The Business Inquirer
At a Glance
The best ten-minute weekly read on the space; subscribe early, then add specialty newsletters as your thesis narrows.
- Pricing
- Free, Free edition weekly; no paid tier was posted when we checked (thebusinessinquirer.substack.com, July 2026).
- Best For
- Staying current on the SMB acquisition conversation in ten minutes a week without living on forums
- Roadmap Stages
- 1. Learn & Choose Your Path4. Source & Screen Deals
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Genuinely curatorial: surfaces the week's substantive threads and articles rather than recycled listicles
- The deal-sourcing guide alone is a useful standing reference
- Free, and readable in one sitting
Cons
- Curation is one person's lens; expect the curator's interests to shape coverage
- Summaries point outward, so depth still requires clicking through
- No proprietary data; it aggregates the ecosystem rather than adding figures to it
What Searchers Say
Frequently linked in searcher discussions as the digest to subscribe to first; its guides show up as references across the community, including in sources we reviewed for other directory entries.