{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"Why She Bought a $1M/yr Business With Zero Marketing","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/da2c55fa\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1722,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (265,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nIn this episode, Mary breaks down how she and her husband Matt bought a Denver roofing, windows and siding company for just over $3M, why she kept her corporate job while Matt runs it full time, and what the first four months of ownership really looked like.\n◼️ The company had run on referrals alone for over 10 years, doing $2M to $3M a year with no marketing at all\n◼️ How they covered a purchase price just over $3M, and how much of it came out of their own pockets\n◼️ What the broker told them about the other offers on the table, and why Mary wasn't convinced\n◼️ How a company this size runs with one full-time employee and every trade subcontracted out\n◼️ What the first four months of ownership actually looked like, including the one thing they still haven't been able to do\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}