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Pete Ciaverilla bought a $12m HVAC business, then grew earnings 50% in 3 years. His timing couldn't have been better.
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Michael Jacobson bought his uncle's barely-profitable 45-year-old flower shop in LA. In 4 years he's grown it 16x.
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Tim Lahey has doubled the $1.6m company he bought, and buying small has prepared him well for the next phase of growth.
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Nick Molina on how he found, acquired, & plans to manage a 275-employee business in Minneapolis from his home in Miami.
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After buying then exiting a 12-unit franchise portfolio, Alicia Miller became expert on how to attract private equity.
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Dismissed by brokers, Simon Plummer bought & grew a manufacturer 75% in 3 years. Today he's building a long-term holdco.
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Josh Key partnered with a master plumber from his church to acquire a plumbing business doing $1.25m. It ended badly.
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Tom & Dawson Matter bought a vent cleaning business operating out of a parking lot. The transition has been interesting.
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Fred McGill liked the trades and zeroed in on electrical. The $3.2m business he bought is likely to grow 25% in year 1.
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Jordan Dubin and his partners are rolling up a home services industry. They blew by their 5-year goal in the first year.
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