WELCOME · ISSUE 000
AI is rewiring how SMBs get bought, run, and sold.
The Fortune 500 figured this out two years ago. More than 80% now run AI agents in production.
That’s what I do for a living, and it’s working.
Small businesses are still catching up. 58% of small businesses now use AI, up from 40% the year before.
The sharpest investors, buyers, and owners have already figured this out.
After two years searching to buy a business, I know the opportunity is still immense. It’s a dirty secret how much of business still runs on fax, paper, phone, and handshakes.
But the gap between "paper" and "documented, automated, intelligent" systems is closing fast.
That's what this newsletter is for.
The goal → help 1,000 SMB entrepreneurs unlock $10M in value with practical AI and automation.
I hope you'll be one of them.
What you’ll get
Free AI tools. Open source Claude skills & n8n workflows.
1 newsletter a week. Sometimes less, never spam.
Free AI tools live on GitHub → github.com/SMBexcel.
What I cover
The letter follows the SMB lifecycle.
Search → Find, Offer, Win
Buy → Diligence, Fund, Close
Lead → Strategy, Transition, Operate
Grow → Marketing, Sales, Hiring
Past issues live on the website → smbexcel.com
Cheers,
David
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