Buy Your First Business in 180 days Without Using Your Own Money

I realised this when I sold my first business in 1999.

The day I signed the papers, I made more money in a single day than I had earned in the previous two and a half years running it.

That was my lightbulb moment.

I realised the real money isn’t in running businesses: It’s in buying and selling them.

Soon after, I bought my multi million pound competitor with £2 million in revenue for almost nothing. Eleven months later, I sold the new combined business to a private equity firm and became a multi-millionaire overnight. I was 34 and never needed to work again (although I did!).

Since then, I’ve completed more than 70 deals across multiple sectors, and taught the same 21-step system to over 13,000 people through our amazing Dealmakers community.

Everyone who follows the system with determination buys a business. Many now own multiple companies. Some have become millionaires – in fact, enough for us to meet quarterly in our ‘Millionaire’s Boardroom’.

If you are interested, curious, maybe a little sceptical that you could do this… give me three days and I’ll show you how.

The Business Buyer’s FastTrack is my 3-day live event where I take you through my acquisition system – step by step, deal by deal – so you leave with the knowledge, the plan, and the confidence to make your first acquisition.

The goal is simple: your first million-pound deal in 180 days.

Read this page carefully. If it resonates, take action. The details – including my guarantee – are below.

To Your Future Dealmaking Success,

Jonathan Jay
Founder of Dealmakers.co.uk

P.S. 2026 is shaping up to be a once-in-a-cycle buying window. Tax changes, retiring baby-boomer owners, and economic uncertainty are creating more motivated sellers than we’ve seen in years. Opportunities like this don’t stay open for long.

This is the single most common question I get. And it’s the reason I bring my right-hand man, Martin, to every FastTrack event.

Martin is my “funding wizard” who analyses over 50 live deals every single week – and when you see what he does, you’ll understand why.

During a dedicated session at FastTrack, Martin will walk you through the exact mechanics of how businesses are funded without you putting in a single pound of your own cash.

How vendor finance works – and why most sellers are more willing to offer it than you’d ever expect.

How earn-outs and deferred payments mean you pay for the business from the profits it generates after you buy it.

How to secure bank funding against the assets and cash flow of the business – not your personal savings or home.

You’ll leave Martin’s session with a clear, practical understanding of how your first deal gets funded – even if your bank balance is modest and your credit history isn’t perfect.

Here’s something you won’t find on any other training event.

Scattered throughout the room at every FastTrack are at least 10 current Mastermind members – people who are actively in the middle of finding, funding, and closing deals right now.

They’re not there to sell you anything. They’re there because they want to give back to the community that helped them.

Because it’s capped at 30, you actually get time with people – during breaks, over dinner, in the bar after the evening session.

The people who get rich don’t do it alone. FastTrack puts those people in the seat next to you for three days.

2026 isn’t just another year. It’s a convergence of forces that makes this the best buyer’s market in a generation.

Tax rises are forcing owners to sell, and rising business rates mean owners are selling today, often at significant discounts.

The baby boomer retirement wave is accelerating, and many owners are motivated, flexible on terms, and willing to finance the deal themselves.

Economic uncertainty creates better terms for buyers – lower prices, deferred payments, and creative deal structures.

I bought 48 businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic – because while everyone else was paralysed by fear, I saw opportunity. The same opportunity exists right now.

I’ve written three books on business acquisition, recorded 360+ podcast episodes, and built the largest community of dealmakers in the UK – over 13,000 people.

I don’t have a business degree. Everything I know comes from the real world – from doing deals, making mistakes, and learning what actually works.

I’ve failed. Not every deal has been a success, and the failures taught me the red flags I now teach at FastTrack.

I’m still active. I’m acquiring businesses right now, using these exact strategies.

When companies hire me privately, they pay £10,000 per day for consultancy. At FastTrack, you get three days with me for £199+vat.

FastTrack takes place at carefully selected country houses in the UK, away from distractions.

Your ticket includes lunches and dinners, all training materials, access to Jonathan and his team throughout, special guest presentations, and Martin’s funding masterclass.

FastTrack seats are strictly limited to 30 people so you get greater access to my team. This doesn’t happen on a webinar. It happens when you’re in the room.

I want to be completely transparent with you.

On the afternoon of Day 2, I’ll briefly explain how the Dealmakers Mastermind Programme works – our 12 or 36-month programme for ongoing mentoring and deal support.

This is not a hard-sell presentation. It’s simply a chance to see what the next step looks like.

Some people attend FastTrack purely for the training and never join Mastermind. Either way, FastTrack stands on its own.

Once you reserve your place, we’ll guide you through everything step by step so you arrive prepared.

1. Choose your event date and secure your seat – each event is capped at 30.

2. Receive your FastTrack welcome pack with the event schedule and venue information.

3. Access the pre-event preparation training so you arrive understanding the fundamentals.

4. Our team will reach out to answer questions and make sure you feel ready.

5. Arrive at the venue and spend three focused days learning the acquisition system alongside fellow dealmakers.

Leave with a clear 30-day action plan and your first target businesses identified.