
About this episode
A year into his search Jesse Sunquist realized he needed to lower his SDE floor to find a business to buy in his market.
Topics in Jesse’s interview:
- Being motivated by achieving job flexibility
- Why he initially resisted franchises
- Buying 2 Mosquito Joe territories
- What he loves about his franchisor
- Dealing with customer complaints
- Managing tricky situations with employees
- Calculating potential earnings in a territory
- Change management in a seasonal business
- Operational improvements he made
- Buying at the $300k SDE level
References and how to contact Jesse:
- [email protected]
- Reflections after 1 year of searching full time
- Jesse’s first appearance on Acquiring Minds
- Buy a Franchise Portfolio: How to Choose the Brand
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