Register here for the webinar, Legal Office Hours: Common Legal Diligence Issues

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Ryan Sullivan's group is buying businesses with investor capital, SBA loans & operating partners — but it's not a fund.

Topics in Ryan’s interview:

• “Moneyball approach” to buying businesses
• Making a career change at 48
• Why it’s hard to find a good business
• Buying and holding manufacturing businesses
• Operating a holdco with 5 partners
• Generating returns from cash flows, not exits
• How soon to make changes (and exceptions)
• What he loves about having partners
• Funding deals one at a time
• Moving a business and retaining 100% of staff

References and how to contact Ryan:

• LinkedIn
• North Park Group

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

3 top players in SBA lending to the searcher ecosystem discuss what they're seeing in the market as of summer 2024.

Topics in SBA Lender Roundtable:

• Role of personal guarantee in SBA loan
• Why valuations remain high
• Rising amount of equity in deals
• How to find the right lender
• Industries: what’s hot, what’s not
• Financing for fast-growth businesses
• Increase in forgivable seller notes
• More re-trading in recent years
• Importance of buyer-seller trust
• SBA rule changes and their impact

References and how to contact panelists:

• Lisa Forrest LinkedIn
• Lisa Forrest Twitter
• Lisa's weekly office hours on Wednesdays & Thursdays
• Matt Dolsky LinkedIn
• Brad Hettich LinkedIn

Smithlist is a job board for leadership roles at small businesses. If you're not ready to buy a business but want to lead one:

• Smithlist - Operate & Lead a Business

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Gabe Perez sought a way out of corporate while Kristen sought a way back to working. Buying a $4m business offered both.

Topics in Gabe and Kristen's interview:

• The role Acquiring Minds played in their acquisition
• Acquiring a cold storage manufacturer
• Paying a premium for a growing company
• Buying a business three hours away
• Risks of taking on big projects
• Implementing video conferencing
• Impact of business ownership on their family
• Keeping business and family time separate
• Getting his lender comfortable with the business’s cyclicality
• Their goal of creating a great workplace

References and how to contact Gabe & Kristen:

• Gabe’s LinkedIn
• Kristen’s LinkedIn
• kristen@rsofne.com
• Refrigerated Structures of New England
• New Majority Capital
• Christian Bateson’s episode

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Smithlist is a job board for leadership roles at small businesses. If you're not ready to buy a business but want to lead one:

• Smithlist - Operate & Lead a Business

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter