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Corey Robinson bought 4 locations in the legacy franchise Batteries Plus. He quickly bought 8 more, growing to $10m/yr.
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It was a revelation when Brittney Orellano heard about buying businesses. 6 months later, she'd done it herself.
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Rory Tyer bought the nursery where he'd been a loyal customer. Today it generates not just cash for him, but peace.
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Acquiring a $2.5m pallet manufacturer was Michael Kelker's first step to building a legacy business for his family.
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Without backgrounds in business, Julie & Janna Hottinger have grown the $2.1m trades business they bought last year 50%.
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An engineer at heart, Mike Dey set his sights on buying a manufacturing business for the next stage of his career.
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After 5 years of owning a scale business, Matt Bauer & Chris Hartman were burning out. Fortunately they'd created value.
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Niklas James, Adam Borcz, and Tony Cappeart reflect on terms, risk & reward of the still-young self-funded search model.
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