About this episode
Lisa Forrest shares key findings from a survey of 49 entrepreneurs who bought a business after a self-funded search.
The findings discussed were based on these questions:
- How did you find your deal?
- Did you conduct a full-time search?
- How long did you search before you found the deal you closed on?
- Do you think your acquisition price valuation was fair?
- How long did it take you to discuss valuation with the seller?
- Did you have a competitive deal process where multiple buyers were vying for the LOI?
- What do you think the critical success factors were in sourcing and closing your deal?
- Did you go up or down market compared to your original expectations?
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- lisa DOT forrest AT liveoak DOT bank
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Links & mentions:
- The report will be published at Live Oak Bank's search fund resources page... but not for 2 weeks.
- If you can't wait, email Lisa at the address above👆 and she'll get you the raw data now.
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