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From $700k Purgatory to $3m: A Mosquito Joe Update
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
Description
Neil Finneran returns 3 years after buying a business so small it barely paid him a salary — now on pace for $800k.
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Topics in Neil’s interview:
- Neil’s previous appearance on Acquiring Minds
- His background in hedge funds
- Pain of buying small
- Managing labor and no-shows
- Implementing a hybrid-pay model for techs
- The acquisition that tripled his revenue
- Christmas lights services in the off season
- Rising customer acquisition costs
- Barriers to entry in pest control
- Why his outcome diverged from Jesse Sunquist’s
References and how to contact Neil:
- Mosquito Joe of Andover-Peabody
- Neil’s first appearance on Acquiring Minds: How to Survive Going from Hedge Funds to SMB Owner
- Jesse’s most recent appearance on Acquiring Minds: 3 Years, $80k In: An Honest Update
- Jesse’s first appearance on Acquiring Minds: How to Widen Your Search to Buy a Business
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron