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Rapid Diligence was founded by a group of experienced acquisition entrepreneurs and M&A analysts. We’ve set out to provide world class due diligence and consulting services for small business buyers everywhere. We realize that buying an SMB may be a daunting process, from finding the right business to verifying the abundance of claims made, all while competing with other buyers to not let your dream business get away! That’s why we’re here to help.
Whether you’re a novice buyer or an experienced investor, our wide range of services can help you find the perfect small business for you, ensure its reliability and verify the claims made, thus mitigating a majority of the risk associated with a small business purchase. Whether it’s obvious problems or obscure issues, our experienced team of analysts has seen it all. With our combined experience, we’re confident your next acquisition will be your best one yet!
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Don't know what you don't know?
We'll break it down.
SMB acquisitions are tough because, well, you don’t know what you don’t know. With so many moving pieces and components to look into, the challenge is focusing on what’s relevant and ignoring what’s not.
That’s why we break down our due diligence into five, manageable components: Operational, Financial, Market, Strategic, and Technical. This allows us to focus on what’s important in each segment so we can break it down and make sense of it all.
Not sure if the business has really been around for ten years? Think there are costs the seller may not be disclosing? Site traffic look suspicious? We look into it all, without you even asking.
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Live Verification Report
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nope! We’ve done numerous deals involving traditional SMB acquisitions, including but not limited to manufacturing companies, car washes, restaurant franchises, health spas, and more. We have more options available for online businesses but have both the capacity and experience to work on traditional businesses. In fact, we’ve now worked on more traditional deals than online!
For online businesses, we cover everything from operational, technical, financial, and more. We don’t cover legal in-house but for US-based clients, we have partnered with a law firm that specializes in SMB acquisitions. This allows us to work in tandem with the legal team during the due diligence process.
For traditional SMB acquisitions, this varies deal by deal. Depending on our team’s experience with that particular industry or sector, we may be able to provide one or more of our due diligence offerings. When we can’t help with something, we’ll simply tell you so. No beating around the bush.
We try to keep our out of the box offerings as simple as possible to create a streamlined and seamless experience for clients. However, we often do offer “ad hoc consulting” for services not explicitly listed. If you have something in mind, feel free to contact us or book a free intro consultation and we’d be happy to chat more about it!
