
About this episode
Frustrated after losing 3 jobs, Bruce Vann used savings to acquire a 25-employee, 7-figure curtain manufacturer for 2x.
Themes from Bruce’s interview:
- Paying 2x for a growing 70-year-old business
- Buying a business to pull out of a career rut
- Why finding a business is like a full court shot
- The need for persistence
- Abandoning a proprietary search because of seller overvaluations
- Chasing down leads and not becoming complacent
- The importance of documenting business processes in case of sudden staff departures
- Dealing with uneasy staff during the transition period
- The experience of acquiring a business as a Black man in the U.S.
Reach Bruce at:
- bvann at luxout dot com
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