{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"How She Runs a $246K/yr Business Without Quitting Her Job","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3413,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (250,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nIn this episode, Deborah breaks down why AI pushed her to start looking for a business of her own, how she and her husband closed on an $887K bath and kitchen remodeling company after 15 lenders turned her down, and what the first three months of actually owning it looked like.\n◼️ The 18% drop in revenue that made 15 lenders in a row say no, and what she found when she pushed the seller for the real reason\n◼️ Why she had ruled out franchises completely, and the one that changed her mind\n◼️ How she put the down payment together, and the move that kept a lien off her house\n◼️ Why the day she took over was one of the worst days for the people already working there\n◼️ The two hours she spent building an AI setup that cut her proposal time in half\nFollow Helen:\nTwitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ip8VYvVHcoJHaY9Kig3G0657tlc8W7tE_65VKMhQgKc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGJh/YTEwNmZhZTcyYWJk/OWU0OGM3MDM2Mzcy/MmUxNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}