Generated illustration for this page. Not a listed store and not a photograph of a specific owner.
The buttons on this site send you here. The calendar sits at the top of the page so you do not bounce to a third-party tab and lose the file you were reading.
What the hour is for
Jason Taken uses the slot to decide whether a quiet process is even the right move. If you are selling, that means a recast conversation: SDE, inventory at cost, the lease, and the license calendar. If you are buying, that means underwriting: sales proof, shrink, rent-to-sales, and whether SBA 7(a) or a seller note can actually close.
It is not a tour. It is not a listing upload. Read how a grocery sale works if you want the sequence before you pick a time.
Owners who lead with last year’s sales get a recast anyway. Do the recast first, or we will do it together on the call.
If you are buying
Start with the buyer hub and the buyer workbook. Know your cash-to-close and the format you can operate. A first-time buyer without grocery hours still needs a file a lender will fund.
Price language before you book
If the question is “what is it worth,” print the SDE worksheet and use the valuation pillar. This call will not invent a local sold-comp. National BizBuySell grocery multiples are the published sample; your file moves the number from there.
After you pick a time
Write one sentence in the booking note: selling or buying, the state, and the format. That is enough. Jason Taken confirms the slot. If you need a worksheet while you wait, they live on the downloads page.
If you want the email as well, it is on the About page. Pick a time above when you are ready to talk.
Download the worksheets, then book the call
Print these, mark them up, and bring the marked copy to the intro. They are educational. They are not a valuation letter and not a listing.
All downloadable guides.
Confidential Seller Playbook3 pages. Recast checklist, teaser rules, license calendar, and what to bring to the first call.
Buyer Underwriting Workbook3 pages. Sales proof, shrink, rent, SNAP, DSCR, and cash-to-close math a lender will fund.
SDE Valuation Worksheet2 pages. Line-by-line add-backs, inventory at cost, and a multiple band you can defend.
Closing & License Checklist2 pages. Count night, SNAP re-application, alcohol, tax clearance, and the first 30 days.
Frequently asked questions about Book a confidential intro call
How long is the call?
Thirty minutes. It is an intro, not a listing appointment and not a formal valuation letter.
Do I fill a form first?
No. Choose a time on the calendar on this page. Write one sentence about the store or the search when you book.
What should I bring?
Sellers: P&Ls, weekly sales, the lease, and a license list. Buyers: capital, format, geography, and a DSCR sketch. Print a worksheet from the downloads page if that helps.
Seller or buyer?
Both. Say which side of the table you are on when you pick the slot.
Will you put my store on a listing site?
Not as a default. Read how a confidential sale works first if that is the question.
Start a confidential grocery conversation
Whether you are exiting or acquiring, pick a time and we will talk through the file.
This page is educational information from Grocery Store Business Broker (HedgeStone Business Advisors). It is not legal, tax, or investment advice. Licensing, tax, and financing rules vary by state and deal. Confirm every item with counsel and your lender before you sign.
Ready when you are. Jason Taken will talk through the file.
