Memberships for serious small-business buyers
Deal Tape breaks down real Main Street businesses for sale—earnings, asking price, SBA math, risks, and verdict—without the acquisition hype.
Educational analysis only—not investment, legal, or lending advice.
The Deal Tape standard
Human-reviewed
Every published breakdown gets an editorial accuracy check.
Public-data discipline
We separate listing claims, calculated estimates, and open questions.
No promised returns
The point is better diligence—not a shortcut to certainty.
Inside every breakdown
We turn scattered listing details into a repeatable screen you can use on the next laundromat, HVAC company, or car wash.
Follow the asking price, seller-disclosed earnings, estimated SBA payment, debt coverage, and buyer cash required. Assumptions stay visible so you can challenge them.
The quick screen
Price, SDE, multiple, down payment, debt service.
The verdict
Worth a call, needs proof, or an easy pass—with reasons.
Owner hours, add-backs, customer concentration, capex, leases, and working capital become a diligence list—not footnotes.
Three free deal notes each week. Paid members get deeper teardowns, a vetted watchlist, live Q&A, and a buyer community.
Membership
Join free for regular deal analysis. Deal Room is built for active searchers who need a steadier pipeline and deeper work.
Your next deal starts with a better screen
Join Deal Tape for clear, skeptical analysis of ordinary businesses—and learn which questions deserve your time before you call the broker.