Jason Hunt

Founder & CEO of Ink

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

Lisa is building something worth paying attention to at Northwest Bank. Free weekly Power Hour for searchers, pre-LOI deal reviews, and one of the most honest perspectives on what it actually takes to close an SBA acquisition. Full spotlight in this week's newsletter.

[Lisa Forrest @LisaGForrest]

ETA Community Spotlight:
Lisa Forrest, Northwest Bank:
https://t.co/gXynq8UFXN

Was interviewed by Jason Hunt of EBIT Community on @sarah_m_andrews and our recent move. And some of our thoughts about the current acquisition market.

EBIT Community is a weekly newsletter for acquisition entrepreneurs. It breaks down the mechanics of buying a small business and features live listings and conversations with industry experts. https://t.co/MYkb7XGuXU

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@LisaGForrest @sarah_m_andrews So fun chatting! Thanks for sharing your insights with the community. We're excited for your next chapter

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@sweatystartup What's been the biggest challenge on Titan/the commercial insurance side?

Good news is they typically trade for high multiples if exit at some point

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@ersibice Check out these:

https://t.co/U0UvFvlS1A

https://t.co/8V9HQBZ3BM

https://t.co/bBVOBrYvLe

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

One of the most hotly debated industries in SMB land. Bull case is the smart firms can automate the lower level stuff and go deeper on value add strategic services (fractional CFO, etc).

If switching costs are too high, but the rest of the thesis is correct, does that mean PE just does more acquisitions? Probably a great time to build a new accounting firm too

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@Progreso_SMB You got it!

https://t.co/6D9kPWytAZ

https://t.co/j1do8Ig7zj

https://t.co/Lr7VxvRh17

https://t.co/bCe51YoUok

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@MillerSMBsearch Not perfect fits, but check out these:

https://t.co/pa9EGmGnlD

https://t.co/0k2ToBCFLN

https://t.co/Y2tDxZ2p61

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@bo0048 Lots of home services biz in Florida!

https://t.co/c4PCeqds02

https://t.co/Q47vlVbOA8

https://t.co/0i8G7loqjm

https://t.co/b58In5XbbC

https://t.co/9Oc2uV6knw

https://t.co/OOhkn9vXu4

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@joshualowenthal @ctsanford Since failure stops the flipping here, I think it’s more like: “What’s the chance of at least one heads in 10 flips?”

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@DookieDimez @LumosData It’s a little hidden TBH https://t.co/0qQG5b7d1n

[Heather Endresen @EndresenHeather]

Good news: new deals on businesses without obvious tariff exposure are still getting signed up.

Bad news: already signed deals with tariff exposure are getting sidelined.

Other bad news: banks are tightening credit for all deals in the face of greater uncertainty.

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@DookieDimez The SBA publishes loan detail quarterly. There are also data providers like @LumosData who offer dashboards and analytics

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@HallamStanton 100%

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

Great question - haven’t on my end. While it sounds reasonable, usually the spirit of the deal is the seller note is mostly paid after bank SBA loan (full or partial standby). Having an uncapped liability far into the future that could grow exponentially, might be too much risk for most people to get comfortable

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@ChandlerReedSMB That uninterrupted 6am work time is the best

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@ConnorAbene Great resource!

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@ClintFiore +1, buyers should think more about their differentiation

[Jason Hunt @Jasonhunt]

@lawyer4SMBs Wild. Did any of those 6 QoE before? Deep diligence totally worth it to not being in that nightmare 5%