Acquiring a business is better and easier than starting a new one. It’s also important to remember that when you acquire a business, it is better to not be in too much of a rush.In this episode, Jeremy Harbour, founder of Unity Group, talks all about why you should be looking at mergers, acquisitions, and roll-ups right now and why buying a business is better than starting a business.Listen and learn in this episode!KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODEAn effective way of doing deals is through bond programs.When you are a public company, if you do something that materially affects the business, you have to have a way of notifying your stakeholders that a change has happened.Don't be in too much of a hurry to rinse out the synergies. Buying a business and pretty much leaving it alone for a little while is not a bad thing.There are ways to structure a deal with no leverage or a very small amount of leverage in them instead of just throwing tons of money into it such as the use of deferred payments and stocks or bondsA big mistake that people make is that they treat the acquisition as a procurement process. It is not a procurement process, it's a sales process.Joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and exits add tons of shareholder value to your business and grow the value of the business.What holds a lot of entrepreneurs back is that they are in the weeds too much. Entrepreneurship is moving away from competition and towards collaborations. There's so much leverage in working with your competitors instead of against them.There are three levers that you could use to control your business -- sales, marketing, and your team.The secret to scaling is buying a company.Most startups do very well in the first three years in terms of growth, but then growth plateaus. Eventually, it gets harder and harder to move the dial as you get bigger.A lot of people do not realize how much time they can get back when you sell a company.Recommended Apps:Whatsapp  https://www.whatsapp.com Zoomhttps://www.zoom.us  Today’s Guest:Jeremy Harbour is an M&A expert and the founder of Unity GroupUnity Group actively invests in and purchases businesses in the $1-$15M turnover range, across just about any sector.Connect and learn more about Jeremy Harbour here: Website: https://www.jeremyharbour.com/ LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/jeremyharbour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harbour.jeremy/ Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/jeremyjharbour This month’s sponsor is 8fig, an eCommerce funding, and planning platform that gives entrepreneurs the freedom to scale their store to new heights through continuous, equity-free capital and supply chain planning. Find out more about how 8fig is helping sellers grow through adaptable funding at 8fig.co.Promo Code: upGrowth (mention upGrowth during sign-up for 5% off the cost of capital of an 8fig Growth Plan)We love our podcast community and listeners so much that we have decided to offer a free eCommerce Growth Plan for your brand! To learn more and how we can help, click here:upgrowthcommerce.com/growJoin our community and connect with other eCommerce brand owners and marketers!https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretstoscalingpodcast