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Ben Kelly
@benkellyone
Acquired & scaled 7 businesses with little or $0 down. Goal is $1M in cash flow. Join 100k others doing the same👇
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Oct 13
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If I had $25k to invest…
I wouldn’t buy stocks.
I wouldn’t buy real estate.
I wouldn’t even buy Bitcoin.
I’d do exactly what my clients at JP Morgan did.
I’ll expose it for you: As soon as I started at JP Morgan…
It became painfully obvious to me:
We were serving our clients because THEY were the ones with all the money.
So, what did they do?
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Oct 1
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I started with $5k and 0 experience.
5 years later:
• 7 boring businesses
• 20 hours a week
• $836k/year
But if you’re just a beginner…
Here’s how you can get started:
The first thing I would do is go to SMBmarket(.com)
It has 1,000s of listings for owners who are looking to sell their small businesses.
It’s your best friend for the next few months.
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Sep 23
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Everyone wants a 6-figure corporate job until their marriage is falling apart, working 60 hours a week.
The new American Dream is to buy a business that pays you $100k/year while you spend time with your family.
Here’s how I do this (as a regular guy):
There are 1,000,000s of these boring businesses for sale in the U.S.
• Car washes
• Laundromats
• Nail salons
• Accounting firms
I own 7 (& they paid me $70k last month).
Here’s everything I’ve learned:
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Sep 19
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The stats for my boring business portfolio:
> 7 businesses
> 20 hours/week
> $800,000+/year
I started 6 years ago with 0 experience…
Follow these 10 steps to do the same:
Step 1: Market Research.
Start your search with SMBmarket(.)com.
You'll see terms like:
• Price (how much it is)
• Revenue (incoming cash)
• Cashflow (profit - expenses)
Adjust the filters to your liking.
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Sep 16
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You don’t need $1M in the bank to buy a business.
You can find a Boomer who’s retiring, buy their business without spending a dime, and take the profits.
Here’s how: First things first.
You can’t just buy any old business.
Try to look for something that’s recession-resistant and won’t be replaced by AI.
A few timeless businesses:
• Laundromats
• Parking Lots
• Call Centers
• ATM Routes
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Sep 12
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Meet Whitney.
3 months ago, she bought a cleaning company.
She put in $90k and will make $200k/year after debt service.
Here’s the secret sauce we gave her to find, finance & close on the deal:
(While being a wife & mom to 3 kids)
Whitney joined Acquisition Ace in August 2023.
She had just had a 3rd child and wanted more flexibility.
Her husband owned a business already, and she was working in corporate.
They decided buying a business would give them more freedom.
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Sep 10
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You don’t need $1M in the bank to buy a business.
You can find a Boomer who’s retiring, pair them with a buyer, and take a piece of the profits.
I call it “The Middleman Method.”
Here’s how it works: It’s simple:
1.
Find a business for sale
2.
Structure creative financing
3.
Take equity for putting the deal together
4.
Never touch your own money
I did this with a utility drilling company ↓
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Sep 3
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I'm 35.
I own 7 businesses (last year, they made $7,000,000+)
To spread the wealth...
Here’s the most in-depth training I've ever created on small business acquisition (my gift to you):
SMBmarket(.)com will be your best friend.
It has tons of listings for owners who are looking to sell their small businesses.
The listings will mention:
• SDE
• FF&E
• EBIDTA
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Aug 25
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The richest people in the U.S. aren’t building tech startups.
They’re buying car washes and laundromats using SBA loans.
Here are 11 boring businesses with the lowest failure rates in 2025:
1)
Laundromats
~95% survive 5 years.
Consistent demand, coin-operated, minimal staff.
Profit margins: 30-35% thanks to self-service & upfront payment.
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Aug 6
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Boring income streams are the best.
You’d be foolish not to consider one of these lame but lucrative businesses (8 options):
1)
Laundromat
2)
Vending Machines
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Aug 4
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Working at JP Morgan taught me one thing:
Owning beats earning.
If you want to set yourself financially free…
Steal these 7 wealth secrets from JP Morgan’s top 1% elites:
1)
Assets > Income
The wealthy don't chase high salaries.
They buy assets that create passive income streams.
This is why I started buying small businesses instead of climbing the corporate ladder.
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Jul 30
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If I had $25k to invest…
I wouldn’t buy stocks.
I wouldn’t buy real estate.
I wouldn’t even buy Bitcoin.
I’d do exactly what my clients at JP Morgan did.
I’ll expose it for you: As soon as I started at JP Morgan…
It became painfully obvious to me:
We were serving our clients because THEY were the ones with all the money.
So, what did they do?
Save as PDF
Jul 25
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4 min read
I only invest in timeless, boring businesses.
Why?
Because I want profit, not headaches.
Here are the 8 best options (2025):
1)
Storage Facilities
I can't imagine a world where people stop collecting unnecessary stuff.
Storage is a super simple model:
• Automated access systems
• Little daily management
• Recurring payments
That's a win in my book.
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Jul 22
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Private Equity’s best-kept secret:
Buy a business for $3M and it instantly becomes worth $7M.
It’s called “multiple arbitrage.”
Here’s how I’m stealing this strategy to build wealth as a regular guy: A plumbing company makes $10M/year
↳ At a 7x multiple? That’s $70M
A plumbing company making $1M/year
↳ At a 3x multiple? That’s $3M
If the big company bought the smaller one, it would create $7M out of thin air…
Let me explain:
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Jul 16
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Boring businesses make the most money.
It's not complicated, yet 99% of people still search for the fancy ones.
So please...
Buy one of these boring businesses (8 options):
1)
Pressure Washing.
Think about this for a second:
You can buy one power washing machine and pay it off with just a few jobs.
Then?
1.
You hire a few people.
2.
Buy a few more machines.
3.
Repeat the process indefinitely.
Pressure-washing companies are cash cows.
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Jul 14
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If you want financial freedom, buy a boring business.
• It beats your salary
• It grows year over year
• You can sell it in the future
It's a win-win-win.
10 business buying tips from 5 years, 8 acquisitions, and 8 figures of lifetime revenue:
For context:
I buy most of my businesses from Boomers.
10,000 of them retire every day and most of them own their own businesses.
These 10 tips are especially helpful for closing deals within this circumstance.
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Jul 9
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MBA's just aren't what they used to be.
& for the average person…
These are the 8 best businesses (that don't need a degree):
1)
Laundromat
People always need clean clothes.
The machines do 90% of the work for you.
With 30 washers averaging $4 per load:
• That’s $120 per cycle
• Assume 6 to 8 cycles daily
• That’s $25,000+/mo in revenue
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Jun 18
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You don’t need $1M in the bank to buy a business.
You can find a Boomer who’s retiring, buy their business without spending a dime, and take the profits.
Here’s how: First things first.
You can’t just buy any old business.
Try to look for something that’s recession-resistant and won’t be replaced by AI.
A few timeless businesses:
• Laundromats
• Parking Lots
• Call Centers
• ATM Routes
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Jun 17
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3 min read
Boring businesses are the ultimate cash cow.
If you want financial freedom, buy one of these money printing machines (8 options):
1)
Pool Cleaning
Every pool needs chemicals, cleaning, and repairs.
The average pool service charges $100-150 per month per client.
With 50 recurring clients?
That's easily $5,000/month.
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Jun 13
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How I’d buy a $2M business with just $100k in savings:
(& how you can too)
🧵
Use this structure to acquire cash-flowing businesses (with barely any money out of pocket):
• 80% SBA Loan
• 15% Seller Finance
• Last 5% is your capital
Yes, it’s legal. Yes, it’s scalable.
(I’ve done this 7 times now)
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Jun 11
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Generational wealth is literally just math.
If I had ONE chance to set my family financially free…
This is exactly what I'd do:
(This is how I went from $0 to $836k/year)
The first thing I would do is go to SMBmarket(.com)
It has 1,000s of listings for owners who are looking to sell their small businesses.
It’s your best friend for the next few months.