{
  "title": "How to Buy a Low Voltage Business: Deals, Licences, SBA, Red Flags",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-low-voltage-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-29",
  "updated": "2026-10-29",
  "section": "Buying a business",
  "keyword": "how to buy a low voltage business",
  "short_answer": "Set a buy box, look at listed and off-market cabling, AV and security firms, and check four things before you offer: who holds the licences, how much work repeats, the margin on the backlog, and whether the lead technicians stay. Most buyers pay with an SBA 7(a) loan, a seller note and some investor money.",
  "facts": {
    "Buyer equity": [
      "You, plus any investors",
      "The SBA minimum, and working capital on top"
    ],
    "SBA 7(a) loan": [
      "A bank or lender, with an SBA guarantee",
      "The $5 million cap and the ten-year term"
    ],
    "Seller note": [
      "The seller",
      "Standby terms if it counts as equity"
    ],
    "Working capital": [
      "Often part of the loan",
      "Enough cash to carry jobs before customers pay"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans",
    "https://www.sba.gov/partners/lenders/7a-loan-program/terms-conditions-eligibility",
    "https://www.sba.gov/document/sop-50-10-lender-development-company-loan-programs",
    "https://www.cslb.ca.gov/About_us/Library/Licensing_Classifications/Licensing_Classifications_Detail.aspx?Class=C-7",
    "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/washington/WAC-296-46B-920",
    "https://www.bicsi.org/education-certification/certification/rcdd"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}