Know what business you're looking for, before the right one comes up.

A good business isn't necessarily a good business for you.

I had a client a few years ago who bought a business and three months later hated it.

Not because of the numbers. Because in traffic, it was an hour each way from his house, and he needed to be there every day.

With no traffic it was 20 minutes. So during all the negotiations, it was 20 minutes. He didn't think it through. Then he was spending two hours a day in traffic, and it drove him nuts.

Another client had built and sold a successful cleaning business. Then he bought a very specialised engineering business, nothing like what he'd done before. He didn't understand what he was getting into, and he lost it.

Both were good businesses. Just not for them.

Good businesses go fast.

Two brokers told me they get 50 to 80 interested buyers for each business they put on the market. A broker in the US told me he had 598 people interested in the three businesses he had for sale, just last month.

A lot of a broker's time goes on working out which few are serious, clear and have their money ready.

So you need to know what you're looking for before it comes up. Not after.

Everything in ten seconds

US$27, one-off.
90 minutes, live on Zoom, Thursday 12 November, 12pm NZ. Full replay if you can't make it.
It's a working session. You'll have a worksheet and fill it in as we go.
You leave with your own blueprint: your non-negotiables, your nice-to-haves, and a quick way to filter the businesses you see.
It's for you if you're thinking about buying one good business to build wealth, and you want to get it right. You don't need to be ready to buy yet.
Wherever you are. It works whether you're looking in NZ, Australia, the UK, Canada or the US.

Save my seat · US$27

What we'll work through

Why are you buying?

Not a rhetorical question. What will the business give you that you don't have now? Your answer changes which business suits you.

How buying actually works

The steps from first look to settlement, so you know where your blueprint fits.

Build your blueprint

We work through money, investment size, your role and risk, and you rank what matters to you, from "don't care" to "deal breaker".

Using it

How to use your blueprint to filter businesses quickly, and where to find businesses that never hit a broker site.

Live: real listings

We pull up a broker site together and look at what listings actually tell you, and what they don't.

What people said after the first one

"I thought the content and delivery was great, not too heavy but covered the key point really well. Certainly gave me plenty to consider in terms of my next steps."
First workshop attendee

"It was super informative. I'm already keen to sign up for the next one."
First workshop attendee

"I loved your 'blueprint' course the other day, I felt you would be great to work with as a coach."
First workshop attendee

When it lands where you are

New Zealand	12pm Thu 12 Nov
Sydney / Melbourne	10am Thu 12 Nov
Perth	7am Thu 12 Nov
London	11pm Wed 11 Nov
New York / Toronto	6pm Wed 11 Nov
Los Angeles / Vancouver	3pm Wed 11 Nov

Late for you? Book anyway. The replay comes to your inbox.

Hi, I'm Jaimee.

Chartered Accountant · Former CFO

I've been a Chartered Accountant for over 20 years, starting at KPMG and Grant Thornton. For 10 years I was a CFO, mostly in private-equity-owned businesses, where a big part of my job was buying businesses with real potential, building their value, and selling them well.

It was the part of my job I loved most. Now I teach everyday people how to do it for themselves.

I won't tell you what to buy. I teach you how to think it through, so you stay in control of your decision.

Questions

Is this advice?

No. It's education and coaching. I teach you how to think it through, and the decisions stay with you. Just keeping the lawyers happy: it's not legal, tax or accounting advice, and you're responsible for your own decisions. When you get to buying, you'll want a good accountant and lawyer on your side.

I'm not ready to buy yet. Is it too early?

No. This is actually the best time. A lot of people start by scrolling listings, then try to work out if something fits. That's backwards. Get clear on what you want first, and you can say no quickly to the wrong businesses and move when the right one comes up. You don't need perfect answers either. Your blueprint can change as you learn.

I'm not in New Zealand.

That's fine. The thinking behind a good buying decision is the same wherever you are: what you want the business to give you, what you can invest, the role you want and the risk you're comfortable with. Some details differ by country, like tax and legal steps, and those are worth checking with advisors where you're buying. If the time is late for you, the replay comes to your inbox.

What if I can't make it live?

You get the full replay and the worksheet, so you can work through it in your own time and still leave with your blueprint.

How do I get the Zoom link?

Straight after you pay, you'll go to a short Zoom registration: your name, email and one question about what you most want to learn. Zoom then emails you your personal join link. You can add it to your calendar from that email. Can't find it? Check your spam folder, or email me at jaimee@jaimeehart.com.

Will you try to sell me something?

At the end I'll tell you how you can keep working with me, if you want to. It's a short part at the end, not the whole session. The workshop stands on its own, and there's no pressure.