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SMB Acquisition Due Diligence Copilot
A SaaS tool for first-time business buyers that ingests 3 years of P&L statements and tax returns via OCR. It automatically calculates true owner earnings, flags discrepancies, and estimates the actual hourly wage based on industry-standard operational hours.
Why this matters
A SaaS tool for first-time business buyers that ingests 3 years of P&L statements and tax returns via OCR. It automatically calculates true owner earnings, flags discrepancies, and estimates the actual hourly wage based on industry-standard operational hours.
- · Built for High-earning corporate employees ($100k+) looking to buy their first small business to escape the corporate grind..
- · Most likely monetization: One-time report fee ($299) or short-term SaaS subscription ($99/mo) during the search phase..
Score Breakdown
Market Signal
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Headline
SMB Acquisition Due Diligence Copilot
Sub-headline
A SaaS tool for first-time business buyers that ingests 3 years of P&L statements and tax returns via OCR. It automatically calculates true owner earnings, flags discrepancies, and estimates the actual hourly wage based on industry-standard operational hours.
Who It's For
For High-earning corporate employees ($100k+) looking to buy their first small business to escape the corporate grind.
Feature List
✓ PDF upload for P&L, Balance Sheets, and Tax Returns ✓ Automated 'Red Flag' detection (e.g., declining revenues, missing rent costs) ✓ Lifestyle Calculator: Converts net profit into an 'hourly wage' based on expected owner hours ✓ Valuation sanity check based on standard 2.5x-3.5x multiples
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Community Voices
Real quotes from Reddit comments that inspired this opportunity
- “I’m contemplating purchasing but have no idea where to start.”
- “Before you buy any business, you look at their Profit and Loss as well as Balance Sheets along with tax filings.”
- “Get the financials from the owner or seller, for the last 3 years and see what his taxable income was”
- “burnout is a terrible reason to buy a business. You're not running toward liquor, you're running away from monitors.”
- “You’ll be buying yourself a job that requires a lot of hours.”
- “With a 130k liqour store, you are going to take a big salary haircut, and/or be working more hours”
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