How to De-Risk the Personal Guarantee
Acquiring Minds · 2026-06-08 · 1h 11m
Episode notes
Brendan Burdette and Ryan Conner have launched personal guarantee insurance to enable more - and stronger - SBA buyers. Register for the webinar: Score It or Skip It: A Framework for Fast Deal Evaluation - Thu, Jun 11 - Topics in Brendan & Ryan’s interview: Psychological weight of the personal guarantee Building a personal guarantee insurance product Taking the risk from a 10 to a 5 Sequence of events after default Targeting mid to late career operators Premiums decrease over time Balancing risk between unequal partners Solving the seller rollover conflict Philosophy of “skin in the game” How they hope this affects ETA ecosystem References and how to contact Brendan & Ryan: Brendan Burdette’s LinkedIn Ryan Conner’s LinkedIn Personal Guarantee Insurance Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs - education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business: The Acquisition Lab
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