
Margins in Mulch: Buying a $1m Erosion Control Business
About this episode
Register for the webinars:
- Which Business Should You Buy? - Thu Oct 10 - https://bit.ly/3TYdVZ8
- Due Diligence Office Hours - Wed Oct 16 - https://bit.ly/3BznZl0
As a banker Greg Bruns dealt with business owners, wanting what they had. When a friend bought a business, he saw a way.
Topics in Greg’s interview:
- Leaving his banking career to buy a business
- Big risks of doing an asset sale
- How ownership is different than expected
- Risks and benefits to buying small
- Why erosion control matters to infrastructure
- Being tied to the construction industry
- Managing cashflow in a project-based business
- How weather affects his bottom line
- Involving his employees in business decisions
- The good/bad of keeping the seller in the business
References and how to contact Greg:
Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:
Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Chicago on October 26th:
- https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS
Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:
Connect with Acquiring Minds:
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
Get every episode summarized
Each time Acquiring Minds publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Acquiring Minds

Buy a Business with Your Tax Bill
Acquiring Minds

First-Timer Buys a $15m Business in Distress
Acquiring Minds

An Engineer's Mini Berkshire: 2 Auto Shops in 1 Year
Acquiring Minds

Right-Tail Outcome for a Husband & Wife Search Fund
Acquiring Minds