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Exited but Tired: 5 Years in a Hard Business
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After 5 years of owning a scale business, Matt Bauer & Chris Hartman were burning out. Fortunately they'd created value.
Topics in Matt and Chris’s interview:
- Two military buddies bought a scale business
- Demanding grind of the industry
- Downside of providing a mission-critical service
- Building a sales team to grow the business
- Challenges in training technicians
- Attempting to acquire a competitor
- Doubling earnings in 5 years
- Deciding it was time to sell
- Their 8-figure exit
- Investing in a port-a-potty startup
References and how to contact Matt and Chris:
----- SPONSORS -----
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:
- Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
----- Connect with Acquiring Minds -----
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
285 episodes
Manage episode 436760057 series 2931927
Register here for the webinar, Legal Office Hours: Common Legal Diligence Issues
After 5 years of owning a scale business, Matt Bauer & Chris Hartman were burning out. Fortunately they'd created value.
Topics in Matt and Chris’s interview:
- Two military buddies bought a scale business
- Demanding grind of the industry
- Downside of providing a mission-critical service
- Building a sales team to grow the business
- Challenges in training technicians
- Attempting to acquire a competitor
- Doubling earnings in 5 years
- Deciding it was time to sell
- Their 8-figure exit
- Investing in a port-a-potty startup
References and how to contact Matt and Chris:
----- SPONSORS -----
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:
- Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
----- Connect with Acquiring Minds -----
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
285 episodes
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