# How He Bought a $1.37M Business WITHOUT Quitting His Job

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Podcast: [The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224)
Published: 2026-05-11T18:50:38+00:00
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## Resource

Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt In this episode, John Manahan breaks down how he negotiated a yoga studio business down from $2.5M to $1.375M, the franchise bombshell that almost killed his deal three days before close, and how he's running 2 studios on a 1-hour weekly call with his district manager while still billing full hours at Deloitte. ◼️ How he got a business that had been sitting on the market over a year down to less than half its original asking price ◼️ Why the SBA life insurance requirement nearly stopped him in his tracks (and the specialty agent who got him approved) ◼️ The franchise amendment that dropped 3 days before close and how he kept the deal alive ◼️ How a management consultant who'd never taken a yoga class evaluated and bought 2 high-end studios ◼️ The exact structure that lets him run both studios on a 1-hour weekly call while keeping his W2 Subscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/ Follow Helen: Twitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/

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