Membership

Free to look. A member when you decide.

The tools, the model previews, the fit test and every launch plan to read are free. Membership opens the full model for every business and the plans you work and keep.

Free
$0 no card needed

Do the homework before you spend a dollar.

  • All 24 tools: valuation, SDE, SBA loan, lease, cash flow and more
  • The preview of every model, and the launch plan for all 155 to read
  • The fit test, with your full result kept on a free account
  • The yearly sales franchisors report, and the Owner Earnings Index
Take the fit test

No card and nothing renews.

Monthly
$99 for your first 3 months

about $33 a month to start, then $29 a month

Year one: $360

Time to choose and start, then month to month.

$99 today for your first 3 months, then $29 a month until you cancel.

YearlyBest price
$199 a year

about $17 a month

Year one: $199, $161 less than monthly

The lowest price a month: a year to decide, open and run it.

$199 today, then $199 each year until you cancel.

Renews until you cancel. Cancel any time from your account; you keep access to the end of the period you paid for, and your saved plans stay in your account. What membership opens

Before you pay

What is free?
  • All 24 tools: valuation, SDE, SBA loan, lease, cash flow and more
  • The preview of every model, and the launch plan for all 155 to read
  • The fit test, with your full result kept on a free account
  • The yearly sales franchisors report, and the Owner Earnings Index
What does membership open?
  • The full model for all 155 businesses: the economics you can tune, the 3D walkthrough, location and owner fit
  • Launch plans you work and keep: steps checked off, your own numbers, vendors and the profit and loss
  • The deal dashboard for a business you might buy: the loan, the seller's numbers against normal, the checks before you sign
  • The plan and its numbers as a PDF
Which costs less over a year?

Monthly comes to $360 in its first year: $99 for the first 3 months, then nine months at $29. Yearly is $199 for the year, $161 less. Monthly costs less if you only need a few months.

How does renewal work?

Both plans renew until you cancel. Monthly is $99 for your first 3 months, then $29 a month. Yearly is $199, renewing each year at $199. The amount and the renewal are shown at checkout before you pay, and the next charge date is on your Account page.

Can I cancel?

Any time, from your Account page. You keep access to the end of the period you paid for, and your saved plans stay in your account. Payments are not refunded except where the law requires it; cancelling stops the next renewal. The Terms have the details.

Is there a free trial?

No. The free plan is the way to try it: every tool, every model preview and the fit test, with no card.

Does smbnest take a cut?

We never take a cut of your deal or a fee from a franchisor. Where a marketplace listing carries a referral fee, the listing says so, and the order of listings does not depend on it.

Using smbnest with a group?

For an SBA resource center, a lender, a school or another organization working with people who are weighing a business, see smbnest for organizations.

smbnest is a self-assessment tool, not individualized advice. Before you start, buy, finance or sign anything, speak with a qualified financial adviser and a licensed attorney.