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• https://bit.ly/4cSC6is

Topics in Jackson’s interview:

• Fulfilling his dream of living on the beach
• Transitioning from real estate to restaurants
• Buying a nostalgic restaurant with his friend
• Unique aspects of owning a business in a tourist town
• Cashflow advantage in restaurants
• Lack of competition for acquiring restaurants
• Finding and installing an experienced operator
• Evaluating a restaurant’s potential
• Acquiring a second restaurant with 4 locations
• Investing in equipment and technology that increases sales

References and how to contact Jackson:

• Cowboy Group
• Jackson Speaks Twitter
• Jackson Speak's LinkedIn
• Pizza by the Sea
• Cowgirl Kitchen

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:

• The Acquisition Lab

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• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Register here for the webinar, How Big a Business Should You Buy?

• https://bit.ly/4dPunmC

Without backgrounds in business, Julie & Janna Hottinger have grown the $2.1m trades business they bought last year 50%.

Topics in Julie and Janna’s interview:

• Being warned away from the asphalt industry
• Sisters who bought a construction business
• How the seller worked to ease the transition
• Acquiring with no prior business experience
• Slowly taking the all-paper business digital
• Cash flow challenges as a subcontractor
• Building trust with the existing team
• Growing revenue by hiring more employees
• How Covid affected commercial business spaces
• Why industry trends aren’t always accurate

References and how to contact Julie and Janna:

• Janna’s LinkedIn
• Janna Twitter
• Julie’s LinkedIn
• Julie Twitter
• janna@signature-woodworking.com
• julie@signature-woodworking.com
• Signature Woodworking

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

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:

• The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

An engineer at heart, Mike Dey set his sights on buying a manufacturing business for the next stage of his career.

Topics in Michael’s interview:

• Pivoting from aerospace engineering to business ownership
• Selling his real estate investment to buy a business
• Beware turning your passion into your income
• Buying a business in his 40’s
• How risky is business ownership?
• The risk build-up model of valuing a business
• Saying no to a friend’s investment
• Buying a business bundled with real estate
• Managing a blue collar workforce
• Having to suddenly switch lenders

References and how to contact Michael:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• American Spray Technologies

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

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Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or email hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter