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Acquiring Minds
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Bonus
Episode 330
Season 1
Back from the Brink: When Everybody Quits Day 1
Register for the webinar:
- First 100 Days: Survive & Thrive as a New Business Owner - Wed Feb 26 - https://bit.ly/4hFqGle
24 hours into Jack Carr's ownership of a tiny HVAC business, disaster struck. Just 2.5 years later, it did $3m in sales.
Topics in Jack’s interview:
- All HVAC techs quit on the first day
- Buying an HVAC business with no physical location
- Why he feels like his 2x multiple was too high
- Teaching himself HVAC skills via YouTube
- How he prices a book of business
- His process for retaining customers after acquisition
- Value of a business owner community
- How Google reviews keep the phone ringing
- Understanding the risk of buying small
- Listening to your employees without being held hostage
References and how to contact Jack:
- Owned and Operated
- Pete Ciaverilla on Acquiring Minds: Bullseye: Buying a $1m SDE Business in a Hot Industry
Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Houston on May 3rd:
- https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS
Listen to Meeting of the Minds, our new sister podcast about independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity:
Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:
- Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher
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Connect with Acquiring Minds:
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
Produced by Pam Cameron