Acquiring Minds
Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business.Also on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMindsSign up for episode summaries at:https://acquiringminds.co
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How to 2x Sales in a Service Business You Buy
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How to Build a Portfolio of 20 Franchise Locations
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Life as an Operator: Leaving PE to Buy a $2m Tree Business
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From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco
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Feast or Famine: How to Grow a Niche Manufacturing Biz
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Navigating Failure: Buying a $5m+ Business that Collapses
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Single Mom, 2 Kids, and a $4m Business
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6 Months from Twitter Inspiration to $2m Business Owner
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Back to a W-2: When Business Ownership Isn't the Way
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How to Buy and 2x a Subcontractor Business
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One Year Later: Holdco Grows to $75m in Total Revenue
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How to Build a Holdco Around Company Culture
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Honeymoon, Darkness, then Light
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Growing a Small 1st Acquisition into a Holdco Platform
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How to Buy a Neighborhood Institution
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How to Buy & Operate a Plane Ride Away
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Recent Guest Exits for 8 Figures
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Reward for Being Systematic: $2m Dog Training Business
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How to Roll Up Legacy Franchises (to $36m/yr)
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Using $100k to Buy a 7-Figure Dream Business
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One Year Later: 60% Growth + 2 More Acquisitions
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Key Moments from 3 Entrepreneurs Who Bought Businesses
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Former Searcher Opts to Franchise Instead
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Manufacturing Opportunity: Look Where Others Aren't
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How to Buy a Salon as an Industry Outsider (and Survive)
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Buying Franchises: A Primer for Searchers
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Buying a $3m Course Business (Whose Founder is the Face)
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The Wine Business: 5x Growth in a Tough but Fun Industry
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1 Year Later as Buyer of a $1m EBITDA Business
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The Wealth Potential of Self-Funded Search
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(Part 2) 8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years
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8-Figure Exit: How to Buy, Transform & Sell in 3.5 Years
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Buying a Therapy Practice & Selling for Millions
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A Cautionary Tale of Buying Too Small
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State of the Pod, 2022
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Dream Fulfilled: Buying a $2m, 50-Year-Old Business
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Buying a Bitcoin Mining Facility
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Birth of a Holdco (with 15 Acquisitions to Date)
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6 Months to Buy a Business with $1m+ in EBITDA
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Buying a Business to Escape the Middle Class
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How to Buy a $2.3m Business with $100k in Cash + Your 401k
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How to Survive Buying a Bad Business
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Buying Doggy Daycares After 10 Years in Tech
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Would They Do It Again? 1 Year Later with 5 Early Guests
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How to Buy a Seasonal Biz: Buy Another for Low Season
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How a $40k Acquisition Led to a Franchise Empire
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Selling a Business for 5x a Year After Buying It
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Ups and Downs of Buying Small (and Keeping a Job)
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Reflections After 1 Year of Searching Full Time
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Not Just a Young Man's Game: Acquiring at 60
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