
About this episode
Sales had dropped to zero when Martin Bispels acquired Upper Park Disc Golf. A year later, they are nearing $2 million.
Themes from Martin's interview:
- Buying a business on Flippa
- What Martin asks himself every day to be a good CEO
- Criteria used to identify a business to buy
- Hiring the seller of the business
- True cost of buying a business
- Making a detailed plan before acquiring the business
- Building a team before acquiring the business
Reach Martin at:
- martin at upper park disc golf
- Upper Park Disc Golf
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