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How to Buy a SaaS Business with an SBA Loan

How to Buy a SaaS Business with an SBA Loan

Acquiring Minds · Will Smith

October 30, 20231h 38m

About this episode

It CAN be done. Andrew Swiler acquired a SaaS business with $650k SDE using an SBA loan (and while living in Spain). Topics in Andrew’s interview:Why he preferred buying a SaaS business to an ecommerce oneKey trait to being a successful acquisition entrepreneurDownside protection in a SaaS businessThe appeal of the Microsoft ecosystemDeferred revenue (and explaining it to a seller)Buying a SaaS business as a non-technical personHow a SaaS business is valuedHistory of Lanteria, the business Andrew boughtTerms of the dealStrategy of building a portfolio of B2B SaaS businessesPros & cons of holding company structurePros & cons of fund structureReferences and how to contact Andrew:Tweet about how declining MRR affects SaaS enterprise valueXavier HelgesenAcquire.com@swilera on TwitterLinkedInLanteriaLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition Lab

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