About
Built by buyers, for buyers
BizBuyIQ exists because evaluating a business for acquisition is harder than it should be — and the tools that exist are either too basic or built for private equity, not self-funded buyers.
The problem we solve
Every year, thousands of individuals explore acquiring a small business — through search funds, ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition) programmes, or simply browsing broker listings. Most of them spend hours in spreadsheets trying to work out whether a deal is financially sound.
The problem is not a lack of information. Information memoranda contain plenty of numbers. The problem is synthesising those numbers — quickly, consistently, and across dozens of competing deals — into a view you can trust.
BizBuyIQ does that work for you. It applies the same rigorous, multi-dimension scoring framework to every deal you evaluate, in a fraction of the time. So you can spend your energy on due diligence, not data entry.
What makes BizBuyIQ different
Industry-calibrated benchmarks, not generic rules
Acquisition multiples, margin expectations, and DSCR thresholds vary enormously by industry. A 3× multiple is cheap for an accounting practice and expensive for a restaurant. BizBuyIQ scores every deal against benchmarks for its specific industry — across 64 industries.
Six dimensions, not one
A single "score" built only on EBITDA multiple misses most of what matters. BizBuyIQ evaluates financial quality, valuation, financing feasibility, industry risk, owner dependency, and earnings trend — each with an individual score and explanation.
Deal flags before the score
The most important output is not the score — it is the RED and AMBER flags that tell you why a deal is risky before you invest hours in due diligence. BizBuyIQ puts flags first.
Powered by Claude, built for speed
PDF information memoranda are parsed by Claude, Anthropic's AI model. What used to take 20 minutes of manual data entry takes under a minute. You review and confirm — the AI does the reading.
The team
BizBuyIQ was built by a small team of acquisition enthusiasts who spent years evaluating SMB deals and got tired of rebuilding the same spreadsheet for every listing.
We are a small team. We use BizBuyIQ ourselves to evaluate deals. If you have feedback, a feature request, or want to talk acquisitions, we would love to hear from you.
Contact: hello@bizbuyiq.com
Our mission
We believe that rigorous business evaluation should not be the exclusive domain of investment banks and private equity. The tools that help large buyers make better decisions should be accessible to individuals buying their first business too.
BizBuyIQ is our contribution to that goal: a free-to-start, data-driven acquisition evaluator built specifically for self-funded buyers, search fund searchers, and first-time acquirers.
Ready to evaluate your next deal?
3 evaluations per month. No credit card required.