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Scaling Sweaty Services with a Brokerage Model

Scaling Sweaty Services with a Brokerage Model

Acquiring Minds · Will Smith

December 14, 20231h 24m

About this episode

Eddy Zakes has 2x'd revenue and 4x'd headcount at the snow removal brokerage he bought with a traditional search fund. Notes from the conversation with Eddy:His highly-personal outreach approachEarth Development’s unusual business modelNegotiating with an anxious sellerAcquiring during CovidHow being close to a target business changes rapport buildingBuying a highly seasonal businessOperating across multiple statesConvincing a key employee to stayRisk of customers taking relationships off the platformQuadrupling staff to add management and redundancyReferences and how to contact Eddy:LinkedInTwitterEarth Development Inc.Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact [email protected] or visit Aspen HR Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

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