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Patrick Beal left tech to buy an HVAC business with 90% seller financing, no SBA. He's on track to hit $3.5m this year.
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
Brian Jungles bought a $400k direct mail business in Atlanta and skipped SBA by pledging his portfolio as collateral.
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
Rob Belk networked his way to "the most caffeinated guy in town" searching for a local business — then found it online.
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Chris Farkas endured a 7-week fetal position moment when he finally found a website bug that had cost him $500k in sales.
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After 25 years in corporate, Gina Rosen bought a jewelry wholesaling business with $635k in sales — now on track to $1m.
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Buying a metal fabricator with $1m in earnings pivoted Paul Callahan into the new entrepreneurial chapter of his career.
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Jeff Homer bought a small local music school as a fun side hustle. It turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime.
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Caleb Standafer believed in manufacturing and wanted to spend his career there. A multi-year pivot and ETA got him in.
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Ned Tomasevic navigated an early crisis then grew EBITDA to $6m and exited at over 8x, four turns higher than he'd paid.
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
Dominick Smith left a lucrative track in PE to pursue a path that offered more meaning. Buying a business has delivered.
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
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