1. The service
Scout SMB is a Dealport membership for aspiring business buyers. Free includes access to the public community. Pro adds a paid deal-flow channel and member resources. Scout Deal Team (called Scout Coaching before October 12, 2026) adds direct advisory access, scheduling, and a six-month program.
2. Information, not a transaction service
Scout SMB does not broker transactions, guarantee deal availability, promise exclusivity, or provide legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice. Listings may be provided by third parties and should be independently verified. Introductions are free. Dealport takes no fee from any transaction.
3. Pro boundaries
Pro is information access. It does not include individual replies, deal reviews, calls, sourcing, or outreach. No Scout SMB tier carries a success fee.
4. Deal Team boundaries
Deal Team is designed to help a member become ready to submit an LOI. It does not promise a closed acquisition and does not include model building, LOI drafting, diligence execution, or outreach. The standard includes two 60-minute calls per program month. Unused calls do not roll over. A member may reschedule without losing a call by giving at least one business day of notice; a later cancellation or no-show uses that call allocation. A call Dealport asks to move does not use the allocation. Additional calls require team confirmation and cost the amount shown on the member's enrollment page. Deal Team enrollment is by invitation: after an application and a short fit call, Dealport may send a personal enrollment link that holds a seat for seven days and is the only way to purchase or upgrade to Deal Team.
5. Pro billing and cancellation
Pro is billed monthly at $200 or annually at $2,000. While the founding-member offer lasts, the first 50 members who start Pro monthly pay $100 a month for their first 12 monthly payments, then $200 a month. A member may cancel at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid monthly or annual term, and access continues through that date. Amounts already paid are not prorated or refunded except where required by law or where Dealport expressly approves a service-credit exception.
6. Deal Team commitment and prepayment
Deal Team is a six-month program. Members may pay six monthly installments or prepay the program for a lower total. The amounts are shown on the member's personal enrollment page and at Checkout before payment. A member who cancels during an installment plan remains responsible for all six installments, which continue on the original monthly schedule rather than becoming immediately due. Service remains available through the initial term while the account is in good standing, and cancellation stops the month-seven renewal.
The prepayment is refundable before program access is activated. Program access starts when successful payment grants the Deal Team entitlement and activation. After activation, the prepayment is non-refundable except where required by law or where Dealport cannot materially deliver the service. An approved full refund also cancels the scheduled month-seven renewal.
7. Deal Team renewal
After the initial six months, Deal Team renews monthly at the installment amount shown on the member's enrollment page. A member may stop the next renewal by giving notice at least seven calendar days before the billing date. A later request takes effect at the end of the following paid billing period unless Dealport can safely stop the pending renewal.
8. Upgrades
An upgrade from Pro to Deal Team installments starts immediately and begins a new six-month Deal Team commitment on the upgrade date. Stripe applies unused Pro time as a prorated credit and displays that credit and any amount due before confirmation. The existing subscription changes in place, so a member is not billed for overlapping Pro and Deal Team subscriptions.
9. Community conduct
Members must keep private material confidential, respect broker and owner restrictions, avoid spam, and engage professionally. Dealport may remove access for abuse, unlawful behavior, or sharing paid invitations or resources.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact information published on Dealport.com.
Commercial terms version 2026-10-14-v7.