
If you did that and you're not any closer to a deal?
Then I don’t deserve your money.
Fair?
Meet Jon: Your Coach
No MBA. No Wall Street background. Just hard-won lessons—and real results.
Hey, I’m Jon Stoddard.
If you’re here, you’ve probably thought about buying a business—but felt overwhelmed, unsure where to start, or burned out by bad advice. I get it. I’ve been there.
When I bought my first business, I thought I had it all figured out. Then Yahoo changed their ad policies—and my revenue disappeared overnight. I had to shut the whole thing down. It was a punch to the gut.
But I didn’t quit. I studied everything I could about buying businesses the right way. I went on to buy, grow, and sell a hearing aid e-commerce company—and I still hold equity in another business I acquired. Along the way, I’ve raised over $50 million for startups and public companies and helped uplist a company to NASDAQ.
I’ve made mistakes, asked dumb questions, chased bad deals, and learned the hard way—so you don’t have to.
Through those experiences—and through interviews with 150+ dealmakers on my podcast, Top M&A Entrepreneurs—I built a system to help real people (not MBAs or private equity insiders) buy real businesses, using real capital.
That system is delivered through the DealFlowSystem platform—and it’s powered by the SMB Acquisition Engine™, a 3-part framework that’s already helped first-time buyers close multi-million-dollar deals.

What I Believe:
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Buying a business is one of the smartest ways to build wealth.
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Most “gurus” teach theory, not execution.
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Real buyers need real systems—and a coach who’s been there.
I’ll teach you how to find off-market deals, spot red flags, talk to brokers, structure offers, and use other people’s money (like SBA lenders or investors) to get your deal across the finish line.
On a personal note, I’m married for almost 20 years, a Prostate Cancer survivor, a dad to teenage twins, and a dog lover. My time in the Air Force taught me discipline and resilience (and gave me the thrill of riding in the back seat of an F4 Phantom Fighter). Those experiences shaped who I am—and why I’m committed to helping you win your first deal.
I've been where you are. I know the doubt. I also know what's possible on the other side.
Let’s get you there.