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Opening Up to Franchises to Buy a Great Business
How Doug Johns overcame his reservations about being a franchisee to acquire a dream business with $1.8m EBITDA.
Topics in Doug's interview:
Buying a …4 years ago
The Appeal of Lead Gen Businesses (Especially Old Ones)
A primer on lead gen businesses from Jaime Arias, who bought a 14-year-old biz that generates online leads for dentists.
Topics in Jaime's interview:…
4 years ago
Building an HVAC Holdco to £60m in Revenue
Sam Turner is 3 acquisitions into a 5-year plan to buy HVAC businesses across the UK that together cash flow £6m/yr.
Topics in Sam's interview:
How th…4 years, 1 month ago
Rolling Up Real Estate Appraisal Firms
Kevin Swenson shares his story of buying a $3m real estate appraisal firm as a platform to roll up the fragmented space.
Topics from Kevin's intervie…
4 years, 1 month ago
Growing an Ecommerce Acquisition 13x in 4 Months
Ramon Van Meer bought an ecommerce business doing $30k/mo. A few tweaks & months later, it was up to $400k per month.
Topics in Ramon's interview:
Wha…4 years, 1 month ago
Flower Power: Buying a Rose Distributor Primed for Growth
Jason Cline left corporate at age 50 to buy a flower distribution business (in cash). SDE is up 3x after just one year.
Topics in Jason's interview:
P…4 years, 1 month ago
A Brutal Search Rewarded with Success After 3+ Years
Jordan Carter started as a part-time, generalist searcher. 3+ years later, he bought a biz doing $2.4m with 40% margins.
Topics in Jordan's interview…
4 years, 1 month ago
Buy a SaaS Business in 2022: How to Compete in a Hot Market
A deep-dive into the market for SaaS businesses with Thomas Smale, founder of leading SaaS brokerage FE International.
Topics in Thomas's interview:
P…4 years, 2 months ago
Leaving Apple to Buy a Real Estate Business with 150+ Agents
Kinza Azmat arrived in the US at age 6, speaking little English. Today she's the new owner of a thriving RE brokerage.
Topics from Kinza's interview:…
4 years, 2 months ago
7 Findings from the New Data on Self-Funded Searches
Lisa Forrest shares key findings from a survey of 49 entrepreneurs who bought a business after a self-funded search.
The findings discussed were base…
4 years, 2 months ago