Alex
Alex
Business advisor & deal-maker · Toronto
How to Buy Your First Business - Live Workshop
Live Workshop · Toronto · Oct 24

How to Buy Your First Business, Step by Step

Six hours of hands-on finance training on how to actually buy a business: your buy box, sourcing deals, valuation, financing, and running the whole transaction end to end. Taught by Alex Kouba, with a dedicated 2-hour financing deep-dive led by commercial finance expert Michael.

Only 2 seats left · 10-seat room
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$199CAD· one full day
🍽 Food & drinks included 📘 Printed playbook 💬 Live Q&A
What you're getting
  • 6 hrs live in-person finance training with Alex Kouba
  • 2-hour financing deep-dive with Michael, commercial finance expert 12 yrs · 100s of deals
  • Printed acquisition playbook & deal templates $150 value
  • Live deal breakdown & direct Q&A with a deal analyst $400-600/hr
  • Catered lunch, coffee & networking included
Total value $1,200+$199 CAD
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Sat Oct 24 · 95 King St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1G4 - LAUFT

Can't make it in person?

Join the exact same full day workshop live online. Your questions are answered live, the session is recorded so you keep the replay, and there is a dedicated online-only Q&A at the end.

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Live online seat · Sat Oct 24 · replay included · email to reserve

Who this is for

Aspiring entrepreneursFirst-time buyersSearch fundersLocal business ownersAnyone financing an acquisition

If you're serious about buying a business - or you just want to finally understand how the process really works - this room is built for you.

What you'll learn

What we cover, step by step:

  1. 01What businesses to buy, and why
  2. 02Build a buy box & acquisition plan
  3. 03How to source deals
  4. 04Off-market sourcing methods
  5. 05Financing
  6. 06Valuation methods
  7. 07Letter of intent
  8. 08Due diligence & what to look for
  9. 09Red flags in deals
  10. 10Understanding seller psychology
  11. 11Negotiation methods
  12. 12What to avoid
  13. 13Big mistakes that kill deals
  14. 14Closing
  15. 15After buying a business

The centerpiece: work a real deal, together

We put a real, anonymized Toronto business on the table and analyze it as a group, the exact process you'd run on your own first acquisition.

Asking price$1.4M
SDE$350K
Revenue$1.8M
Seller wants70% cash at close

Then we work through it live:

The day, hour by hour

Your instructors

Alex Kouba

Alex Kouba

Business analyst & deal-maker · Toronto

BBA in Business Administration. He's helped with 10 acquisitions so far and analyzed 300+ businesses. He walks you through the buy box, sourcing, valuation, deal structure, and the whole transaction from first look to close.

Michael

Michael

Commercial finance expert · Toronto

12 years in commercial finance with hundreds of deals funded. Michael leads a dedicated 2-hour financing block: how to structure and fund your acquisition, the financing options that actually work, and exactly what lenders look for before they say yes.

What you take home

The Acquisition Playbook
  • The printed Acquisition Playbook, yours to keep
  • A full digital deal toolkit, every template & calculator below
Your deal toolkit Acquisition criteria / "buy box" template Business valuation spreadsheet SDE normalization calculator Financing calculator LOI template Due-diligence checklist Seller interview / questionnaire Document request list Deal-comparison spreadsheet Post-LOI diligence timeline Lender package checklist

The details

Questions, answered

Do I need to bring a laptop?

Yes. Bring a laptop so you can work the spreadsheets, valuation models and the live deal with us. Bring something to take notes with too.

Is lunch really included?

Yes. Catered lunch, coffee and drinks are covered for the full day. Have a dietary need? Email me ahead and we'll sort it out.

What if I buy a ticket and something comes up?

Life happens. Let me know before the workshop and I'll move your seat to the next one or refund you.

Do I need any experience to keep up?

No. We start from the ground up. If you've never read a financial statement, you'll leave knowing how. If you're further along, the live deal and legal side will still push you.

What past attendees said

"It was a very simple approach to buying a business in Toronto. Truly appreciated."
Nima
"Really good value for the first event. Interesting to see it done here in Toronto."
Sam

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Only 2 seats left · 10-seat room
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$199CAD· one full day
🍽 Food & drinks included 📘 Printed playbook 💬 Live Q&A
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Sit through the full day. If you don't feel it was worth your time and money, email me at the end of the workshop and I'll refund you in full. No questions asked.

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