Selling a 200 year old family store chain and building a 90 unit property business with David Sands
In this episode, Steven and Nick chat with David Sands about his family business and current property business. As the former owner of David Sands convenience stores, we discuss the sale of the shop chain and his subsequent shift into property, making life work to what he wants to do in the future.We talk about the following:* Starting a convenience store business in his 20’s* Building it from 1 shop to 30 units with 800 employees* Selling it all off to the co-op for an undisclosed sum* How to scale and systemize a business* How to grow your team and be an effective team leader* Building his property business to 90 units* Keeping it 2 thirds residential and 1 third commercial* The difference between residential and commercial* Joint venturing with builders on new developments and eco homes* Building out sites for industrial usage* The importance of a relationship with bank and your debtHow to get in touch:linkedin.com/in/businessinvestoruk**DISCLAIMER**Please do your own due diligence on any of our guests you may decide to do business with. We interview in good faith. However, we cannot be held responsible for any credibility issues that may arise.get in touch for tickets for the Scottish Property Podcast Christmas BallSat 3rd December, Village hotel, Glasgow tickets are £95 and will be available soon on:scottishpropertypodcast.co.ukPROPERTY NETWORKING: Book your ticket for a Scottish Property Podcast networking event near you.Visit scottishpropertypodcast.co.uk for ticket links⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hope you find it useful and we would appreciate it hugely if you could find time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Connect with us on social media:Join the Scottish Property Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/628274537711227/Steven Clark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenclark84/Nick Ponty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_ponty/Email us:Steven@steven-clark.comNick@arcproperty.uk