The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast

This Man Makes $3M/Year With Direct Mail (his $5M/year plan)

July 17, 2026·49 min
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Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-ytIn this episode, Evan Stewart breaks down how he searched for years without quitting his day job, bought a 30-year-old commercial printing business making $1.7M a year in profit, and grew it past $3M in an industry most people write off as dying.◼️ How he raised money from friends and family using a playbook from his political fundraising days (and the one question he used to cut his list)◼️ The last-minute demand from the bank that nearly killed the deal, and the move by the sellers that saved it◼️ Why he borrowed the absolute max the bank would give him for his first deal (he believes bigger is actually safer)◼️ What happened when he realized he was "the dumbest person in the building," and how working second shift won over his 70-person team◼️ The diligence mistake he regrets most: building model after model when he should have been studying the peopleSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/Follow Helen:Twitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/

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