Episode Details

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Ken Eyjolfson looked at tons of businesses before deciding on a mattress outlet with $500k SDE and 700 5-star reviews. 

Topics in Ken’s interview:

• 8 years with the Soccer Shots franchise
• Spending too long searching for the perfect deal
• Buying a discount mattress retailer
• How the Canadian mattress industry works
• Buying from a “shady seller”
• Getting the lowest wholesale mattress prices
• Starting with a large Facebook following
• Expanding through pop-up shops
• Private equity acquiring mattress companies
• Financing without the SBA

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• ken@mrliquidator.ca
• LinkedIn
• Mr. Liquidator
• Built to Sell by John Warrillow
• Seller’s reality TV show The Liquidator

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron