Live Deal Review: How to Buy a Small Business
Join Durable’s ETA Chapter for a live, local deal review built for searchers, operators, investors, business owners, and acquisition-minded entrepreneurs.
Inspired by Acquisitions Anonymous, this event will feature a panel of experienced ETA leaders reviewing real local businesses for sale and walking through how they would evaluate each opportunity. The conversation will go beyond surface-level deal commentary and dig into what matters most: what looks attractive, what raises concern, what questions to ask, and how to think about valuation, financing, operations, seller dynamics, and risk.
The panel will include:
John Dudash, bringing the perspective of a local business broker on deal marketing, buyer dynamics, and seller expectations.
Dave Gilbert, bringing experience as an operator, entrepreneur, investor, and acquirer of owner-operated businesses.
Reid Tileston, bringing a deep ETA perspective as an entrepreneur, investor, educator, board member, and long-term business owner.
Ryan Condie, bringing experience as a business buyer, seller, advisor, Quiet Light broker, and host of Let’s Buy a Business.
Chase Murdock will moderate the conversation, bringing a long-term ownership and stewardship lens from his work acquiring and building enduring Utah businesses through Decada Group.
Whether you’re actively searching, exploring acquisition entrepreneurship, advising business owners, or already operating a business, this will be a practical opportunity to sharpen your deal evaluation skills, learn from experienced buyers and operators, and connect with the Utah ETA community.
Sponsored by Live Oak Bank - the nation's largest SBA lender.