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Boom, Bust, Boom: Buying a Whiplash Business
FromAcquiring Minds
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Chandler Reed reflects on buying a project-based business in 2021, seeing sales soar, then crash, then surge again. Topics in Chandler’s interview:
His unconventional entrance into the search space
Buying a commercial lighting contractor
Incentivizing the sole employee to stay on
The challenges of managing people
The ups and downs of project-based revenue
How interest rates affected his deal flow
Involvement with Sam Rosati’s boot camp
Choosing a business based on desired lifestyle
Pros and cons of subcontracting
His preference for digital over physical businesses
References and how to contact Chandler:
LinkedIn
Twitter
SMBootcamp
Pursuant Capital Bootcamp
SMBash
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
His unconventional entrance into the search space
Buying a commercial lighting contractor
Incentivizing the sole employee to stay on
The challenges of managing people
The ups and downs of project-based revenue
How interest rates affected his deal flow
Involvement with Sam Rosati’s boot camp
Choosing a business based on desired lifestyle
Pros and cons of subcontracting
His preference for digital over physical businesses
References and how to contact Chandler:
SMBootcamp
Pursuant Capital Bootcamp
SMBash
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
Released:
Oct 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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