From Frustrated Searcher to $3.5m Owner to Holdco Builder
About this episode
Dismissed by brokers, Simon Plummer bought & grew a manufacturer 75% in 3 years. Today he's building a long-term holdco.
Topics in Simon’s interview:
- Creating the “BizBuySell” of Australia
- Buying a manufacturing business
- Difficulty of acquisition in Australia
- Running the machines himself for 18 months
- Learning from his cashflow mistakes
- Launching their brand in the UK, US, and Canada
- How a bricklaying YouTuber skyrocketed sales
- Finding and hiring a CEO
- Anxiety of owning a small business
- Building a long-term holding company
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