21 Months to Stability Buying a $1.2m SDE Business

Register for the webinar: Anatomy of a Franchise Holdco - Thu May 1 - https://bit.ly/4k8HKBdJan Roll bought a $6m residential contractor, a harrowing experience he calls one giant ambiguous ball of figure-it-out.Topics in Jan's interview:Contracting means learning 25-30 tradesMargin of safety in a residential construction businessValue of paying vendors immediatelyEngendering trust in a low-trust industryRevenues dropping 25% in first year of ownershipUsing ROBS to buy the businessPitfalls in contractor licensingThe harm in not having an employee agreement with a business partnerHow to diligence a business partner (or can you?)How SEO & digital marketing supercharged leadsReferences and how to contact Jan:LinkedInVictoria RenovationsGet a complimentary IT audit of your target business:Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcherDownload the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.comWork with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Pioneer Capital AdvisoryConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton RohozovProduced by Pam Cameron

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Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co