How I Bought A Multi-Million Dollar Egg Carton Business For $0 – My First Million with Guest Sarah Moore
This podcast explores Sarah Moore’s unique entrepreneurial journey of acquiring a multimillion-dollar business without prior experience or money. Highlights her grit, resourcefulness, and the unconventional methods that led to her successful self-funded search.
How to Shorten Your Search: Big 3, Little 2 – Acquiring Minds with Guest Sam Rosati
Sam Rosati (Chandler’s SMBootcamp co-founder) shares his insights on the importance of defining clear target criteria to streamline the search process. He introduces his unique framework, “Big 3, Little 2,” designed to qualify potential business acquisitions efficiently and manage deal flow effectively. Sam emphasizes the role of a searcher as a “pipeline manager,” a key concept in conducting successful business acquisitions.
How Search Funds Win Competitive Deals – Max Artz of Peterson Search Partners
Max discusses key strategies for small business mergers and acquisitions for traditional search funds, emphasizing the significance of gauging an owner’s readiness to sell, the evolution of bidding techniques, and the essential role of trust and chemistry in facilitating successful acquisitions.
Raising a Search Fund – ETA Insider Podcast with Guest Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor, Managing Director of search fund Gypsum Ridge Capital, shares his reasons for pursuing a search fund, working with a partner, choosing your investors, conducting the search from two locations, and tactics to maximize the probability of success.