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Introduction to Buying a Small Business
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Thu, Mar 12, 2026
5 PM – 6:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
Walton College of Business 241
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This introduction to buying a small business workshop will cover what's great about buying an existing business, where to find businesses for sale, how to structure a deal, how to finance a deal, common pitfalls to look out for, and more.
About the U of A Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation creates and curates innovation and entrepreneurship experiences for students across all disciplines. Through the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub, McMillon Innovation Studio, and Startup Village, OEI provides free workshops and programs — including social and corporate innovation design teams, venture internships, competitions and startup coaching. A unit of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and Division of Economic Development, OEI also offers on-demand support for students who will be innovators within existing organizations and entrepreneurs who start something new.
Speakers
Mark Zweig
Entrepreneur in Residence
UARK: Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-zweig-76529219a/
Mark C. Zweig has had a long career as an entrepreneur, management consultant, designer, developer, investor, author, publisher, and trainer. He is an Entrepreneur in-Residence teaching in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation Department of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Mark started selling bicycles on his mom and dad’s street corner by the age of nine, and later founded two Inc 500/5000 companies bearing his name—Zweig Group named to the list four times—most recently in 2024—and Mark Zweig, Inc., once. He has also been a founder or owner of multiple other privately-held businesses, and served on the BODs of more than a dozen organizations. He has authored 13 books on various business topics for architecture and engineering firms, and given talks and seminars throughout the US and foreign countries. He created The Zweig Letter, the leading management newsletter for the architecture and engineering industry, now in its 34th year of publication, and was also the publisher of Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine, and others. Mark’s latest book, “Confessions of an Entrepreneur,” won The Goody Award for the best new general book on entrepreneurship in 2022.
Mark is currently an investor and CFO for Janus Motorcycles, as well as on the Board of Directors of Miyamoto International, Inc., Miyamoto Relief, and several other privately-held companies and non-profits. He has his BS and MBA degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.