# The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast

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Official site: http://join.smbdealhunter.xyz
Author: Helen Guo
Episodes: 104

## Resource

Every week, Helen Guo interviews successful acquisition entrepreneurs, independent sponsors, and investors who have acquired businesses. Learn how to buy a business rather than starting one from scratch from those who have done it themselves.

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## Episodes
- [How She Runs a $450K/yr Business on 20hrs/Week (Without Quitting Her Job)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-she-runs-a-450k-yr-business-on-20hrs-week-without-quitting-her-job) — 2026-07-13T18:04:08+00:00
- [How This College Dropout’s Business Does ~$5M/yr (No Experience Needed)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-this-college-dropout-s-business-does-5m-yr-no-experience-needed) — 2026-07-10T19:08:15+00:00
- [He Left Startups to Buy a $300K/Year Business ($50K Down)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-left-startups-to-buy-a-300k-year-business-50k-down) — 2026-07-06T19:08:24+00:00
- [How He Turned This Boring Business Into a 24x Return (No Experience)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-turned-this-boring-business-into-a-24x-return-no-experience) — 2026-06-26T16:41:13+00:00
- [How He Bought a $1.5M Business at 28 (No Experience)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-1-5m-business-at-28-no-experience) — 2026-06-22T19:06:03+00:00
- [How His Boring Business Does $4.7M/Year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-his-boring-business-does-4-7m-year) — 2026-06-19T16:37:14+00:00
- [How He Bought a $965k Business WITHOUT Quitting His Job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-965k-business-without-quitting-his-job) — 2026-06-15T18:56:58+00:00
- [How 2 Friends Bought a Business That Prints $780K/yr](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-2-friends-bought-a-business-that-prints-780k-yr) — 2026-06-12T16:33:20+00:00
- [He Stopped Investing In Real Estate, This Is Why…](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-stopped-investing-in-real-estate-this-is-why) — 2026-06-08T15:59:40+00:00
- [From $18M AI Founder to a Cleaning Business (Working 15hr/week)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/from-18m-ai-founder-to-a-cleaning-business-working-15hr-week) — 2026-06-05T18:42:24+00:00
- [How She Went From a Tech Layoff to a $1M+ Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-she-went-from-a-tech-layoff-to-a-1m-business) — 2026-06-01T20:48:03+00:00
- [Why He Won't Sell The Business He Could Exit For $18M](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/why-he-won-t-sell-the-business-he-could-exit-for-18m) — 2026-05-29T17:06:52+00:00
- [How She Bought A $3M Pet Food Business Making $500K/yr (For 10% Down)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-she-bought-a-3m-pet-food-business-making-500k-yr-for-10-down) — 2026-05-25T19:23:30+00:00
- [How He Went From $0 to $1.8M/yr (While Living on His Wife’s Salary)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-went-from-0-to-1-8m-yr-while-living-on-his-wife-s-salary) — 2026-05-22T19:59:38+00:00
- [How He Bought a 51-Year-Old Business for ONLY 7% Down](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-51-year-old-business-for-only-7-down) — 2026-05-18T16:47:20+00:00
- [How He Went From $0 to $1B/yr in ONLY 5 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-went-from-0-to-1b-yr-in-only-5-years) — 2026-05-15T18:13:36+00:00
- [How He Bought a $1.37M Business WITHOUT Quitting His Job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-1-37m-business-without-quitting-his-job) — 2026-05-11T18:50:38+00:00
- [How He Bought a Tree Care Company (and Built an Empire)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-tree-care-company-and-built-an-empire) — 2026-05-08T13:16:13+00:00
- [He Bought His First Business at $17M and 2x'd It in 5 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-bought-his-first-business-at-17m-and-2x-d-it-in-5-years) — 2026-05-01T19:48:32+00:00
- [Why He'd Rather Hold 6 Businesses for 40 Years Than Flip Them](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/why-he-d-rather-hold-6-businesses-for-40-years-than-flip-them) — 2026-04-24T18:01:25+00:00
- [He Put $0 Down and Sold It for $35 Million](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-put-0-down-and-sold-it-for-35-million) — 2026-04-17T17:45:24+00:00
- [His Business Is Boring, But It Returns 50% a Year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/his-business-is-boring-but-it-returns-50-a-year) — 2026-04-10T18:38:06+00:00
- [Why He's Buying "Dead" Bowling Alleys Nobody Wants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/why-he-s-buying-dead-bowling-alleys-nobody-wants) — 2026-04-03T17:50:34+00:00
- [He Raised $125M on LinkedIn to Buy Boring Businesses (it worked...)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-raised-125m-on-linkedin-to-buy-boring-businesses-it-worked) — 2026-04-02T14:18:11+00:00
- [Why This Startup Founder Bought an Electrical Contracting Business | Fred McGill of Bray Electrical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/why-this-startup-founder-bought-an-electrical-contracting-business-fred-mcgill-of-bray-electrical) — 2026-03-20T18:18:53+00:00
- [How He Went From English Teacher To 40 Business Acquisitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-went-from-english-teacher-to-40-business-acquisitions) — 2026-03-13T19:19:23+00:00
- [How He Makes $100k+/mo With 800 ATMs | Mitchell Sorkin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-makes-100k-mo-with-800-atms-mitchell-sorkin) — 2026-03-06T17:14:05+00:00
- [He's done 200+ QofEs. Here's what sellers don't want you to know | Mubarak Shah](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/he-s-done-200-qofes-here-s-what-sellers-don-t-want-you-to-know-mubarak-shah) — 2026-02-27T16:54:06+00:00

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