• How to Buy and Sell Great Businesses

  • How to Find, Fund, Fix and Flip Businesses for Profit
  • By: Jonathan Jay
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Jay
  • Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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Are you stuck in a financial rut? Weighed down by the stresses of your business or job? Do you dream of making a lot more money than you are right now?

In How to Buy and Sell Great Businesses, multimillionaire dealmaker Jonathan Jay reveals how you can transform your finances by becoming a dealmaker like him. You'll get Jonathan's 12 step deal-making blueprint that you can start using immediately. In this audiobook, you'll also discover:

  • How to buy a profitable or distressed company without risking a penny of your own money
  • The companies you should avoid like the plague
  • The secret to finding companies for sale
  • How to fix distressed companies then flip them for sale
  • Where to find buyers eager to snap up your companies

If you want to transform your finances and enjoy more freedom, then this book is for you!

©2018 Jonathan Jay (P)2018 Jonathan Jay

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Disappointing

Having been involved in a number of M&A deals, my expectations weren’t high, yet I was still disappointed. I thought perhaps there would be something new to learn about creative financing - given the “without risking your own money” pitch. Or perhaps new sources of deal flow for SME’s on the buy and sell side. There was little or none of that. There were no reviews available prior to my purchase, so I guess I took one for the team. At least it was short.

From the perspective of novice dealmakers, on the other hand, be warned! M&A, as presented here, is oversimplified in many instances. Dealmaking is much more complex than presented here! Do not try this at home. It turns out though, that the book is a prelude to a dealmaking network for novice investors. So, there’s that.

That said, I give the author/narrator kudos for his obvious enthusiasm, energy, and passion for, and previous success in dealmaking.

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Some useful info, but just a lot of hype to get you to join his club

Many topics/advise are repeated throughout the book. Doesn’t go into depth about each topic. Very shallow, and mostly a lot of hype. At the end he spends about 15 telling you why you should join his group.

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A Scam to get investors with money

No guidence is provided on how to aquire a business with no money and advertises to join their business investment group, if you have money.

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More of an advertisement to join deal club

My bad, I should have read the reviews. No real actual business buying techniques and it was more of a 2 hr advertisement to join a deal making club. I would not waste any time or credits on this.

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not good

I was looking for a book that can help me buy and sell a business this guy's all about advertising and talking himself up

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This Book is a Sales Pitch to Jonathan's Seminars

I couldn't wait for the book to end as I kept waiting to hear any substantial ideas or technical matters. The author does not present any notable ideas nor methods. He acts and talks like the TV's Home Shopping Network's salesman.

He keeps repeating ideas and adds words just to fill the space. The book is basically bulls**t.

What's worse is that the last ten minutes of the book are a full advertisement to the author's seminar.

I am disappointed that such a book is sold on Audible.

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Brief, but Better than Expected

It does come off a little as an extended sales pitch for his other products and programs, but it's well done and there is a lot of useful information. Definitely worth the time.

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Very helpful

I love this book, i’ve listened to it probably more than thirty times now, I highly recommend it

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thought provoking

thoroughly enjoyed it. I would like to attend a seminar but need to get in the correct headspace.

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