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Are you the buyer a seller would choose?

Eight questions. Answer honestly — the score is only useful if it is real. You will see where you stand and which gap to close first.

What you have in place A lending relationship established A pre-qualification or capacity letter in hand Personal financial statement prepared Buyer bio written An M&A attorney identified An accountant or CPA lined up Written acquisition criteria Equity injection identified

What you are looking for

Industries of interest

Geography

Maximum purchase price

Equity you can inject

Cash available for a down payment. It stays confidential.

Relevant experience

Your buyer qualification report

Your score and report arrive by email — and because every buyer we represent is qualified personally, a working phone number is required. Acquisitions are not done over email; the call is where the real help starts.

Your name *

Phone *

Email *

Quick check: What is nine minus seven?

A word or a number is fine. This blocks automated submissions.

I agree that Dykstra Consulting may contact me about buying a business. My information will not be sold or shared.

Why this list

These are the items that decided a real deal

Sixty buyers signed an NDA on one listing inside two weeks. Six letters of intent came in at or above an aggressive asking price. Buyers who were willing to pay it were passed over because they had no attorney, no lender, no financial statement and no bio.

Every question here comes from that list.

Nothing here is difficult

It is simply work that has to happen before the opportunity arrives. If a gap needs a professional, we make the introduction — attorney, lender, CPA — at no cost to you.

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Handled with care and discretion

Everything you send is treated as confidential. It is read by the person you addressed it to, used only to respond to you, and never sold, shared with foreign entities or used for unsolicited marketing. We do not contact your employees, customers, suppliers or competitors.

Want it in writing first? Say so and we will send a non-disclosure agreement for signature before anything specific is discussed. Plenty of owners prefer that, and nobody is offended by being asked.

Submitting this form does not create a legally binding agreement, an engagement, or a confidentiality obligation on its own — it starts a conversation. Anything binding is a document both sides sign.