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The Closing Table with Josh Wilson
Why Buying a Business Beats Building One from Scratch
By Josh Wilson
Most people are taught to start a business from the ground up - get an idea, hustle, and pray it works. But what if I told you the smartest move isn’t starting from scratch - it’s buying something that’s already working?
That’s business acquisitions.
Instead of building a business and waiting 3–5 years to break even, I buy companies that are already profitable, have customers, staff, systems - and cash flow from day one. It’s like stepping into a house that’s already built, furnished, and earning rent.
And here’s the kicker: you don’t need millions in the bank to do it. Through SBA loans, seller financing, and creative deal structures, firsttime buyers are stepping into businesses with just 10% down. That means if a business is doing $1 million a year, you could potentially buy it with $100K out of pocket - and own 100% of the upside.
Compare that to starting a business: you pour in time, money, and energy just to figure out if the market even wants what you’re selling.
Acquisitions flip that script.
You take something proven, improve what’s already there, and scale it. You don’t guess - you execute.
That’s what I help people do every day. Whether you're tired of the 9-5 or you're sitting on capital and want to build wealth faster, acquisitions are a path most people overlook because they simply don’t know the game.
But once you learn it, there’s no turning back. You stop chasing ideas and start buying income. You stop survivingand you start building real, generational wealth.
Buying a business isn’t just smart. It’s the shortcut nobody talks about.
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