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Buy a Franchise Portfolio: How to Choose a Brand
AJ Wasserstein, Peter Mistretta & Mike Horowitz distill the selection of a franchise brand into 10 essential criteria.
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3 years ago
Rocky Transition: How to Survive, Then Thrive
Collapsing sales, unhelpful sellers, and a GM who quit. But 1 year later, Chris Jones is contemplating acquisition #2.
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Bu…3 years ago
First-Time Buyer Recipe for Success: Action & Small Steps
Connor Pera shares how taking incremental steps led to buying his first business much sooner than expected.
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Trade-offs o…3 years, 1 month ago
Unlocking Growth in a 40-Year-Old Business
Josh Medow brought a mindset to his search that he would reshape whatever business he bought into a high-growth company.
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C…3 years, 1 month ago
From Startup Founder to Buying a Small Business
Tim Ericson brings lessons from 13 years as a startup founder to the $4m printer rental company he recently bought.
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His expe…3 years, 1 month ago
Buying a Small Business to Build for Decades
August Felker did a search fund, then later a self-funded search so he could own & build his business for years to come.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Holdco Entrepreneurs: A Peek Behind the Curtain
HoldCoConf co-founder Kelcey Lehrich shares key findings from a survey of 100+ holdco operators about their businesses.
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3 years, 1 month ago
A Non-Financial Reason to Buy a Business
Nick Akers had a vision for supportive, employee-first leadership. Buying a business enables him to realize this vision.
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Hi…3 years, 1 month ago
Postmortem of a Broken Deal
Nick Wheeler reflects on investing countless hours to buy a beautiful business, only to have the seller kill the deal.
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Find…3 years, 1 month ago
The Joys & Pain of Owning a $10m City Bus Business
George Goates bought a small shuttle business that he's grown 4x in 8 years, partly by running buses for municipalities.
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3 years, 1 month ago