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Rocky Transition: How to Survive, Then Thrive

Rocky Transition: How to Survive, Then Thrive

Acquiring Minds · Will Smith

September 5, 20231h 31m

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Collapsing sales, unhelpful sellers, and a GM who quit. But 1 year later, Chris Jones is contemplating acquisition #2. Topics in Chris’s interview:Buying a foundation repair businessFinding discrepancies in QuickBooks His chaotic transition to CEOThe GM leaving to start a competing companyA dispute over money the seller owedBurning through cash the first winterRestructuring roles in the businessImprovements in sales numbersPossibly acquiring a second businessOptimism about the future of the companyReferences and how to contact Chris:[email protected] Crawl Space & Structural RepairGet a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact [email protected] or visit Aspen HRLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition Lab

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