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Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transaction of your life.
Buying a business is a blend of process, timing, and luck. A few times a week Ryan Condie shares the deals he’s looking at in a short form podcast. Listen in on updates from investors and bankers. Whether you’re buying a business to own and operate or building up your passive income, you’ll learn what to focus on and what to avoid during acquisition.
Are you looking to Scale, Acquire or Exit a Business? If so, the M&A Unplugged Podcast was designed with you in mind. On each episode we will interview actual buyers, sellers and professional transaction advisors. They will share their experiences - the good and the not so good! We promise, in every episode, you will gain valuable insights and actionable takeaways to help you maximize the value of your own transactions. Mergers, Acquisitions, buying a business, selling a business, scaling a ...
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Ep 338 How This Service Business Got Almost 20 X EBITDA - Jonathan Shroyer
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In 2019, Jonathan Shroyer, alongside his Co-Founder Scott McCabe, started Officium Labs with the goal to help clients turn contact centers into profit centers. After two years of seeing incredible growth, Jonathan was approached by three investors to acquire Officium Labs. Shroyer ultimately ended up selling to Arise for around 20X EBITDA.…
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Robert Graham and Juan Ruiz - Examples of Multimillion Dollar Deals
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Robert Graham and Juan Ruiz dive into specific deal examples for searchers. Robert helped 6 searchers close deals last year and Juan runs COMMUNETA at Harvard. We dive into… Dealing with non-recurring revenue How to handle unique business risk with investors Stock Sales to keep contracts in place Unions :) It's a fun convo. Episode Resources Connec…
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Could What Happened With Twitter & Elon Musk Happen To You?
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What every owner should take away from Elon Musk's decision to press pause. Enjoy this special edition of Built To Sell Radio.
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Ep 337 Eddie Whittingham - Saying No To 7 Times Revenue
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Eddie Whittingham started a company called The Defense Works in 2016. His idea was to provide companies with information on how to avoid getting hacked. Whittingham created a series of animated video clips explaining cyber security best practices and offered his content on a subscription model to companies. By 2020, Whittingham had bootstrapped his…
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5 Ways to Free Up Cash Flow in Inventory Business - Matt Putra
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Matt Putra is an eCommerce expert and fractional CFO for eCommerce brands. He’s built, bought and consults for many eCom brands. We dive into… How to free up cash flow 5 Specific Actions to take to squeeze out working capital Good Debt vs Bad Debt Why eCom is taking a massive hit. Episode Resources 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy C…
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Ep 336 James Ashford - The Inside Story Behind Sage’s 8 Figure Acquisition of a 12 Employee Company
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In 2016, James Ashford took what little was left after his business failed and invested £4,000 in developing proposal software for accountants which he named GoProposal. By 2020, GoProposal was a slick application with £1.5 million in revenue and hundreds of accountants using it. That’s when Ashford agreed to be acquired for a healthy 8-figure sum.…
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Mike Finger - 4 Successful Exits, Unique Acquisitions
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Mike is the CEO of ExitOasis.com and has bought, built and sold 4 businesses. He’s also been a broker and coaches people on how to sell their business now. Mike found his first acquisition by driving around town and talking to owners. His Framework of Successfully Selling your Business: Desirable Results Duplicate Results Document Results The Owner…
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Ep 335 James Ashford - How to Sell A 12 Employee Company for 8-Figures
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James Ashford had a burning drive to become an entrepreneur and start a successful business. After a failed attempt to grow a marketing agency, Ashford knew that to build the business he had always dreamed of, he needed to make some drastic changes. In 2016, Ashford took what little was left after his business failed and invested £ 4,000 in develop…
I dive into a short episode on an example of a good seller, the business traits and their own traits that generated a ton of interest in the market. -- No Short Cuts in Bookkeeping or Products -- Built for Transition - Hired the right people to Optimize -- Steady growth for 6 years of Operating History -- Good Margins on Evergreen products and Indu…
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The Actual Numbers Behind an SBA Deal with Kinza Azmat
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Kinza Azmat is an awesome entrepreneur and human being. She is making the switch from the corporate world to entrepreneurship through acquisition AND closing on her deal in a week. Here we dive into...the numbers! - All things SBA - Down Payment - Debt Payments - Earnings Yes, this episode is simplified as we mainly talk about just the numbers. Not…
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Ep 334 Paul Nielsen - From Product-Driven to Purpose-Driven
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Paul Nielsen built HomeTech, a company focused on creating healthier homes by installing skylights for natural lighting and advanced systems for better air quality. The business was generating around $1.4 million in EBITDA when an industry competitor approached Nielsen about acquiring HomeTech.
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Online Tricks to Old School Business: Interview with Matt Blackwelder
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Matt was the main guy going in to acquire businesses to run them. His Private Equity company bought 18 businesses in 18 months with Jared Zemp. We also breakdown how to use new tactics from online to offline businesses. Episode Resources Help to defend Ukraine — donate to Ukraine’s main charity fund Help to defend Ukraine — donate to the fund of th…
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Ep 333 Built to Sell Intel - How to Turn Beta Users into Customers Plus 3 Other Stories
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This week, we’re featuring four recent guests and highlighting transferrable lessons they shared about exiting their company.
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Jared Zemp Interview - Buying 18 Businesses in 18 Months (Part 1)
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Jared bought 18 businesses in a very short time period. He talks about his highs and lows while creating a fund to buy and operate small businesses. Jared has some crazy acquisition stories such as 30% of his revenue from a furniture store he bought was actually a prostitution ring. He drops some knowledge bombs here if you want to buy businesses. …
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Ep 332 James Benham - The Clean Exit: 7X Revenue, No Earn-Out
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After graduating from business school, James Benham interned at one of the large accounting firms. Benham quickly realized corporate life was not for him. Instead, Benham started a business and lived on less money than he made as an intern for ten years.
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Buying a Commercial Janitorial + Hiring a GM from Day 1 with Jordan Inman and James Maxwell
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Great episode with Jordan Inman and James Maxwell. They bought a great local business through a self-funded search process. We dive into.. -- When partners make sense -- Working with amazing sellers -- Deal Structure + Bankers on your team Episode Resources Traction Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.…
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Ep 331 Ben Tossell - Maker vs. Manager
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In 2019, Ben Tossell was a frustrated entrepreneur, launching products nobody bought. His contacts showed little interest in his concepts but were curious about how he built his online offerings – especially because Tossell admitted he didn’t know how to code.
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Lessons learned on 100's of Acquisitions with Jeremy Harbour - Go Do Deals
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Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Unity Group, a leading merger, acquisitions, and IPOs firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurs grow their small to medium enterprises (SMEs). The firm actively invests in SMEs in the $1-$15m turnover range and has offered advice on over 300 mergers and acquisitions worth billions of dollars. We dive into... --…
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Ep 330 Anna Maste - Bootstrapping a 2-Sided Market to a 7-Figure Exit
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Anna Maste built Boondockers Welcome, a kind of Airbnb for RVers, to $100,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) when she received an offer of 3.9 times ARR. Maste was about to accept the offer when some soul searching led Maste to believe she could do much better. That kicked off a two-year journey of building the value of her business.…
One of the most common questions I get is how to fund a business between the ranges of $200k and $400k. There aren't great options here because most banks won't loan on this amount, an unproven business sometimes, may not be big enough to support you, etc. Here are a few options though. 1. Save up. This can take awhile. 2. SBA from a local bank. Ha…
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Businesses for Sale - Local Home Health Care and Online Pet
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I do a short dive into 2 businesses I like on the market right now, home health care and a pet eCommerce business. Both look like solid buys with over $500k in SDE. Episode Resources Help to defend Ukraine — donate to Ukraine’s main charity fund Help to defend Ukraine — donate to the fund of the National Bank of Ukraine Homecare Business Pet eComme…
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Ep 329 Sue Bryce & Craig Swanson - The 8-figure Expert
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Imagine turning your expertise into an 8-figure exit. That’s exactly what Sue Bryce did. Bryce built a $1 million photography studio in an industry where owners are often limited to low six-figure businesses that are dependent on them.
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How to Buy a SBA Business with an Investor - Thread by Clint Fiore
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How to buy a business with little to no personal money down. Keep in mind, this is a path to do it but has some nuances that can be tough to do. Most deals will require money from you, as the buyer. You will also need to sign a fat Personal Guarantee and put in the sweat equity. This isn't a free ride. :) Episode Resources Help to defend Ukraine — …
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Ep 328 Built to Sell Intel - 4 Big Takeaways on Building the Value of Your Company
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This week, we're back with the latest Intel edition of Built to Sell Radio. We feature four recent guests and dissect what made their companies built to sell.
We dive into a business for sale. Key Points - $30k Purchase Price - 1.1x Multiple $27k SDE Big 3rd Party launch coming in 30 days - (she did $48k in revenue last year on this segment) **I am the advisor/broker on this listing. I normally keep all things brokering separate from the podcast but thought this could be interesting to the listeners. Man…
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Ep 327 Calvin Johnson - Selling for Parts
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Calvin Johnson built Lykki, an office supply company, to more than $7 million in annual revenue. Johnson had two divisions, one had office kitchen supplies (e.g., coffee), and the other sold office supplies. The kitchen supplies business was more attractive to acquirers than the office supplies side, so Johnson decided to separate the divisions and…
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4 Years to $5M Exit in the Solar Industry with Ryan Wallace
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Ryan Wallace went from successful Stock Broker to starting NM Solar Group. Ups and Downs and then a $5M exit. Amazing nuggets in this story. Episode Resources 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Mushfiq's Content Website Buying Course Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.…
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Business Search Pitfalls from over 200 Searchers with Chelsea Wood
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Chelsea Wood runs the Acquisition Lab (www.Acquisitionlab.com) with Walker Deibel (Buy Then Build) and has worked with over 200 searchers and 40 acquisitions. Before helping entrepreneurs in the SMB space, she led acquisitions for a large healthcare company which went from $3B to $6B in revenue through acquisitions. - No silver bullet - Truly want …
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Ep 326 Robert Glazer - Inside the Mind of an Acquirer
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Robert Glazer started an affiliate marketing agency called Acceleration Partners in 2007. Glazer never took outside capital and grew Acceleration to almost $28 million in sales before he sold a majority interest to Mountaingate Capital in 2020.
You name the price, I'll name the terms. Sometimes you can't change the price, change the terms instead. Episode Resources 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Mushfiq's Content Website Buying Course Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16…
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The Business Search and Deal Structure with Robert Graham
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Robert has a great background from investment banking to private equity where he bought/sold a lot of business. He started his own search and bought 3 complementary companies. Data shows that deals with partners can have significant increases. We dive into… - How to be successful in the search - Deal Structure with raising money - Latest changes in…
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Ep 325 Robert Glazer - Why Robert Glazer Sold His $28 Million Agency
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Robert Glazer started an affiliate marketing agency called Acceleration Partners in 2007. Glazer never took outside capital and grew Acceleration to almost $28 million in sales before he sold a majority interest to Mountaingate Capital in 2020.
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Buying Foundries Across America - Reg Zeller
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Reg Zeller took his background from his corporate career to acquire foundries. Yes, foundries, workshops or factories for casting metal. They are on a buying spree and are operating profitably. Incredible business nuggets and life lessons being dropped here. This is a must listen to episode for anyone in any industry. Episode Resources Connect with…
People are scared of Personal Guarantees (PG). They should be. Let me explain why you are required to sign one. Personal Guarantees are not for everyone. Neither is buying a business, BUT you're trying to jump forward 5-10 years ahead when you buy a company. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuy…
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Ep 324 Sandy Hansen-Wolff - The Unexpected Exit
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Sandy Hansen-Wolff was a newlywed when her husband of only a few months, Randy Hansen, was diagnosed with leukemia. The doctors told Randy that one in four patients in his position succumbed to the disease. The couple scrambled to deal with the diagnosis and what would happen to Randy's feed business, which was generating revenue of around $1 milli…
