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Free templates for buying a business

The exact documents you need to make an offer, run diligence, structure seller financing, and take over cleanly, written in plain English for SBA-backed small business acquisitions. Free, ungated, and editable. Every template is on the page in full, so you can read it, copy it, or grab the Word file.

How these fit together

Most deals move in the same order: send an LOI → run the due diligence checklist → paper any seller financing with a seller note term sheet and lock the seller in with a non-compete → sign the purchase agreement your attorney drafts → run the 90-day transition plan from day one.

Free, ungated, and yours to edit

Most sites make you trade your email for a watered-down template. We don't. Every template here is printed in full on its own page as clean, readable text, you can read it, copy it, or download an editable Word file. There's no signup and no email gate, ever.

These pair with our free calculators and step-by-step guides. Price the deal in the valuation calculator, size the loan in the SBA loan calculator, then use these documents to actually make the offer and close.

These templates are educational starting points, not legal advice. Every deal is different and enforceability varies by state. Have a qualified attorney review any document before you sign or send it.

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Last updated: July 2026 · Reviewed by the Acquisition Ace team