Buying a business is a blend of process, timing, and luck. A few times a week Ryan Condie shares the deals he’s looking at in a short form podcast. Listen in on updates from investors and bankers. Whether you’re buying a business to own and operate or building up your passive income, you’ll learn what to focus on and what to avoid during acquisition.
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Why Brokers Reject 95% of the Deals They See
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Why do brokers reject most of the businesses they see? AND, what is happening in the economy?? Secure your spot at The Self-Funded Search Conference: selffundedsearchconference.com Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting? How to Buy Your First …
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How to Pick the Right Agency with Behdad Jamshidi
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Behdad Jamshidi has met with over 800 agencies. That's insane. Behdad has a wealth of knowledge in business and lifestyle design. We dive into different agency business models and how to pick the right agency. He pairs entrepreneurs and businesses with the right agency. Cool business model.Podcast Nuggies: How to hire an agency. How to make an agen…
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3 Reasons Why Sellers Think Their Business is Worth More
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Risks = They sleep well at night. No Debt = Walk away option Cost Basis... Secure your spot at The Self-Funded Search Conference: selffundedsearchconference.com Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com of r@letsbuyabusiness.com Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting? How to Buy Your …
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Top 3 Takeaways from an MBA ETA Event with James Lincoln
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James Lincoln put on the BYU ETA event in March 2024. There were 200+ people there from 25% students to 75% (150+) professionals. Top Podcast Nuggies MBA programs funding your search What to expect at an ETA event How to fund your search Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-advisory Want to invest i…
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Net Working Capital with Patrick McMillan
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Patrick breaks down Net Working Capital into digestible bites. Working Capital is incredibly confusing and usually makes deals fall apart in the 11th hour. Podcast Nuggies: WALK THE MONEY Understanding the Collection of AR + Days to pay vendors Ask the Experts Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-ad…
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Startup to $15M Revenue + 2 Acquisitions with Jordan Hammond
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Jordan Hammond is an absolute beast and inspiration to me. He had some huge setbacks early on that should've sent him on a different path. Podcast Nuggies 2 Acquisitions Making Friends with competitors Hanging around the Hoop Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-advisory Want to invest in amazing en…
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The Donut King - How the Cambodian Immigration Wave took over the donut industry. This is an awesome story of hard work, creativity, leaning into your special sauce (FREE LABOR), and not letting your head get too big. Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-advisory Want to invest in amazing entreprene…
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Mastering the Inner Game with Nathan Tanner
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Nathan has coached leaders from Google to DoorDash to P&G in mastering the inner game. The inner game is critical for all entrepreneurs, executives, parents, and basically all humans. He started at Lehman Brothers where I had a front-row seat to the largest bankruptcy in history. Podcast Nuggies Developing a Clear Vision Daily Routines and Practice…
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We have a lot of new listeners. I dive into my background, a few business stories that shaped and how I changed my career path every few years.I still continue to reinvent my career every 2 years. I'm sure you do too. Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-advisory Need more help in your search? Consu…
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Franchising to Dirty Jobs with 4 Successful Exits with Reid Tileston
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Reid Tileston has 15 years of successful, on-the-ground entrepreneurial business ownership experience; acquiring, opening, growing, and selling four companies from franchises to dirty work. He's also an endurance athlete – ultramarathons, an Ironman, mountaineering, open-water swims, competitive stair climbing. He one-time climbed the highest stair…
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Two businesses I like. Do your own research. :) Landscape Business Owner Retiring - Utah https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/landscape-business-owner-retiring/2200701/ #1 Indoor Shooting Range & Gun Store in growing Eastern PA! https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/PENDING-1-Indoor-Shooting-Range-and-Gun-Store-in-growing-Easte…
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B2B Sales to Entrepreneurship with Brian Luebben
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Brian Luebben was a top 10 sales rep in a Fortune 500 company. That means a lot of reps. Brian is the podcast host of Action Academy and paved his way out of his job through managing RE properties while traveling the world. Good was the enemy of great for Brian. Podcast Nuggies: - How to calculate your baseline to survive and take chances - 3 Year …
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Quitting 3 Jobs Before Buying Businesses with Michael Frew
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Michael Frew is a technology veteran with 20+ years of experience working with major players like Lockheed Martin, IBM, and Amazon. Transitioning to Acquisition Entrepreneurship, Michael now manages an 8-figure portfolio of cloud-based software companies, generating a 7-figure annual income. His digital business acquisitions and operations expertis…
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Business for Sale - Mobile Trash Compaction Business with Matt Hash
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Live Business For Sale -We dive in with Matt Hash on his Mobile Trash Compaction Business which is listed for sale right now.FF&E - $220k Rev - $175k Profit - $80k Price - $449,000 https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/Established-Mobile-Trash-Compaction-Business/2155561/ Sponsors: Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence http…
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Determining your Normal Home Mode (Emotional Home)
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Emotional Homes. It's not what is the best for us, it's what we're used to. "The quality of my life is the quality of my habitual emotions. Our habitual emotions are our emotional homes. It’s what we are conditioned to return to." - Tony Robbins Sponsors: Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial Due Diligence https://lp.ampleo.com/transaction-advisor…
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Real-Time: How to Fund Austin's Search with Austin
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Austin Larson is 6 months into his search. We jump into how he can fund his search and tweak was he is looking for. Real-Time. This is a unique episode. Many searchers are going through this same problem. Podcast Nuggies: - His background so we can understand his value adds - Reducing Burn + Light W2 Options - How to contact business owners + Joint…
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What is the difference between EBITDA vs SDE? (with a cash flow bonus)
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Alright, a question I get often. What is the difference between EBITDA vs SDE? We dive into a few high-level differences to watch out for when evaluating businesses. EBITDA is typically used for larger businesses ($2-3M+ Profit). SDE is typically used for smaller businesses. BUT neither of those is cash flow. A few podcast nuggies: - SDE is not Cas…
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How to Transition from Corporate Career to SaaS Entrepreneur and Buyer With Mitch Woodhead
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Mitch Woodhead went from software sales to Salesforce consultant to buying a SaaS business. What a ride here. This is one of my favorite episodes. Mitch opens up about how he taught himself Salesforce, got his first client, transition to consultant to free up his time and search more. He then opens up about his acquisition, what he did right and wh…
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Using ROBS 401K to Buy a Business with Diane Rosenkrantz
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Diane Rosenkrant has served as a Senior Consultant with Tenet Financial Group since 2009. She is detail-oriented which is so critical with tricky 401K ROBS. This is a special episode and can be A GAME-CHANGER for many. ROBS 401K - Rollover as a Business Start-Up Podcast Nuggies: What is a 401k ROBS? What can a ROBS 401K be used for? What mistakes d…
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$0 to $140k/Month + An Exit with Spencer Patterson
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Spencer Patterson is a fantastic entrepreneur. He built a business doing $140k/month in revenue with a several million dollar exit on the back end. Podcast Nuggies: Why He didn’t hire a CEO The Time and Emotional Drag of Selling a Business Falling out of several LOIs Term sheet - his non-negotiables Sponsors: Ampleo: The Go-To Source for Financial …
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Not Enough - Inadequate Feelings | Let's Buy a Business
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This is one of the most important episodes I've done in over 300+ episodes. I had two similar and eye-opening conversations with 2 amazing humans. Both were struggling with inadequate feelings. “I'm trying to redefine what success looks like for me and fix my self-directed, inadequate feelings." Let's dive in. Need a beautiful and affordable websit…
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Thanks for Bishop, Zach, Luke! How do I convince someone that their business is not worth some crazy multiple? How to figure out what the true motivations are for selling? What asset classes am I interested in right now? Need a beautiful and affordable website? Check out www.NativeSites.com Ready to level up? Join the Let’s Buy a Business Community…
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Online Trends + Cookies + Deal Structure in 2024 with Mushfiq Sarker
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Mushfiq Sarker is amazing. He also is the founder of webacquisiton.com, thewebsiteflip.com, and many other agencies. Since 2008, he’s been buying, growing, and selling sites as a side business with many 6-figure exits. He is a Super Seller on Flippa’s platform. Mushfiq has bought over 220 businesses. Podcast Nuggies: Due Diligence on eCommerce busi…
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Why Would Someone Sell a Perfectly Good Business
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1. Business is Tanking....hm...is this a perfectly good business 2. Retiring 3. Health + Stress 4. Divorce - Common but not common 5. Partners Fall Out 6. Diversifying Net Worth - Risk 7. Exhaustion 8. Bored 9. Other businesses Native Sites- Amazing Websites that convert: https://www.nativesites.com/ Let's Buy a Business Community: https://lets-buy…
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How to Combine Learnings Across Industries with Robb Green
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Rob Green is the host of "I’m the One" podcast and has built several online businesses. He has a remote team for sourcing products and balances life as an entrepreneur, father, and husband. Podcast Nuggies: Keeping your day job as long as possible Combining learnings from other industries. Who Not How Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remo…
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3 Tips for Searchers with Patrick O’Connell
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Patrick O'Connell has seen a few deals in his lifetime. He and his team at O'Connell Advisory Group also do buy-side consulting which is hard to find. We dive into some podcast nuggies here... 3 Tips for Searchers Why Searchers Fail Unique Ways Deals Fall Apart How to Understand the LOI process Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote work…
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Rewinding from 2022. Jason Ferguson is an incredible health insurance broker and has spent 20+ years working with entrepreneurs. This episode is for: Mainly for US listeners. He is free to use for Utah, Missouri, Texas, and Arizona. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Let’s …
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If it's hard, it can be a moat. Determine... Is it a moat? or is just a crappy part of the business a deal killer? PG's are real. Personal Guarantees. How to think about them. State of the Market SBA loan rates right now. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Let’s Buy a Busin…
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2 Successful Exits with Lexi Grant from They Got Acquired
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Lexi Grant is a builder of companies, people, content, and of profit. Her sweet spot is the intersection of content and business. In early 2021, Lexi sold The Write Life, a brand for writers she’d grown as a side business for eight years. Previously, from 2015-2019, she served as EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance media company…
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Bill Snow wrote the book on M&A for Dummies. No really, he did. He is a highly regarded authority in the field of mergers and acquisitions, known for his extensive experience representing buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries. This is a fun convo you won’t want to miss. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: The REAL reason deals fall apart B…
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I get asked so often why I decided to become a business broker. Let’s dive in. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter https://www.letsbuyabusiness.co/subscribe 1…
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Self-Taught Acquisition Entrepreneurship with Bakari Akil
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Bakari Akil comes from the most random background to the M&A world. This is one amazing episode in which we cover his beginnings to how he acquired a several million dollar EBITDA business. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: Why his first deal fell apart Showing up to university classes without signing up Raising Money on his Second Deal How he found a …
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$10M in Content Site Acquisitions with Mohit Tater
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Mohit Tater has been buying online businesses since 2012. His first was a 4x success while his 2nd acquisition exploded before takeoff as it ended up being a scam. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: How to bounce back from his 2nd Acquisition that was a scam How to assess risks in online deals ChatGPT and Content Balancing family and business and time z…
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Sooner or later, you’ll find yourself negotiating the last paycheck of your life OR more likely sooner, you’ll be negotiating against someone who is negotiating their last paycheck of their life. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ry…
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From Engineer to Online Business Operator with Kyle Kuderewski
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Kyle Kuderewski, the Operations Manager at WebStreet (formerly Empire Flippers Capital), is a dynamic individual with a wealth of expertise in passive investing, entrepreneurship, alternative investments, and remote work. Podcast Nuggies… Switch from Engineer to Online Business Operator How to assess what online business is right for you How they a…
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4-Star Cracker Barrel Waitress to Buying a CPA Practice with Della Kirkman
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Della Kirkman started young, so young that she was loaning her Mom money with interest. Years later she was a 4-Star waitress at Cracker Barrel before buying into a CPA practice at which she was an employee. Huh? How does that work?....Yeah, insane. Podcast Nuggies… Insane journey from Waitressing to thinking she could and did buy a CPA firm Creati…
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Agency + App + Startup | Leaving Corporate America with Colton Malone
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Colton Malone is a phenomenal entrepreneur and we catch him in the middle of his journey. He quit his job to focus on his agency, buy a business, and launch a business. All of which he’s doing now. Podcast Nuggies… Agency vs App (acquisition) vs Startup (from scratch) How to Fund the middle section of your Entrepreneurial Journey Episode Sponsored …
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Peter Cancro bought Jersey Mikes when he was 17 in high school. Over the next 50 years, it franchises to the tune of 2k stores. Podcast Nuggies: Peter raises $125k ($980k in today’s dollars) in 3 days Former Football Coach (banker) bets on him Giving Back Locally Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buy…
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2 Acquisitions + A Mid-7-Figure Exit in a Few Months… Round 2 with Steve Keller
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Steve Keller went from a cameraman to a business owner nearly overnight. He bought 2 businesses, $120k and $1.3M in the crime scene cleanup space. BUT, this episode is different. He sold both businesses for over $6M in an incredible turnaround of events. Podcast Nuggies: Working with Strategic Acquirers 5-Month Exit and a Mid-7-Figure Exit Smaller …
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Successful Agency to Multiple Acquisitions of Client Businesses with Ian and Max McCusker
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Ian and Max are some of my favorite people. We’ve been internet friends for years and even had their Grandpa on the podcast 3 years ago. They built an awesome agency, saw inefficiency with their clients, and bought into one of their clients’ businesses. You know an agency is good when they get into the equity game. Podcast Nuggies we dive into… Sta…
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Latest SBA Changes and Current Acquisition Conditions with Stephen Speer
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Stephen Speer is the founder and CEO of Ecommerce Lending which specializes in SBA loans. He’s done over 500 transactions with only 3 deals failing after purchase. We dive into… SBA Changes and Landscape Owner Equity Roll Seller Note vs Owner Equity Counting as Down Payments Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshep…
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Buying World-Class Businesses with Jay Vasantharajah
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Jay Vasantharajah is an incredible entrepreneur and investor. He’s got an eye-popping story from his family fleeing Sri Lanka with $30 and hustling in Canada. Jay started out at Deloitte which then led to owning his own digital marketing agency and an eventual exit. Jay now buys businesses with Atlas Equity and we dive into his investment thesis, d…
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Online Business Investor at Freedom Navigator with Sophie Howard
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Sophie Howard has bought 29 online businesses of all sizes. She is great at buying adjacent businesses to existing ones she already owns. Sophie is also incredibly observant which allowed her to seize opportunities others missed. We dive into… Using VA’s to Scale Adding an Email Newsletter Business to a publishing business Why she focuses on busine…
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What a Chick-fil-A Real Estate Deal Looks Like with Joe Quinn
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Joe Quinn has been on the pod before but we dive into the specifics of what his first RE deal looked like. It was a mix of Chick-fil-A and a Hobby Lobby. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Let’s Buy a Business …
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How to Keep Investors Updated When You Don’t Have a Deal
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Which comes first…investors or the deals? You need both. You need both at the same time and at different times. Here is how you continue your search while bringing investors along for the ride. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Findin…
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$7.9M Home Services Business + Lucrative Agritourism Farm For Sale
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Two awesome businesses featured in the newsletter last week. I highlighted 3 and my favorite one is already sold! Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Let’s Buy a Business Youtube Episode Resources Connect with R…
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Buying Blue Collar Businesses in Texas with Malcolm Peace
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Malcolm Peace buys and builds blue-collar/industrial-type businesses headquartered in Texas with a long-term mindset. His unique background of PE Equity and relationship building has put in a position to buy businesses by connecting with sellers that other buyers can’t. We dive into… Asking Genuine Questions to a Seller The Differences between Whit…
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I dive into the general numbers of SBA failure rates… In a nutshell: 5-2% failure rates each year from a total loan value. 2014-2023 - Mostly attractive economy 2020-2023 - Recent loans have not failed yet… Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video ser…
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Current Online Business Conditions with Jaryd Krause
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Jaryd Krause is a fixture in the online business community. He won the show in October 2020. He coaches people on buying online businesses. He is the host of Buying Online Business Podcast too. We dive into… What are you seeing with online businesses right now? Having a Vision Grinding on the Side and now surfing in Bali for 2 months Episode Sponso…
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I have two friends with a problem. Momentum. One has too many customers. One has zero customers. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Let’s Buy a Business Youtube Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http:/…
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