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The Joys & Pain of Owning a $10m City Bus Business
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
Description
George Goates bought a small shuttle business that he's grown 4x in 8 years, partly by running buses for municipalities.
Topics in George’s interview:
- Buying a transport/bussing company
- Pivoting into operating city buses
- Importance of relationships in securing contracts
- Impact of Covid
- Government corruption in urban transit
- Promotion opportunities for his employees
- Nasty cost of doing business in bussing: frivolous lawsuits
- Potential for inorganic growth through acquisitions
- Different niches within transport
- Relevance of a finance background in his business
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